‘Real Women Have Curves’ Heading to Broadway in 2025 with Music by Joy Huerta

A musical based on the play by Josefina López and HBO’s movie adaptation Real Women Have Curves will debut on Broadway in 2025.

Featuring music and lyrics written by Grammy Award-winning artist Joy Huerta of the Mexican pop duo Jesse & Joy, producers Barry Weissler, Fran Weissler, and Jack Noseworthy announced on Thursday (Sep. 12) that Real Women Have Curves: The Musical will also feature music by composer and lyricist Benjamin Velez, a book by Lisa Loomer, additional material by Nell Benjamin, music supervision by Nadia DiGiallonardo, and direction & choreography by Tony and Olivier Award winner Sergio Trujillo. 

“I am thrilled to be a part of bringing Real Women Have Curves: The Musical to Broadway,” said Huerta in a press release. “Songwriting for theater is a new undertaking for me, and it’s been a thrill to collaborate with Sergio, Bejamin, Lisa, Nell, and the rest of this extremely talented team. Ana’s story is such a powerful and universal one that already holds so much cultural relevance, and we look forward to bringing it to new audiences in this musical format.”

The show will arrive on Broadway following its 2023 world premiere at American Repertory Theater (A.R.T) at Harvard University. Dates, cast and additional creative team will be announced at a later date. 

Set in East L.A. in 1987, Real Women Have Curves follows 18-year-old Ana García, a daughter of immigrants parents who struggles between her ambitions of going to college and the desires of her mother for her to get married, have children, and oversee the small, rundown family-owned textile factory. The 2002 movie, directed by Patricia Cardoso, put a young America Ferrera on the map with a stellar performance that garnered her a best debut performance nomination for the Independent Spirit Awards and a special jury prize for acting at the Sundance Film Festival.

Fans can get an exclusive first look at the show on Sunday, September 15 with a special live performance of the musical’s title track “Real Women Have Curves” by Florencia Cuenca Jennifer Sanchez, Elisa Galindez, and Aline Mayagoitia. The time and location will be announced on the show’s social media accounts.