Must-See Musicals on the Buenos Aires Stage

With Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer, Ema Gimenez Zapiola, Valentín Zaninelli, Alex Munton. Directed by Simon Pittman.

A must-see gem on the Buenos Aires stage, available for a limited time. This unique experience features Alice Ripley and J. Robert Spencer —the original Broadway leads— in an intimate and immersive setting, joined by three rising stars of Argentine musical theater. Read our exclusive interview with Alice Ripley and J. Robert Spencer.

Presented in English with subtitles and projections, this is the first Broadway musical ever adapted into a fully immersive format. It’s an innovative and groundbreaking production that reinvents the acclaimed classic, blurring the boundaries between the audience and the characters. Thanks to cutting-edge 360° wall and floor projections and a surround sound system, the staging invites viewers into the protagonist’s mind, experiencing up close the emotional journey through bipolar disorder, family bonds, and grief. More than a show, it’s a sensory and emotional experience like no other —intimate, profound, and deeply moving.

Where: CAI (Centro Audiovisual Inmersivo), Jorge Newbery 3039. Tickets, here.

With Lucila Gandolfo. Directed by Julio Panno.

Renowned actress and singer Lucila Gandolfo shines in a performance filled with magic and emotion. Combining acting, singing, and dancing, she invites the audience into the heartwarming story of Catalina Lonely, a woman who, since childhood, has imagined Julie Andrews as her invisible friend and co-star in the musical of her life. Between illusions and disappointments, fears and courage, she finds in humor and hope a bridge to connect with the audience. With over 30 melodies and original songs, the show becomes an intimate, funny, and moving journey —with Andrews as a luminous alter ego accompanying her every step.

Where: Paseo La Plaza, Avenida Corrientes 1660. Tickets, here.

With Flor Jazmín Peña, Juli Castro, Leticia Siciliani, Mariano Saborido, and César “Banana” Pueyrredón. Directed by Juanse Rauch.

The theatrical phenomenon created by Los Javis (Paquita Salas, Veneno, La Mesías), which triumphed for over a decade in Spain, now conquers Buenos Aires with a wild yet deeply touching story. María and Susana are two teenagers at a religious summer camp in Tandil whose lives take an unexpected turn when they receive a visit from God —who speaks to them through Whitney Houston songs! A hilarious and heartfelt show that blends humor and spirituality to explore faith, sexual freedom, and the courage to break molds in pursuit of happiness.

Where: Teatro Astros, Avenida Corrientes 746. Tickets, here.

With Melissa De Miguel, Felipe Bou Abdo, Natalia Cociuffo, Diego Bros, and Gustavo Monje. Directed by Federico Martínez Castro.

An innovative jukebox musical that transports audiences to Argentina in the 1990s with a tone that’s as biting as it is emotional, tragic, and humorous. The play unfolds in verse, using the iconic songs of the legendary band TURF as its backbone.

Under the title of one of the band’s classic hits, the story follows Blanca —a woman seemingly born in the wrong time and place— as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery in a rock ’n’ roll world where poetry and corruption collide. The result is a vibrant tale that fuses theater, music, and a bold visual style.

Where: Paseo La Plaza, Avenida Corrientes 1660. Tickets, here.

With Ivana Rossi, Guido Botto Fiora, Matías Zajic, Bianca Cuscuna, and ensemble. Directed by Nicolás Manasseri.

A new creation from the PHEPANDÚ collective (The Funeral of Objects), this show transports audiences to a dystopian, post-apocalyptic world where a group of young survivors lives in isolation, governed by their own laws and myths. The story delves into the tension between freedom and captivity, order and chaos, self-preservation and the longing for community. Everything changes with the arrival of a mysterious girl whose presence triggers a conflict that could either shatter—or save—the fragile balance of a broken world.

Where: Teatro Regina, Santa Fe 1235. Tickets, here.

With María Barci, Matías Alarcón, Lucía Correa Vázquez, Giovanna Di Vincenzo, and ensemble. Directed by Pablo Drigo.

A Buenos Aires–born musical that unveils the hidden world of a brothel at the beginning of the 20th century. In a setting as elegant as it is oppressive, where power thrives in the shadows, women fight to make their voices heard in a society that condemns them to silence. After her husband’s death, Justina inherits control of Madame Justine, the brothel, and must face prejudice, contradiction, and the burden of sustaining a business both despised and desired. The arrival of Cayetana —an Italian political exile with new feminist ideas— sparks a wave of rebellion: for the first time, the women begin to question what place they truly want in a world that has always demanded their silence and submission.

Where: Complejo Belgrano, Belgrano 2608. Tickets, here.

Starring: Maiamar Abrodos, Lucía Aduriz Bravo, Manuel di Francesco, Emiliano Figueredo, and Tomás Wicz. Directed by: Juanse Rauch.

Saraos Uranistas was the term used by the medical and police systems in the early 20th century to describe the nighttime parties where queer men and trans women of the time gathered. These gatherings provoked moral outrage in early 1900s society and were documented in archives that emphasized their supposedly depraved and deviant nature. This musical emerges from the wild idea of imagining an improbable historical encounter between a Buenos Aires trans woman and her friends with a member of the police medical corps, allowing fantasy to seep into historical narrative.

Fun fact: After two sold-out seasons at Nun Teatro, this acclaimed musical is now being staged at El Galpón de Guevara.

Where: El Galpón de Guevara. Tickets, here.

Starring Marco Michienzi, Guadalupe Fiora, Christian Edelstein, Juan Manuel Besteiro, Marian Morelli, Flor, and ensemble. Directed by Nicolás Manasseri.

A young man undergoes an innovative method to erase his past and ease his suffering, but what begins as an attempt to forget transforms into a symbolic and dreamlike journey into the mind, where the search for calm also uncovers the enigma of the unknown that shapes us.

Fun fact: Author and director Nicolás Manasseri has previously worked on plays such as El Funeral de los Objetos, El Hambre, crónicas de una compañía trágica, and Juegos de Fábrica.

Where: Ítaca, Complejo Teatral. Tickets, here.