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‘Arena A House Musical’ tells legacy of famous gay Latino nightclub
04.07.2022 - 03:47 / qvoicenews.com
“Arena A House Musical” is based on the house music of the 1990s that was pumped at the legendary Arena nightclub in Hollywood.
The play is a coming-of-age story following Lucio Torrez, a young music minister at his father’s Apostolic church, and his friends during a turbulent decade when HIV/AIDS wiped out a generation of LGBTQ+ people of color.
Torrez’s father sends his son to conversion therapy camp, hoping his son will “pray the gay away,” but Torrez looks to live his truth, find his voice, and a place where he can be free.
Abel Alvarado, who created and wrote “Arena A House Musical,” said it’s a story about staying true to one’s self and finding a chosen family, according to a press release about the play.
“Arena: A House Musical is a love letter to our LGBTQ+ ancestors, the House music of the era and the iconic Arena nightclub: A place where our community was able to shine and thrive in their true authenticity,” he said.
Arena historyArena was located on Santa Monica Boulevard, just east of La Palma Avenue. A former ice factory, the 22,000-square-foot structure opened as a nightclub in 1990.
It was owned by Gene La Pietra, who also was the proprietor of Circus Disco, a colossal club next door to Arena that opened in 1974.
La Pietra also owned the six-acre property where both clubs were located.
After Union Ice decided to close its Hollywood location in 1985, LaPietra and his then-partner Ed Lemos bought the huge freezer building on Santa Monica Boulevard.
At first, they wanted to use the additional parking for their club and planned to lease the towering rectangular freezer.
When nobody wanted to rent the structure, the Circus Disco owners decided to open another club.
The old building was completely refurbished,
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