The Journey to Art With A Purpose

  IN THE HEIGHTS    CELEBRATES 9 AWARDS           On May 14th,  In The Heights  at GALA Theatre in collaboration Salgado Production team took home 9 Helen Hayes Awards including Best Musical.    WHAT WE TOOK HOME  Outstanding Production in a Musical  Outstanding Direction in a Musical:  Luis Salgado Outstanding Choreography in a Musical:  Luis Salgado Outstanding Musical Direction:  Walter "Bobby" McCoy Outstanding Costume Design: Robert Croghan Outstanding Lighting Design: Christopher Annas-Lee Outstanding Ensemble in a Musical Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical: Felix Marchany Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical: Laura Lebrón     Congrats to the entire artistic community in Washingto D.C  See full list of winners On the same night in NYC Salgado Productions participated in TELEMUNDO's UPFRONT 2018 events in New York C...

A lot has been going on and Zuccotti Park is still receiving great feed back on the work WE ALL BROUGHT TO LIFE. This is such a great confirmation that the process of uniting all... cast and crew in the idea of making Art with a Purpose, pays off Broadway World reported: Luis Salgado Wins Best Director Award at 2015 NYC VENUS/ADONIS FESTIVAL. "This award belongs to everyone involved in Zuccotti Park , the musical and it's already opening new doors". READ MORE HERE All Photos in this blog are  by Victoria Medina Here is the Review: Venus/Adonis Festival 2015 by Bianca Garcia "In the spirit of productions like Rent and Hair , Zuccotti Park is a welcome addition to the musical that cares. As you walk into the theater, you are bombarded with a cornucopia of guitar-wielding and protest sign-lugging beautiful people as they shout, “We are the 99 percent!” Easily the liveliest of the productions, Zuccotti Park  (book/lyrics by Catherine Hurd, ...

ART! What a fantastic word, but truly what does it mean?  For me, MAKING ART with a sense of PURPOSE, is searching for the meaning of ART in each step. It is doing work that elevates my capacity as a HUMAN, above all else. Zuccotti Park, and the entire project, has tapped into that element of HUMANITY. Starting with the fantastic team of writers that have trusted me. Adding to that, my creative team (whom I have come to adore after many projects together), the new ARTISTS (who have jumped aboard), and the cast who give their EVERYTHING IN THE PROCESS, AS THEY CONTINUE TO GROW IN EACH AND EVERY STEP. To all of them and to many more like those who inspired me to be in this path I dedicate this nomination. I am on a quest to do what I LOVE TO DO for the rest of my life. So it means a lot to be valued as a director as there is where my path will lead. I KNOW IT! I can feel it. Festivals like this are a GIFT to an artist’s developmental process. The writers get to see their work...

Zuccotti Park , a new musical about the human side of economics has been selected for the final rounds of Venus/Adonis 2015 festival after running to full house on each performance. Here is what some amazing audience members had to say: "For the last 7 years, I've been lucky enough to come to NYC and see the most amazing shows. This year, I saw a show that impacted me far greater than any show had in a long time, and it wasn't even on Broadway! ZUCCOTTI PARK which is playing at the Robert Moss theater is an original work with Music by Vatrena King and Book and Lyrics by Catherine Hurd . The show deals with the OCCUPY MOVEMENT held in Zuccotti Park. The work had a "staged reading" at the Woodland Opera Hous e in which I was lucky enough to play a few of the parts, and when I had heard that it was accepted in the Venus Adonis Theater Festival AND was being directed and choreographed by the other worldly talented Luis Salgado , I HAD to go. Now b...

  Theater: Musicals Zuccotti Park   As posted in Backstage : Casting notice expires:  January 10, 2015     Company: Salgado Productions Luis Salgado : Director/Choreographer, Heather Hogan : Production Supervisor  Production Description : Zuccotti Park a new musical by Catherine Hurd (book & lyrics) & Vatrena King (composer) will be part of the 2015 VENUS/ADONIS Theater Festival in NYC . Cooper, a soldier on leave from Afghanistan, meets up with former childhood neighbor, Kate, at Zuccotti Park, where she is part of the Occupy Protests. He gets caught up in a scuffle between protesters and police, and ends up in jail with Kate. Cooper soon discovers that Kate has changed quite a bit since their Iowa days, and they disagree on almost everything. Throughout the play, we learn the back-stories of the protesters as well as the points of view of people who profit f...

I have to admit that Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. I am not sure how much of it has to do with the history that motivates it but, more so I think I am connected to the sense of Gratefulness that invades my surroundings during the week. It takes place once a year but, personally I am often in a deep state of gratitude. Each day brings the awareness that I am privileged to do what I love, thanks to many things, situations and the people that have supported me getting here. On this one day in November we get to collectively CELEBRATE and SHARE AS ONE the things we are more thankful for. This time of gratitude also provides the feeling of a new beginning, as we start concluding a year of growth and moving into a new horizon of dreams and potential. Friedrich Nietzsche said: "The essence of all beautiful art, [all great art] is gratitude".  So, I will take a look back. November 2013 to November 2014 and do a quick summary of the Top 7 things that Salgado Pr...