Ana Villafane & Josh Segarra Will 'Do the Conga' in Gloria Estefan Bio-Musical On Your Feet! on Broadway

She can’t control herself any longa! Broadway newcomer Ana Villafañe will take on the role of Gloria Estefan in the upcoming bio-musical On Your Feet!. Joining her is Josh Segarra, who will also star as Emilio. Following an out-of-town tryout in Chicago this summer, the tuner will begin performances at Broadway’s Marquis Theatre on October 5. Opening night is set for November 5.

Villafañe, like Estefan herself, grew up in Miami, and has performed in musicals in Florida beginning at the age of nine. Her screen credits include the web series Los Americans, Hiding and the upcoming Max Steel. She is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University.

Segarra made his Broadway debut in Lysistrata Jones. His additional credits include Dogfight off-Broadway and Sirens, The Electric Company, Homeland and Chicago P.D. on the small screen.

The cast will also include Andréa Burns (In The Heights) as Gloria Fajardo (Gloria’s mother), Alma Cuervo (Beauty and the Beast) as Consuelo (Gloria’s grandmother), Alexandria Suarez as Little Gloria, Noah Johnston as little Emilio, Karmine Alers, Yassmin Alers, David Baida, Natalie Caruncho, Henry Gainza, Linedy Genao, Carlos E. Gonzalez, Nina Lafarga, Genny Lis Padilla, Omar Lopez-Cepero, Hector Maisonet, Marielys Molina, Felix Monge, Doreen Montalvo, Liz Ramos, Eliseo Roman, Luis Salgado, Marcos Santana, Martín Solá, Brett Sturgis, Eric Ulloa, Tanairi Vasquez and Lee Zarrett.

Directed by Tony winner Jerry Mitchell and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, On Your Feet! will feature a book by Alexander Dinelaris. Both well-known tunes and new music penned by the Estefans will be used to tell a story inspired by their life and musical legacy. Their hits include "The Rhythm is Gonna Get You," "Conga," "Words Get in the Way," "1, 2, 3" and the Oscar-nominated “Music Of My Heart."

Rounding out the creative team are scenic designer David Rockwell, costume designer Emilio Sosa, lighting designer Kenneth Posner, sound designer Steve Kennedy, projection designer by Darrel Maloney and hair and wig designer Chuck LaPointe. With music direction by Lon Hoyt, orchestrations by Gloria Estefan and Emilio Estefan, dance arrangements and dance orchestrations by Oscar Hernandez, the On Your Feet! orchestra will include several members of Miami Sound Machine.

Watch the Estefans introduce their stars and talk about the tuner on The Today Show on April 13 below.