Playground · Theatre
Basura: A New Musical
Coming to Broadway
Eleven-time Grammy Award® winner GLORIA ESTEFAN — whose music has sold over 100 million records worldwide — has shaped generations through song. Now, she joins her daughter and acclaimed singer-songwriter Grammy Award® nominee EMILY ESTEFAN, to co-write the music and lyrics for Basura, A POWERFUL AND BOLD NEW MUSICAL INSPIRED BY THE TRUE STORY OF PARAGUAY’S RECYCLED ORCHESTRA, where young artists turn scrap material into instruments and music into possibilities.
This world premiere musical continues Estefan’s global legacy — proving that music can rise from anywhere and change everything.
Original CastJaci Calderon · Dario Alvarez · Zack Calderon · Nathan Diaz · Isabel Gonzalez · Michelle Zink-Muñoz · Kevin Del Aguila · Mandy Gonzalez
Directed byMichael Greif
Book byKaren Zacarías
Music and lyrics byGloria and Emily Estefan
Based onthe documentary Landfill Harmonic
RunMay 30 - July 12, 2026, Coca-Cola Stage at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta Georgia