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Harlem Hellfighters on a Latin Beat

Performed live on June 23, 2022

Harlem Hellfighters on a Latin Beat

Performed live on June 23, 2022

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The Harlem Hellfighters’ extraordinary valor and musicianship made the 369th Infantry the most celebrated regiment of the First World War era. A motley and multicolor crew, they tumble on stage with a marvelous ruckus of ragtime jazz, military bugle calls, and Latin rhythm trailing behind them. Among them are legends James Reese Europe and Rafael Hernández—two musical giants of the 20th century—always eager to relive the adventures that brought them together in the fabled summer of 1917.

Harlem Hellfighters on a Latin Beat is inspired by the 16 Puerto Rican musicians recruited to join the famously all-Black regiment as the U.S. prepared to enter World War I. Created by members of Pregones Theater and first produced by the company in 2010, this musical tells the story of the Harlem Hellfighters pieced together by the ghosts of Black and Puerto Rican men long gone but not forgotten.

Harlem Hellfighters on a Latin Beat Cast

VICTORIA HERNÁNDEZ/SOLDIER
Yaraní del Valle Piñero
RAFAEL HERNÁNDEZ
José Joaquín García
DIANA YAGER/SOLDIER
Claudia Ramos Jordán
COL. HAYWARD/GOV. YAGER
Pat D. Robinson
RAFAEL DUCHESNE
Miguel Ángel Vázquez
LT. JAMES REESE EUROPE
Michael “MJ” Jones
STAGE NOTE READER/GHOST
Kimberly Gómez
Piano
Desmar Guevara
Bass
Álvaro Benavides
Trumpet
Dennis Hernandez
Trombone
Hommy Ramos
Drums
Keisel Jiménez Leyva
Clarinet
Christopher Evans

Harlem Hellfighters on a Latin Beat Creative

Book and Lyrics, Director
Rosalba Rolón
Assistant Director
Leyma López
Production Stage Manager
Alejandra Ramos Riera
Assistant Stage Manager
Vanessa Rebeil
Production Manager
Jessica Moya
Production Assistant
Luissana Carreño
Production Assistant
Kaelani Burja
Sound Engineer
Eduardo Reséndiz Gómez
Supertitles
Emily Cassler

Harlem Hellfighters on a Latin Beat Musicians

Music
Desmar Guevara
Additional Music
James Reese Europe, Rafael Hernández, and Harlem Hellfighters 369th Infantry Band

Theatre Talk: Harlem Hellfighters

Learn more about the show's history through a lively discussion with the company of Harlem Hellfighters, featuring Rosalba Rolón, José Joaquín García, and Calvin Thompson.

 


Leadership support for The Refocus Project is generously provided by the Ford Foundation.

Additional funding provided by Eugene and Joann Bissell and the Lillian Lincoln Foundation, R. Martin Chavez and by Bank of America.


The Refocus Project is made possible by the Champions for Inclusive Theatre and Roundabout’s Forward Fund. We acknowledge the generous friends who support our many efforts to increase representation and inclusion in all aspects of theatre: Elizabeth Armstrong, Eugene and Joann Bissell and the Lillian Lincoln Foundation, Bank of America, R. Martin Chavez, Herbert W. Engert Jr. and Timothy Miller, EY, the Ford Foundation, Kenny Leon, Gina Maria Leonetti, Beryl Snyder, Denise Littlefield Sobel, and Charles Randolph-Wright.