"Gardel's Tango' tells the story of Carlos Gardel from the streets of Buenos Aires to triumphs in France and Hollywood, how he broke into tango by out-singing Maestro, a cabaret owner-star who partnered with him, becoming his manager as Gardel's fame outstripped his own. An inveterate womanizer who deeply loves his French mother, his long association with Isabel del Valle is an on-again-off-again affair- meanwhile his vigorous, sexual affair with Baronessa, a tobacco heiress finances his début in Paris- a story certainly desirable for the stage." "Gardel deserves this kind of attention. Lacey's relationship between Gardel, selling fruit on the streets of Buenos Aires and José Razzano, an older singer of lovelorn ballads whom he emulates, as the student surpasses the maestro, whom by the end is begging to stay connected with the Gardel phenomenon. Key collaborator Alfredo Le Pera, who elevated tango lyric into poignant folk poetry as a gay man might he have been 'un poquito' in love with the tango crooner? The entire play revolves dizzyingly around Gardel drinking, betting and womanizing!" "If you're a fan of 1940s MGM biopics, you'll be a fan of 'Gardel's Tango' about composer, singer, and musical innovator Carlos Gardel, who lived from 1890 to 1935, took Tango from the seedy alleys of Buenos Aires to gay Paree, Broadway, and Hollywood. It has all the elements of those old biopics that take you from boyhood to grave, a comic sidekick, a domineering mother, a show-ending funeral, and a few salacious moments to put on the poster and draw in the crowds." "GARDEL'S TANGO' is about the person who devised the modern dance noted to be most romantic and erotic: tango! The story of Carlos Gardel, responsible for the love affair of the tango, a dance with more style and grace than any other form of movement- expressive, moody with extensive sex appeal. This play shows tango in peak form- the saga of the person that introduces this dance to the world in keen fashion." 'GARDEL'S TANGO' serves as an unabashed showcase for real-life, turn-of-the-century, international film star Carlos Gardel. In Buenos Aires, younger Gardel works as a fruit vendor hoping for his big break into the entertainment arena of the tango and cozies up to Isabel, 'niece' of popular singer Maestro. Isabel's introduces them, which results in a new musical duo. Gardel's befuddled mother, Maman doesn't want her son to leave her in Buenos Aires to tour and become a success as Baronessa, a married woman so entranced with Gardel's charms, bankrolls his climb to fame." "Vanity Theatre is alive and well on the L.A. Theatre Scene. Carlos Gardel was a major star in Argentina, South America, Paris, Spain and the USA decades before Eva Peron, acknowledged as the most prominent figure in the history of tango with over 300 compositions to his credit, several considered classics." "Gardel's life from days as an obscure shopkeeper's assistant angling for an opportunity to sing in the bar across the street, through giddy days in Hollywood and Paris until his death. Gardel liked women while Le Pera was a closeted gay man. Isabel, the woman for whom Gardel had the most long-lasting affection, Maestro, a successful entertainer who becomes Gardel's manager and he eventually eclipses, and Maman, who never tires of reminding her son of his filial duties. Baronessa, a woman with connections who helps in exchange for Gardel's sexual favors. Gardel resembles a series of stylized expressions associated with silent film stars" "Gardel's Tango', the short life of composer, singer, musical innovator and international film star Carlos Gardel, depicts his invention of modern tango with real people who impacted his life: lyricist Alfredo Le Pera, a closeted gay man; musical partner Jose Razzano, mentor to Gardel later overshadowed by his protégé; mother Berthe; long-lasting romantic partner Isabel del Valle. Over 80 years after his demise, loved and appreciated by f