Mexodus Tickets
About Mexodus
Get Mexodus tickets on TodayTix to see a dynamic, enlightening, and utterly sensational new hip-hop musical about an escape from slavery. You have heard about the Underground Railroad that led slaves to the north for freedom; Mexodus the musical takes you on the path that ran South, revealing the untold journey of thousands who escaped slavery by crossing the Rio Grande into Mexico.
Mexodus in New York comes to Minetta Lane Theatre downtown after acclaimed runs across the country. Created and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, and directed by David Mendizábal, Mexodus follows a freedom seeker and an unlikely ally as they forge a remarkable bond that transcends borders. Per The San Francisco Chronicle, the play is “genius in motion... once the musical’s ferocity is set in motion, there’s no going back.” Buckle up for a ride like no other, one called “thrilling” by The Washington Post.
Run time
1hr 30min.
Categories
Age
Ages 12+.
Start date
September 9th, 2025
End date
November 1st, 2025
Mexodus cast and creative team
By: Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson
Songs by: Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson
Director: David Mendizábal
Choreography: Tony Thomas
Cast list: Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson
Sets: Riw Rakkulchon
Costumes: David Mendizábal
Lighting: Mextly Couzin
Sound: Mikhail Fiksel
Other info: Projection design by Johnny Moreno
Venue
More information about Mexodus
A story reclaimed, a legacy looped: this hip-hop musical plays with the elasticity of time to highlight how the fight for freedom is one that takes many forms across generations. The play runs for a strictly limited run and, Metro Weekly gave it a five-star review: “Bringing beats, rhymes, and life to an untaught chapter of American history, Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson form a formidable double act.”
Many musicals have tackled moments from history: Hamilton has its own hip-hop score, Suffs looked at women fighting for the right to vote, and Assassins even examined those who attempted to, or did kill, presidents. But now, in Mexodus, audiences may learn about a less-told part of American history: those who looked to escape slavery by not heading north but south, across the Mexican border. Like the aforementioned musicals, this one is not a history lesson, but rather a highly entertaining piece of theatre.
What to watch for
- The play won three Helen Hayes Awards, including Outstanding Production of a Musical, Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical for Brian Quijada, and Outstanding Director of a Musical for David Mendizábal.
- Its world premiere was co-produced by Baltimore Center Stage and Mosaic Theater Company,
- The unique musical has wowed audiences across the country, also playing at Berkley Repertory Theatre before now coming to New York City.
- Mendizábal is also a member of The Movement Theatre Company, known for their popular work What to Send Up When It Goes Down.
