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Real Women Have Curves 2025

Ages: 12+
Opened: April 27, 2025
Closing: June 29, 2025

Real Women Have Curves - 2025 Broadway History , Info & More

It's already a beloved play and a hit film. Now Real Women Have Curve is a Broadway musical. Based on the play by Josefina López, this funny, joyous, and empowering new show features music and lyrics by Grammy winner Joy Huerta of the Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy and composer/lyricist Benjamin Velez, with a book by Lisa Loomer with Nell Benjamin.

The musical features direction & choreography by Tony and Olivier Award winner Sergio Trujillo. With Real Women Have Curves, Joy Huerta will become only the second female composer of Mexican descent to have a show on Broadway.

Summer 1987, Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. After eighteen years under the roof of her immigrant parents, Ana is ready to spread her wings. Her dreams of college and a career in New York City are bursting at the seams, but her family’s expectations would keep her home, working at their garment factory (and being driven crazy by her mother). Is it worth sacrificing the dreams of her family by Ana fulfilling her own? 

Before broadway, Real Women Have Curves had its world premiere at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T) at Harvard University in 2023. The play premiered at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts in San Francisco in 1990. It was adapted into a film in 2002, starring America Ferrera (in her feature film debut) as protagonist Ana García. 


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Both Cynical and Sentimental, ‘Real Women Have Curves’ Lands on Broadway
7 / 10

As “Real Women” was celebrated in its earlier incarnations for promoting body positivity, the musical’s title song becomes a showcase both for the plump, pretty Ana’s comfort with her weight and for the different shapes and sizes of the company members as they strip to their undergarments. Their enthusiasm — captured with palpable affection by director/choreographer Sergio Trujillo, who serves the material as well as possible — was, at the preview I attended, received with a standing ovation.

Real Women Have Curves Broadway Review
8 / 10

“Real Women Have Curves,” which has opened tonight at James Earl Jones Theater, marks choreographer Sergio Trujillo’s Broadway directorial debut. If it has a predictable plot, it’s all these women together, and the proud characters they portray in the show, that make it work. “Make It Work” is the title of the first of twenty tuneful and rhythmic musical numbers in the show, and the guiding principle of its characters. They see the broken fan, or the shortage of thread, or their fear of la migra, as just obstacles to work around: “If you prick your finger…make sure the fabric’s red/When something breaks/Make it work instead.”

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Will Close On Broadway This Month
by Joshua Wright - June 17, 2025


Real Women Have Curves: The Musical will play its final Broadway performance on June 29, 2025, following 31 previews and 73 regular performances.

Video: Justina Machado Talks Real-World Connections of REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES
by Josh Sharpe - June 13, 2025


Real Women Have Curves star Justina Machado, along with co-producer Alicia Menendez, recently stopped by MSNBC's Deadline: White House show to discuss the real-life implications of the new musical.

Photos: Becky G. Visits REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES on Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - June 12, 2025


Becky G paid a visit to Real Women Have Curves on Broadway just last night. After the show she came backstage to compliment the cast on their performance. Check out photos here!

Video: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Performs 'Jugglin' at the Tony Awards
by Nicole Rosky - June 9, 2025


The cast of Real Women Have Curves took the stage at Radio City Music Hall earlier tonight to perform at the 78th Annual Tony Awards. Watch the performance here!

Listen: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Cast Recording is Out Now
by Stephi Wild - June 6, 2025


The Original Broadway Cast Recording of Real Women Have Curves: The Musical is available in streaming and digital platforms today, Friday, June 6. A CD edition of the album is scheduled for Friday, July 25. 

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES to Host Special Week Celebrating the Show's Fans
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 2, 2025


Real Women Have Curves will hold a celebration of the musical's fans between June 3 and June 8, with special activations happening each night at The James Earl Jones Theatre.

Photos: Cynthia Erivo and Lisa Ann Walter Visit REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES
by Bruce Glikas - June 2, 2025


Cynthia Erivo and Lisa Ann Walter visited Real Women Have Curves on Broadway this weekend. Check out photos of them visiting the cast here!

REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Join BROADWAY SESSIONS Next Week
by Stephi Wild - May 28, 2025


Ben Cameron’s long running, award winning, Broadway Sessions returns to The Green Room 42, and will feature cast members from the  Tony nominated hit Real Women Have Curves.

Photos: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Visits The Museum of Broadway
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2025


R.Evolución Latina, in collaboration with the Museum of Broadway, proudly hosted A Celebration of Real Women Have Curves, an engaging panel that spotlighted the journey and impact of the new Broadway musical. The event honored the musical’s cultural significance and recent recognition, as Real Women Have Curves celebrates two Tony Award nominations. Check out photos of the event.

Justina Machado to Talk REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES on THE VIEW
by Josh Sharpe - May 23, 2025


Tony-nominee Justina Machado, star of Broadway's Real Women Have Curves, is scheduled to visit The View next week to discuss the new musical, currently running at the James Earl Jones Theatre.

Video: Broadway Siblings Christopher and Monica Ramirez Featured on THE KELLY CLARKSON SHOW
by Josh Sharpe - May 21, 2025


On a recent episode of The Kelly Clarkson Show, siblings Christopher and Monica Ramirez called into the show to talk to Clarkson about performing together in the Broadway musical Real Women Have Curves. Watch the segment now!

Listen: Four Songs Released From REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Broadway Cast Album
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2025


As BroadwayWorld previously reported, the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Real Women Have Curves: The Musical will be released next month. Four new songs have been released from the forthcoming album. Listen here!

Shelby Acosta Shares Backstage Secrets From REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES: THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - May 29, 2025


Shelby Acosta, currently appearing in Real Women Have Curves on Broadway, took us backstage at the James Earl Jones Theatre to share some of her favorite backstage moments, must-haves, routines, and more!

Video: Justina Machado Knows Real Women Can Identify with REAL WOMEN's 'Very Human Story'
by Joey Mervis - May 15, 2025


Watch as Justina Machado chats more about the importance of the story of Real Women Have Curves, why this role meant so much to her, and so much more.

Video: 'Daydream' From REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2025


On the heels of its 'Best Score' Tony Award nomination, Real Women Have Curves released some song clips from the show to give fans a taste of the Tony-nominated music. Watch a clip from 'Daydream' here!

Video: Inside Opening Night of REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES on Broadway
by Joey Mervis - April 30, 2025


There was so much to celebrate earlier this week at the James Earl Jones Theatre. The final show of the 2024/25 Broadway season, Real Women Have Curves, officially opened. Watch as we take you inside opening night with the cast and creative team in this video.

Photos: Sara Bareilles, Lin-Manuel Miranda and More on the REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Red Carpet
by Bruce Glikas - April 29, 2025


Real Women Have Curves just opened on Broadway! Check out photos of stars on the red carpet, including Sara Bareilles, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more!

What is the History of Mexican Performers on Broadway?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - May 4, 2025


The terrific new musical Real Women Have Curves brings the story of a Mexican family to Broadway. Ana is a first-generation Mexican-American who dreams of becoming a journalist and must navigate being the only one with American citizenship in her family as she finds her own way in the world. Artists from Mexico have brought great and important work to the Broadway stage over the years.

Review Roundup: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES Opens on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - April 27, 2025


Real Women Have Curves just opened on Broadway! It’s the summer of 1987, and Ana Garcia dreams of flying away from East Los Angeles. But when her family receives a make-or-break order for 200 dresses, Ana finds herself juggling her own ambitions, her mother’s expectations, and a community of women all trying to make it work against the odds. Let's see what the critics have to say...

Photos and Video: REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 25, 2025


Real Women Have Curves is a funny, joyous, and empowering new musical that celebrates our shared humanity with humor and heart. You can now get a first look at photos and video of the production here!

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Real Women Have Curves - 2025 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2025 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Choreography Sergio Trujillo
2025 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical Tatianna Córdoba
2025 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Joy Huerta
2025 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Benjamin Velez
2025 Drama League Awards DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE Tatianna Córdoba
2025 Drama League Awards DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE Justina Machado
2025 Drama League Awards OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL Sergio Trujillo
2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Costume Design Wilberth Gonzalez
2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Costume Design Paloma Young
2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding New Broadway Musical Real Women Have Curves
2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) Joy Huerta
2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Score (Broadway or Off-Broadway) Benjamin Velez
2025 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Joy Huerta
2025 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Benjamin Velez
2025 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Justina Machado

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