Broadway BUZZ

Ana Villafañe will be seen later this year as the title role in the feature film, Castro’s Daughter. She recently starred as Ava Gardner in Sinatra the Musical in the UK.Broadway: Best known for her debut originating the role of Gloria Estefan in the global hit musical On Your Feet! (Theatre World Award, Drama League Award Nomination, Outer Critics Circle Nomination). In 2021, Villafañe returned to re-open Broadway after the pandemic as the iconic Roxie Hart in Chicago. Off-Broadway: ‘Nina Rosario’ in the Kennedy Center’s 2018 production of In the Heights by Lin Manuel Miranda. Earned her second Drama League Award in 2019 for MCC’s critically acclaimed Collective Rage: A Play in Five Betties. TV credits: New Amsterdam, Younger (Paramount+), NBC’s Sunnyside. Film: Max Steel (Mattel). Named one of the New York Times’ “30 under 30” and honored by NHMC for trailblazing Latin representation in entertainment. Ana is represented by IAG and Untitled.