

Michael Schaub is a Texas-based journalist and regular contributor to NPR. There’s no word as of yet as to when the books might be published or the musical might be staged. The musical Like Water for Chocolate waited until a group of extraordinary dreamers came together…My thanks to all of you for dreaming the dream of a dream.” “Dreams take shape and become voices, harmonies, dance. “In times of waiting many wonderful things happen,” Esquivel said. The show will feature music composed by La Santa Cecilia, the Los Angeles-based band, Deadline reports. In a 2019 essay for Kirkus, Gregory McNamee called the book-Esquivel’s first-“a masterpiece of magical realism.”Įsquivel also announced that a musical adaptation of her novel, directed by Michael Mayer ( Spring Awakening) is in the works.

Like Water for Chocolate, which spawned a critically acclaimed film adaptation in 1992, followed a young woman forbidden to marry her lover and who finds solace in cooking. It will follow a descendant of Tita’s family. Like its predecessor, Tita’s Diary will also feature recipes, along with art that includes photographs and pressed flowers.Īnother sequel, The Colors of My Past, will come sometime after that. Untitled 1 Shelties Hopefuls Puppies Available Past Clients Animal Rights Welcome to my website I live on an acre in Mesa, (suburb of Phoenix) Arizona. Laura Esquivel’s hit novel Like Water for Chocolateis getting two sequels, Vulture reports.Įsquivel said she’s writing a book titled Tita’s Diary that will focus on 20 years in the life of the protagonist of Like Water for Chocolate.
