Yes, the first Latina to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, the seller of over 100 million records, winner of eight Grammys, possessor of a Presidential Medal of Freedom, breaker of glass ceilings – among many other accomplishments – is undervalued. It’s the only explanation for the relatively sparse crowd at the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts on opening night of.
Gaby Albo is youthful exuberance and charm as Gloria, her likability unmatched but by herself when she sings. She channels the spirit of Gloria Estefan every second she’s on stage, and Albo is pretty much a constant on stage, with no hiccup in her energy to be seen. No song led by Albo disappoints, but special props go to an earnest and increasingly profound rendition of “Anything for You,” an exhilarating “1-2-3” , and an inspirational “Coming Out of the Dark.
Kristen Tarragó is rigid and stern as Gloria’s mother, Gloria Fajardo, who herself was once a talent offered a one-way ticket to Hollywood and the chance to be the Spanish-speaking voice of Shirley Temple only to be forbidden from following that dream by her father.
On the less positive side, plenty of lines were lost during the first act, sometimes because the actors spoke too fast and sometimes under the music. But those are things that can be easily corrected going forward., Joey enters the girls’ apartment dancing, leading Phoebe to guess that he got a job. Chandler then jokes something along the lines of, “Yeah, either that or Gloria Estefan was right. Eventually, the rhythm is going to get you.
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