¡Sí, se puede! (Parterre Box)

By Michael Anthonio

“There was a lot to recommend in Benavides’ music, from his assured mode of juggling many musical genres (jazz, musical theater, Latin, and even mariachi influences), his unusual scoring for the tiny orchestra (which included electric guitar), and, particularly, his ability to achieve a balance between the heavy and light moments by peppering the score with many humorous and almost comical scenes, some attributed to the Tricky Dick (nickname for Richard Nixon) role, whose appearances felt like a much sinister King George III from Hamilton!”