Written by Karen Zacarías
Directed by José Luis Valenzuela
“Simply fabulous and riotously funny…highly entertaining”
– CHICAGO TRIBUNE
Destiny of Desire
Mar 11 – Apr 16, 2017 in Goodman's Albert Theatre
2 hours and 20 minutes including one intermission
Passion. Deception. Forbidden love. The beloved telenovela comes to the Goodman stage – with a provocative twist.
On a stormy night in small town Mexico, two baby girls are born – one to poverty, one to privilege-and then secretly switched. Eighteen years later the girls meet, brought together by misfortune. Or is it fate? Filled with glorious live music, this smart, contemporary comedy proves just how much the world can transform when women take destiny into their own hands.
Performed in English with songs sung in English and Spanish.
Produced in association with South Coast Repertory.
Critical Praise
-
“Has all the trademark of the [telenovela]: love, sex, lies and more tortured twists than you’d find at Gold’s Gym”
– Chicago Tribune
-
“Stylish and savvy”
– Chicago Tribune
-
Destiny of Desire “would make a good Broadway musical”
– Chicago Tribune
-
“Plenty of dancing and singing set to an irresistible Latin beat”
– Chicago Sun-Times
-
“Enough fabulous costumes to make any haute couture designer commit grand theft”
– Chicago Sun-Times
Artists
