TOOTSIE, the Musical Comedy

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Musical — “TOOTSIE, the musical comedy” at Teatro Cuyás, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. A talented actress. An actor with problems. What could possibly go wrong? Enjoy the adaptation of the 1982 Oscar-winning film, originally starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange, now updated with a contemporary vision. Michael Dorsey is an actor with a special talent for not getting any role. Desperate and out of work, he makes one last effort to make his dreams come true and disguises himself as the actress Dorothy Michaels. In a meteoric rise to Broadway stardom, Dorothy soon has the audience falling at her feet, while Michael falls in love with Julie, his fellow cast member. It won’t be long before Michael realizes that holding on to his greatest success as an actor will be much harder than he expected. The cast features Ivan Labanda, Mónica Solaun, Berta Butinyà and Armando Pita, under the direction of Bernabé Rico and musical direction by Julio Awad. Show recommended for ages 12 and over. Approximate running time: 2 hours and 25 minutes (with intermission). Tickets available at this link A classic with a renewed passport Decades later, its story is still alive, reinvented as a musical that recovers all its humor, adds songs, and turns it into a contemporary comedy with the spirit of a sitcom.