MUSE • Musicians United for Social Equity

Biography

MARCO PAGUIA is a music director, arranger, orchestrator, and pianist based in New York currently performing in Buena Vista Social Club at the Schoenfeld Theatre.  He is the recipient of a 2025 Special Tony Award as a member of the band of Buena Vista Social Club, and is also Tony-nominated for his orchestrations.  Marco won the 2024 Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Awards for orchestrations for the Atlantic Theater production of Buena Vista Social Club.   Marco is the Music Supervisor for Goddess, which premiered in NY at The Public Theater.  He music directed the Broadway productions of Gutenberg! the Musical!, Girl From the North Country, Peter and the Starcatcher, and Everyday Rapture.  Regional theater credits include Unknown Soldier at Arena Stage (co-orchestrations) and Goddess (Music director) at Berkeley Rep.   Marco is the music director, pianist, and arranger for LaChanze and Lindsay Mendez.  His orchestrations have been performed at Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center.  Marco played on the soundtrack to Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story with the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Gustavo Dudamel.