“Mamma Mía!”, the musical comedy performed by students from Tec Guadalajara, was awarded the Best College Production of a Musical in the 2019 BroadwayWorld Mexico awards.
Photos: Verónica Balderas
BroadwayWorld, the specialized New York theater website, has recognized Mamma Mia!, the musical comedy performed by students from Tec Guadalajara.
The 2019 performance presented at the Tec Guadalajara campus was awarded the Best College Production of a Musical in Mexico at the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards.
The BroadwayWorld Mexico Awards are recognitions published annually by this site, which provides daily coverage of international theater productions.
The objective of these awards is to recognize Mexican plays, musicals, productions, and artists for their outstanding achievements in national theater.
The nominees and categories were published on the BroadwayWorld Mexico Awards platform where audiences voted for their favorite musicals.
The musical, performed by the theater group from the Guadalajara campus, won 46% of the vote in the category for the Best College Production (Play or Musical).
More than 100 cities from regions or countries such as Latin America, Europe, Asia, Canada, and Mexico competed in the BroadwayWorld Regional Awards.
Paz Villaseñor, a Communications and Digital Media (LCMD) graduate and lead in the musical, said that:
“This award is for the Tec. I’m grateful to belong to an institution that provides us with the opportunity to display our talent on upmarket stages.”
The Mamma Mia! Musical
On the two days they performed – April 10 and 11, 2019, Mamma Mia! completely sold out of tickets to more than 3,400 people at the performances in the city’s Performing Arts Center.
In staging this musical comedy, about 120 Tec Guadalajara students demonstrated their talent in the various performing arts.
This play features live music and singing, besides all the acting and dancing required by the script, which revives some of the songs from ABBA.
It narrates the entanglements of a young woman who wants to find out who her father is. Based on her mother’s diary, she decides to invite all 3 possible candidates to her wedding.
María José Aceves, an Industrial Design student (LDI) and co-star in the musical, said that:
“This recognition speaks of the high professional standard of Tec productions and I’m happy to be part of this very talented team.”
For her part, Yolanda González, Director of Art and Culture for the Western Region at the Tec, pointed out that participating in these activities develops student talent.
“It stimulates abilities that they never knew they had and makes them face situations that give them tools for their professional life. It makes them more confident and so they grow.”
Tec Guadalajara Art and Culture is already working on its next production “Young Frankenstein”, the original musical by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan.
Auditions for the cast of this next production will start the second week of February at the campus facilities.
The community at large will be able to enjoy “Young Frankenstein” on May 20 and 21 at Teatro Diana and tickets will be on sale at the beginning of March.
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