Real Women Have Curves: The Musical has officially landed on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre. Based on Josefina Lpez's beloved play (and the hit HBO film), this vibrant new musical follows Ana Garca as she stitches together her dreams and family duty in East L.A. With a score by Grammy winner Joy Huerta and direction by Tony Award winner Sergio Trujillo, Real Women Have Curves promises big laughs, bigger emotions and even bigger dreams. But did it appease the critics, or come apart at the seams? Let's find out!

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Real Women Have Curves Critic Reviews

"What buoys it is an extremely likable cast, riding the waves of a hummable score that sounds variously of Mexico, Broadway and American pop. (The music director is Roberto Sinha.) And it doesn't hurt that the show has a luscious color palette, or that its version of a disco ball is shaped like a dressmaker's mannequin." - The New York Times

"Cordoba, with her sweet, expressive face, is the kind of ingenue who's easy to root for, and builds easy rapport with her family, chosen and biological. The musical trusts her to deliver, and she more than heartily rises to that challenge. Thankfully, despite some tonal flaws, so do these women." - Theatreley

"As pertinent as that notion is, it's just one empowering theme in this triumphant musical. While some might find the plot to be all-over-the-place, it's about Ana's experience. Serving as a slice-of-life, it is desperately needed now, at a time when so many women like her are dehumanized on a daily basis, whether because of their body, race, or immigration status. Just as beauty is so much more than meets the eye, Real Women Have Curves offers far more than just its body-positive title. It may not be the flashiest musical of the season, but it's real. The realest thing Broadway has seen in quite some time." - Theatremania

"But politics comes most alive through the personal, and the heart of the musical lies in its characters' dreams: those that conflict with others, those that are deferred and, most poignantly, those that are never realized. The show astutely depicts the mixed emotions of grappling with obligations and expectations of one's self, family and culture." - Variety

"Directed and choreographed with plenty of energy by Sergio Trujillo, this is a musical that does what it sets out to do and, by weight of circumstance, then some. It's got plenty of bubbly, cheeky joy and big-dreaming sincerity, but it pulls back before crossing the line into either treacle or fluff." - Vulture

"In a time when immigrants are being actively dehumanized throughout the United States, Real Women Have Curves provides a vital counterpointpartly by depicting the dreams and fears of immigrant workers in specific terms, but mostly just by being lovable. This show is a bona fide crowd pleaser: a warm hug that pulls you into its generous bosom. With a little luck, it could turn out to be a sleeper hit. Go now and get ahead of the curve." - Time Out

"The show's vibe of joy and strength is crystallized in a final parade of Estela's winningly glamorous creations (designed by Wilberth Gonzalez and Paloma Young), underlining again the affirming sentiment of the show's title. Unsurprisingly, the audience rises again to applaud with delight." - The Daily Beast

"The show is an absolute joy to witness with its vibrant scenery and lively choreography. It also pulls off a crucial balancing act, immersing us in the real, textured world of their East Los Angeles locale, leaning into the detail and intimate moments, and then, in the right moments, embracing fantasy by whisking us into the character's minds and letting their dreams be visualized onstage." - Entertainment Weekly

"In scene after scene, Lisa Loomer and Nell Benjamin's book for the new musical "Real Women Have Curves" is a vast improvement on George LaVoo and Josefina Lopez's screenplay, which is based on Lopez's play. Where the 2002 film dawdles, the musical defines and drives with great narrative precision its timely tale of Latina immigrants who make dresses in a Los Angeles shop." - The Wrap

"Amid all the celebrity hype on Broadway this season, Real Women Have Curves arrives with an outstanding cast of mostly unknowns, as incomparable as they are unlikely to star in a major Broadway musical. They are performing their hearts out in a production that is all heart. It is also funny, touching, tuneful and refreshingly original packed with a timely message. Put it all together and you have one spicy Mexican feast of a show as savory as a hot tamale, smooth as flan and irresistibly tasty as a deep-fried churro." - New York Stage Review