Starring Lucie Arnaz
with guests Raul Esparza, and Valarie Pettiford, and dancers Jeanette Delgado  and Richard Amaro
and very special guest Desi Arnaz, Jr.

It’s show time at the Tropicana! Hear Desi Arnaz’s greatest hits, including the hip-swiveling “Cuban Pete,” his signature conga “Babalu,” and the beloved theme from “I Love Lucy,” plus some of the greatest Latin and Broadway hits in this one-of-a-kind tribute to the most glamorous music of the ‘40s and ‘50s. BABALU, featuring a 16-piece orchestra, is not only Lucie Arnaz’s loving tribute to her father, but also a chance to celebrate Desi Arnaz's extraordinary musical legacy and the major role he played in planting the first seeds of the Latin music explosion in this country.

Lucie Arnaz, EMMY Award-winning actress, Broadway star (They're Playing Our Song, Witches of Eastwick, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) and renowned nightclub performer (Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Feinstein's, Rainbow and Stars, Birdland) and recording artist (Just In Time, Latin Roots) created, wrote and produced BABALU's five SOLD OUT performances at New York's legendary Lyrics & Lyricists Series (January 2010).

Raul Esparza, the Tony Award-nominated Cuban-Miami native, has been acclaimed for his performances in the Broadway musical hits Company, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Taboo and Cabaret.

And sexy, slinky, velvet-voiced Valarie Pettiford starred in Broadway’s Tony-winning Dancin’, Fosse, and Sophisticated Lady.

Musical Direction by Ron Abel Staged and Choreographed by Ramon del Barrio
Directed by Lucie Arnaz.

BABALU HAS BEEN ALL OVER THE NEWS!
Bablu Sizzles! - MIAMI HERALD, July 9, 2010

MIAMI HERALD, July 7, 2010

EL NUEVO HERALD (SPANISH), July 7, 2010