From Center Field to Center Stage! New York Yankees Legend Bernie Williams will be joining the Tony and Grammy-winning band of Buena Vista Social Club for six weeks only from Thursday, October 22nd through Sunday, November 29th at the Schoenfeld Theatre on Broadway.
“I am excited about the opportunity to join Buena Vista Social Club because the music was part of my childhood growing up,” said Williams. “I remember my mother listening to this music on Sunday afternoons and it reminds me of wonderful times with my family when I was a kid. The opportunity to play that same music on Broadway in this show is truly a dream come true.”
Williams is not the only former MLB player to grace the stage at the Schoenfeld Theatre. Major League Baseball veteran and recording artist José Iglesias, known to music fans as Candelita, made history as the first Latino MLB player to debut on Broadway when he joined Buena Vista Social Club on August 27th as the Narrator for what was meant to be a six-week limited run. Due to popular demand, Iglesias will be staying with the show for another six weeks through November 15th, 2026.
“Jose Iglesias is a star in Broadway’s Buena Vista Social Club,” raved Matt Levy of the New York Post. “He slides into the ensemble with ease, like a great pinch hitter.”
Both Williams and Iglesias continue the production's celebration of Latin heritage, culture, and music, joining the Tony & Grammy Award-winning Afro-Cuban band on stage that electrifies audiences nightly at Broadway's Schoenfeld Theatre on West 45th Street.
The production also recently announced that television and film star Gina Torres (“Suits,” “Firefly,” “911: Lone Star”) will join the acclaimed Broadway production in the role of “Omara Portuondo” from Tuesday, October 13 through Sunday, November 29, 2026. Celebrated Latin artists continue to be drawn to the Schoenfeld to help bring this important and authentically Latin story to life.
Additionally, Tanairi Sade Vazquez, who is currently a swing and understudy in the company, will be taking over the role of “Young Haydee” from October 27th through November 15th during Ashley De La Rosa’s planned leave of absence.
Tickets to Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway are available now at Telecharge or by phone at 212-239-6200. Group sales are also available at Broadway Inbound or 866-302-0995.