Antonio Banderas Says He Is Content Losing Money Producing Theatre in Spain
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Antonio Banderas sometimes talks like whispering, as if his thoughts should be said short, as if they came from the scene and were already behind the scenes, they feared to be heard in the courtyard of armchairs.Although the volume is low, the message is loud and clear: culture is a safeguard for a society that is lost.We talk to the most international Spanish actor for the premiere in Madrid of his latest musical, Godspell, which will be on the…
The actor, director and theatrical entrepreneur takes Madrid Godspell, the musical based on the life of Jesus that has already premiered in Malaga. "Americans need to take a hit. But if they take a hit we will all suffer" Read
When Antonio Banderas was still José Antonio Domínguez Bandera and his acting career was just a dream, he saw 'Godspell', a musical by John-Michael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz based on the Gospel of St. Matthew and premiered in 1971 in New York; Tebelak himself directed the staging of the Madrid scene of 1974. It was an aldabonazo for his vocation. Since then, the actor and director confesses, "he had a little spin stuck with this work. I at th…
Antonio Banderas Says He Is Content Losing Money Producing Theatre in Spain
Antonio Banderas has said he is content losing money producing live theatre in Spain in an extensive interview with Mundo America. Speaking ahead of the Madrid opening of Godspell, the musical he previously premiered at Teatro Soho Caixabank in Malaga, Banderas reflected on his long-term commitment to producing large-scale, live-music theatre despite repeated financial losses. "We don't work for money..." Banderas said, noting that previous prod…
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