Buena Vista Social Club Tickets

Natalie Venetia Belcon is thrilled to portray the legendary Omara Portuondo in the one of a kind Buena Vista Social Club, and is beyond honored to have won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical and to have been nominated for a Drama Desk Award. Broadway: Matilda (Mrs. Phelps), Avenue Q (original cast as Gary Coleman), Rent (Joanne). Off-Broadway: Ahrens and Flaherty’s The Glorious Ones at Lincoln Center. National Tour: Wicked (Madame Morrible). Regional: Ahrens and Flaherty’s new musical, Knoxville (adapted by Frank Galati) at AsoloRepertory Theatre, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Belcon has had recurring and guest starring roles on a number of TV shows and featured roles in a few films.  PBS Great Performances: Play On!

Julio Monge is an actor and director, whose role in the critically acclaimed Playwrights Horizons/MCC Theater’s production of John J. Caswell Jr’s Wet Brain, earned him a Lucille Lortel nomination. Broadway performing credits include On Your Feet, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Fosse, Paul Simon’s The Capeman and Lincoln Center’s Twelfth Night, among others. Monge directed the US premier of Baipás, a play by Puerto Rican filmmaker and writer Jacobo Morales. Recent tv and film credits include For Life (ABC) and Come Find Me (Indie Film). Monge served as artistic collaborator and consultant in Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story (2021). He was honored with the Performing Arts Lifetime Achievement Award, conferred by the Puerto Rican Day Parade Committee (2017).

Born and raised in Camagüey, Cuba, Mel Semé’s passion for music led him to the prestigious University of Arts in Havana. He now divides his time between Barcelona, Los Angeles, and New York’s vibrant theatre scene. Influenced by Cuban rhythms, pop, folk, and jazz, his music is a captivating blend. With a sultry voice and masterful multi-instrumentalist skills, Mel Semé transcends borders, uniting audiences worldwide. His music is a bridge between cultures, showcasing the unifying power of melody.

Puerto Rican singer and percussionist Jainardo Batista comes from a family with a long tradition in music and theater in Puerto Rico. As a Jazz Ambassador of Jazz at Lincoln Center, he has toured Central and Northwest Africa as well as South America and the Caribbean. Additionally, he has performed in the Jerusalem Jazz Festival with Roman Diaz and Grupo Agolona; Essaouira Gnawa Festival (Morocco) with Colette Michaan’s Querencia; and Grammy-nominated Raices Haberas at New York’s Town Hall. Jainardo maintains an active performance schedule in NYC.

Isa Antonetti (she/her/ella) is overjoyed and humbled to be making her Broadway Debut in Buena Vista Social Club! She is a Latinx, Indigenous, Mixed Race LGBTQIA+ actress and singer from the Greater Rochester, New York area. She is currently completing her BFA in Musical Theatre at Carnegie Mellon University. Previous credits include Evita (NYCC), Macbeth (CMU), and A Chorus Line (OFC Creations). She also stars as the lead in her film debut, Gift of Fear (On Native Ground). Making her debut in Buena Vista Social Club is especially meaningful for Isa, as it reflects her own experiences growing up performing with her father’s Latin band, Orquesta Antonetti. For Isa, music is synonymous with family, and this milestone is a tribute to everyone who has been a part of her journey. Isa would like to thank her representation at Rebel Creative Group and IAG, those at Tara Rubin Casting, and the Buena Vista Social Clubteam for their tireless work and trusting her with this role.

Da'Von T. Moody is making his Broadway Debut with Buena Vista Social Club but has also had the pleasure of being a part of many other projects. National Tour: MJ the Musical (Alejandro). Off-Broadway: Man of No Importance. Regional credits include: The Outsiders (Dallas Winston) at La Jolla Playhouse, RENT (Benny) at the Signature Theatre, Gun & Powder (World Premiere), Ain’t Misbehavin’. Olney Theatre: A.D. 16- World Premier (Simeon); Ford’s Theatre: The Wiz, Christmas Carol, Amazing Grace (Mr. Tyler); Constellation Theatre: Aida! (Mereb); ArtsCentric: Hair (Berger) and Dreamgirls (C.C. White). Film: Once Again for the First Time.

This is Wesley’s Broadway Debut! He is originally from Miami, FL. Wesley is currently a junior at the University of Michigan, studying to receive a BFA Musical Theatre degree.

Born in Havana in 1985, Leonardo is an internationally acclaimed pianist, composer, and educator. The legacy of Cuban music runs deep in his family; his grandfather, Rodolfo Reyna, was a violinist and arranger with the Orquesta Sensación, and he passed this passion to Leonardo’s mother, a pianist who first guided him on the piano. Leonardo has studied at prestigious institutions in Latin America and Europe and has trained under prominent teachers from the lineage of the legendary pianist Claudio Arrau. Leonardo merges his Caribbean heritage with a robust technique in both classical and jazz music. His versatility is evident in his wide-ranging work as a soloist, chamber musician, accompanist, and composer. He has garnered over 15 international piano awards and has contributed music to notable film projects across Europe. His debut album, Vibraciones Clásicas, featured Afro-Cuban fantasies composed by him, encapsulating many of his musical interests and artistic explorations. Recently, he completed a new album focusing on significant global piano repertoire while also honoring Cuban composers who have shaped popular Cuban music since the 19th century. Additionally, Leonardo is an innovator in electronic music production and a proactive entrepreneur in the arts.

Renesito Avich is a Cuban singer-songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer based in Florida. Renesito was nominated for the Latin Grammys in 2022 and 2023. He is also known as one of the greatest Cuban Tres Guitar players worldwide. He has collaborated and performed with stellar musicians including Oscar de León, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Willy Chirino, Niña Pastori, Albita Rodriguez, Leoni Torres, Rafael “El Pollo” Brito and Paquito D’Rivera.

Broadway: Mean Girls, Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. National Tours: Hamilton: An American Musical, RENT. Television: Dear Edward (Apple TV+), The Other Two (HBO). Off-Broadway: (pray), Travels (Ars Nova). Her original music is available for streaming on all digital platforms. Thrilled to be a part of this original Broadway company! Gracias a mami, papi, Carmen y Thomas. Te quiero mucho.

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