On scripted productions, it will be mandatory to do ScreenSkills training as well and the organization is exploring options with ScreenSkills regarding unscripted productions. In addition, everyone working on a Sky production, including cast and crew, will have to complete a mandatory online training module, ‘Respect in the Workplace,’ which details the level of behaviour we expect in the workplace. "I want it to be one of the funniest shows ever written.The broadcaster now requires every production to have a named Safeguarding Representative, who will support production with information on policies and routes to report issues. “I want it to be like ‘The Book of Mormon,’ like ‘Spamalot,’" he says. But Leguizamo hopes it to be the next big thing in musical comedies. With its bawdy humor, adult themes and some salty language, the show may not be suited for all audiences. “This is different, this is a lot of moving parts.”
"All I had to do before is check with myself: ‘What’s your schedule?’ ‘Oh, I am available.’ ‘Oh, great. Going from doing monologues to a full-blown musical was a “big challenge,” Leguizamo admits. This musical is the birth of Latin man, which is the conquest.” So I learned so much, and I wanted to go back and start telling our history. "Our gold that was stolen from us created the Enlightenment era, and the Renaissance was helped by the wealth that was stolen from us. “It’s interesting because obviously, ‘Latin History for Morons’ opened up the world of our great, incredible contributions to the world - there wouldn’t be an Industrial Revolution without our corn, without our potatoes," says Leguizamo. The Colombian American actor and playwright, whose Broadway credits include “Freak” and “Ghetto Klown,” says he started working on the musical years ago, when he was doing research for “Latin History for Morons.” “These actors are ridiculously talented,” says Leguizamo, calling them a “quadruple threat" who can act, sing, dance and are funny. Angelica Beliard, KC Dela Cruz, Nicholas Caycedo and Geena Quintos. Martínez, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Desireé Rodriguez, Matt Saldivar and Brittany Williams. He got me, though, he got me in the pocket,” he adds with a laugh.īesides Perez and Alabado, the cast includes Chad Carstarphen, Eddie Cooper, Richard Ruiz Henry, Z Infante, Jesús E. “I mean, like, for ‘Encanto’, poor (song-writer) Lin-Manuel (Miranda) had to spend hours trying to get me in that pocket. “I can’t sing like that, or dance like that,” the Tony Award-winner explains, noting that he's managed to do some musical work - including Disney's animated film “Encanto,” where he voiced Bruno - with a lot of help, patience and auto-tune. But unlike the others, it is his first full-scale musical and the comedian stays behind the scenes this time around. Like “Latin History for Morons,” Leguizamo's last one-man play on Broadway, “Kiss My Aztec!” is a hilarious celebration of Hispanic and Latin culture.
The music by Benjamin Velez - with lyrics by Velez, David Kamp and Leguizamo - fuse salsa, gospel, hip-hop, funk and merengue, as well as some flamenco and paso doble for the Spaniards. With a fierce female warrior at the helm and a not-so-fierce clown in tow, they mount a scrappy attack, and get entangled with royalty, colonizers, pop stars, even puppets.
The show travels back to the 16th century, as a group of Aztecs lead the resistance against Spanish invaders.