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Boricua roots, but also growing up knowing the struggles of running a business alongside my parents and siblings.”

Danny Bolero plays the other main male role, the taxi company owner Kevin Rosario. Bolero has a long history with the show having played the replacement role of Kevin Rosario in the original Broadway production and originating the role in the 1st National Tour. “It’s very seldom that there’s a musical that speaks to Latinos,” Bolero says. “My parents, who were Mexican, came here with very little education, my dad worked three jobs, and together my parents worked to get us a house and put us through private school. It’s that same immigrant story that’s in the show. I had to be a part of it.”

The whole cast is outstanding, with special mention of a few of the female roles— Ariana Valdes as hair salon owner Daniela has a strong voice and is given some great songs to show it off, and Tauren Hagans’ number where she runs out of patience with her husband Kevin and her daughter brought spontaneous applause on opening night because of its spot-on delivery.

The mix of dance and music, the colors, the energy, all combine to create a joyful explosion of storytelling. The tale is one of change, of growth, and of finding home.

Performances continue through July 2 at the Labuda Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of DeSales University. Tickets are available at pashakespeare.org, or by calling 610.282.WILL [9455].