Yes folks, they hit the $20,000 mark and are continuing the fund raise for the costuming and more.  This musical may go New York and London and more!

The musical, with lyrics by Tara and Yolanda Van Der Kolk and a story edited by Madonna McManus, shows the life of an American songwriter living in the Panama Canal Zone in 1927.

With dreams of stardom on radio, the leading lady leaves the protection of the Canal Zone. Following the passing of her father, her family is deeply in debt to the owner of a cabaret/brothel.

The story follows the leading lady’s choice – go to New York with her Panamanian boyfriend to pursue their dreams, or stay and save her younger sister from indentured service in the brothels of Casco Viejo.

Featuring hot Latin music and dance including The Charleston, The Lindy Hop, Fox Trot, the musical highlights a Bachata band on stage, creating an explosion of sound and dance. The setting, the Roaring Twenties, is lively with the juxtaposition of the strictness of the prohibition-era and decadence of Casco Viejo in Panama City – where drinking is legal, gambling is legal and prostitution is legal… the two worlds separated only by a thin wire fence.

Here is the full story I posted earlier this year.

Visit their Kickstarter program here   and watch the video of the people behind this cool story.