The Deal
- $25 for one balcony ticket (up to $50 value)
Larry Harlow and Ismael Miranda
- How you know Ismael Miranda: as “El Niño Bonito de la Salsa,” a title he earned by starting his salsa career at age 11 and wielding his crystal-clear vibrato with aplomb
- How you know Larry Harlow: as the leader of the Larry Harlow Orchestra, a group that first teamed up with Ismael Miranda about a half century ago and never looked back
- How you know them as collaborators: a string of hits that changed salsa music forever, including “Abran Paso,” “Señor Sereno,” “Se Casa La Rumba,” and “Lamento de un Guajiro”
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts
Lehman Center for the Performing Arts hosts a lot of firsts. From Jose Feliciano to Russian music institutions, many performing artists have never played in the Bronx before they come to the Center. That reality is part of what prompted its founding in the first place three decades ago, in an effort to prove that borough residents didn't have to travel to Manhattan or tunnel inside their television sets to experience diverse, live cultural programming. So far, that's included concerts by luminaries such as Smokey Robinson, Patti LaBelle, and Johnny Mathis in addition to folk dance, ballet, and Latino comedy showcases.