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A New Musical Celebration of Latina Resilience on Broadway: Real Women Have Curves

Real Women Have Curves: The Musical opens on Broadway, addressing immigrant struggles through humor and heart, while exploring themes of body positivity and familial duty.

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  1. Bright and Bold in Undocumented L.A.: Real Women Have Curves

    Yet surrounded by all this lushness, the show’s darkest, grayest moments are some of its most striking.

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  2. Review: ‘Real Women Have Curves: The Musical’ gets a feel-good Broadway bow

    The book for “Real Women” really does tie itself into a pretzel trying to achieve its goal of keeping Carmen a likable character with whom the audience can empathize.

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  3. Both Cynical and Sentimental, ‘Real Women Have Curves’ Lands on Broadway

    During the course of its roughly two hours, though, this real woman, at least, felt more patronized than entertained.

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  4. ‘Real Women Have Curves’ But The Musical Is Thin – Broadway Review

    Unfortunately, there are too few other moments in Real Woman Have Curves that soar like that, that deliver the joy and delight of shaking off the many worries and fears that burden these eight women 24/7.

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Updated: Apr 27th, 2025, 10:24 PM ET

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Real Women Have Curves: The Musical, based on the play by Josefina López, explores the lives of Latina garment workers in 1987 Los Angeles, tackling immigration issues, body positivity, and family dynamics. The show combines humor and drama as Ana, the lone U.S. citizen, dreams of attending Columbia University while grappling with her mother’s expectations to help at the family factory. Featuring a heartfelt score and vibrant choreography, it aims to celebrate the often-overlooked stories of immigrant women, though some critiques highlight a lack of nuance in tackling serious themes alongside light-hearted moments.


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  • The musical Real Women Have Curves celebrates body positivity and the resilience of Latina garment workers, delivering humorous and heartfelt moments amidst the struggles they face.


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