(L to R) Emilio Estefan, Gloria Estefan, Gaby Albo and Samuel Garnica in the Musical ON YOUR FEET. Photo by Santiago Felipe.

ON YOUR FEET

The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

JANUARY 30 THROUGH FEBRUARY 11, 2024

HOUSTON – Gaby Albo and Samuel Garnica star as Gloria and Emilio Estefan in the brand new national touring production of the smash hit Broadway musical, ON YOUR FEET! THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN. This exciting new production directed and choreographed by Luis Salgado will play Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) Tuesday, January 30 through Sunday, February 11. Tickets are on sale now and are available online at TUTS.com, by phone at 713-558-8887 or in person at the TUTS Box Office at 800 Bagby St., Houston, TX 77002.

"I'm excited to present On Your Feet! this January. It's the perfect show to warm your heart in the depths of winter," said Dan Knechtges, TUTS Artistic Director.

Albo and Garnica starred in the critically acclaimed world premiere of ON YOUR FEET! in Spanish at the GALA Hispanic Theatre in Washington, D.C., directed and choreographed by Salgado, where both earned rave reviews from audiences and critics alike.

Joining them will be Kristen Tarragó as Gloria Fajardo, Max Cervantes as José Fajardo, Adela Romero as Consuelo, Emma Heistand as Rebecca, Sophia Yacap as Young Gloria, and Javier Iván as Young Emilio and Nayib. The ensemble of ON YOUR FEET! includes Camila Aldet, Berny Balbuena, Miguel Flores, Madelin Marchant, Sara McGuire, María Moreras, Luis Obed, Ralphie Rivera De Jesús, Khi'Shawn Robinson, Angelliz M. Rosado Ramos, Glendaliris Torres-Greaux, and Zaiedd Vélez. The swings include Brian Márquez, Matt Rivera and Maya Santiago.

The ON YOUR FEET! band, led by Music Director Daniel Gutierrez (also on keyboard), features Jaime Ibacache Palma (guitar), Colin Taylor (drums), Danny Santiago (bass), Manny Márquez (percussion), Pedro Carrero (trombone) and Roger Torres (trumpet). This world class group of musicians includes GRAMMY winners and nominees, multi-instrumentalists, and artists who have performed with pop and rock legends.

“We’re bringing a multicultural group of people to our new national tour. I’m proud of this cast and of the musicians who are joining us from around the world: Puerto Rico, Cuba, Peru, the Dominican Republic, Brazil, Mexico and everywhere in between. We are so proud of this dynamic company,” said Luis Salgado.

ON YOUR FEET!, the exhilarating original musical based on the extraordinary life of 26-time Grammy Award-winning husband-and-wife team Gloria and Emilio Estefan, features a book by Academy Award and Golden Globe winner Alexander Dinelaris and a score made up of some of the most loved and iconic songs of the past quarter-century including “Rhythm is Gonna Get You,” “Conga,” “Get On Your Feet,” “Don’t Want To Lose You Now,” “1-2-3” and “Coming Out of the Dark.” Having begun in Chicago in the summer of 2015, ON YOUR FEET! made its Broadway debut that November, played for two years, and received seven Outer Critics Circle Award nominations, three Drama League Award nominations and a Tony Award^® nomination for Best Choreography.

“The representation in our cast is truly a rainbow of possibilities. We mean it when we say, ‘This is what an American looks like.’ My heart is pumping with excitement that we are bringing this talented group of people across the United States,” Salgado added.

The ON YOUR FEET! creative team includes scenic design by Clifton Chadick, lighting design by Christopher Annas-Lee, costume design by Jeannette Christensen, video design by Patrick W. Lord, sound design by Diego Garzón, hair and wig design by Bobbie Zlotnik, casting by Kate Lumpkin Casting, music direction by Daniel Alejandro Gutierrez, musical supervision by Clay Ostwald, music, lyrics and orchestrations by Emilio and Gloria Estefan, arrangements by Lon Hoyt, additional orchestrations and arrangements by Jorge Casas, Clay Ostwald, and Oscar Hernández. Assisting Salgado are Associate Director Claudia Mulet and Associate Choreographer Shani Talmor.

ON YOUR FEET! THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFAN is produced by GFour Productions, Evan Bernardin Productions, Salgado Productions, Midnight Theatricals, Jeremiah J. Harris & Alexander Donnelly, Ordinary Magic, Marc David Levine, Sam & Rob Sutton and GRP Entertainment. It is produced through a special license from Theatrical Rights Worldwide, and represented by Columbia Artists Theatricals.

For more information and a complete list of dates and venues, please visit OnYourFeetMusical.com. 

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Gloria and Emilio Estefan and the company of the ON YOUR FEET National Tour - Photo by Santiago Felipe.

Gloria and Emilio Estefan, Clay Ostwald and the ON YOUR FEET National Tour Band. Photo by Santiago Felipe.

Gaby Albo as Gloria Estefan and the company of the ON YOUR FEET National Tour - photo by Doug Hinebaugh .

The company of the ON YOUR FEET National Tour - photo by Doug Hinebaugh

The company of the ON YOUR FEET National Tour - photo by Doug Hinebaugh