Gonzalez-Leiba Jr, Co-Producers of OUR TOWN
October 10, 2024 (New York City) – The co-founders of award-winning DominiRican Productions, Pierre Jean Gonzalez and Cedric Leiba Jr, continue to expand their […]
Cedric in CUBA!
Cedric and his fiancé Pierre were sent to Havana, Cuba as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ […]
BARRIO BOY on Peacock and Apple TV!
Cedric makes a cameo and his music is also featured in BARRIO BOY which is now streaming on Peacock and Apple TV! His fiancé […]
Cedric receives VISIBILITY AWARD!
Cedric Leiba Jr and Pierre Jean Gonzalez received the 2024 Visibility Award from the Hispanic Federation’s FuerzaFest!
Words can’t fully describe the feeling of being […]
Bombazo performs LIVE at the Puerto Rican Day Parade!
Bombazo Dance Company had the immense honor to perform not only at the 2024 National Puerto Rican Day Parade, but perform on […]
New Musical THE VIOLIN!
In June, Cedric was part in an Industry Presentation of a brand new musical, THE VIOLIN by Kara Dudley and Kami Nishima and directed […]
GONZALEZ-LEIBA JR Produced Presentations!
In the Spring, Cedric and his fiancé Pierre Jean Gonzalez produced and showcased two, brand new plays!
FREESTYLE: A Love Story, written by George Valencia […]
Hell’s Kitchen Receives 12 Tony Nominations
The Boston Conservatory at Berklee has recognized some of their Alums who have recently received TONY nominations including Cedric as a Co-Producer for Hell’s […]
GONZALEZ-LEIBA JR join HELL’S KITCHEN!
GONZALEZ-LEIBA JR, in partnership with Score 3, are CO-PRODUCERS of Alicia Keys’ HELL’S KITCHEN!
Cedric and Pierre are deeply grateful to support and uplift another […]
MOST LIKELY NOT TO the Musical!
MOST LIKELY NOT TO the musical was performed on February 29th at the Times Center in NYC. Livestream the show and check out Cedric […]
48 Hours in El Bronx!
Cedric is baaaaaaaaack at 48 Hours in El Bronx, a 5th collaboration between Pregones/PRTT and Harlem9!
From Pregones/PRTT’s website: “We are thrilled to partner with […]
29 Hour Reading: COMO CORRER
Cedric participated in a 29 Hour Reading of a new Hip Hop Musical called COMO CORRER in the role of OSCAR. The musical was […]
Lincoln Center with Jaime y la familia!
Cedric performed with Jaime Lozano for Lincoln Center’s “Jaime Lozano’s Navidad en Familia.” Check out Cedric singing Lozano’s “My Father’s Name” as well as […]
Cedric on the TODAY show!
For a second time, Cedric performed on the TODAY SHOW dancing with host Sheinelle Jones for their Halloween episode. Go to minute 4 and […]
Gonzalez-Leiba Jr, Co-Producers of THE WIZ!
GRATEFUL and THRILLED to announce that my fiancé Pierre Jean Gonzalez and I are CO-PRODUCERS for the Broadway-bound revival of THE WIZ!!!!
This moment is […]
TIME DON’T TAKE IT AWAY by Justin Santory
Cedric had the gift of portraying the role of Léo in Justin Santory’s TIME DON’T TAKE IT AWAY. The reading was part of the […]
Invited Speaker at ALPFA Convention!
Cedric is honored to be an invited speaker and represent DominiRican Productions at ALPFA’s annual, sold out, conference. He will be sharing ideas on […]
CAN YOU DIG IT? Podcast!
HIP-HOP celebrates 50 years and Cedric had the honor of re-creating the stories of how AFRICAN AMERICAN and PUERTO RICANS came together in the […]
2023 Latino Book Review Magazine Feature!
Cedric is HONORED to be featured in this year’s LATINO BOOK REVIEW Magazine. It is his third time being published by this incredible organization […]
Chino in THE MUNY’s West Side Story!
Making his MUNY debut, Cedric will be portraying the role of Chino as well as acting as the Dialect Coach in THE MUNY’s production […]
Cedric on THE BLACKLIST!
On Thursday, June 1st at 8pm, Cedric will be making his prime-time, episodic, NBC debut on THE BLAKCLIST! It’s the show’s last season and […]
Co-Producer and Actor in PLAYLAND, a 2023 Tribeca film!
Cedric and his fiancé Pierre Jean Gonzalez have the absolute honor of being Co-Prouducers and featured actors in the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival selected […]
AZUL Album Release
Cedric and many other Latiné talent will be featured in the new musical AZUL which album drops March 23rd.
Check out this wonderful article on […]
MADAME CLICQUOT Musical Studio Album
The MADAME CLICQUOT Musical EP drops April 14th and Cedric will be featured in the album.
Clicquot: A Revolutionary Musical follows the early life of […]
Universal Pictures’ BROS
Cedric’s FIRST feature film! Billy Eichner’s BROS made LGBTQIA history as the first gay, rom-com, with an all LGBTQIA cast produced by a major […]
Cedric and Pierre chat with Entertainment Weekly
Cedric and his fiancé Pierre Jean Gonzalez had the absolute pleasure of being interviewed by Entertainment Weekly’s Editor in Chief, Patrick Gomez during Hispanic […]
AZUL EP Recording
In the fall of 2017, Cedric was part of the development of a musical at the New York Theatre Workshop and five years later […]
“release” wins BIG at Florence Film Awards!
MORE INTERNATIONAL ACCOLADES for DominiRican Production’s “release!” We won BEST EXPERIMENTAL FILM and BEST LGBTQ FILM at the Florence Film Awards!!! Congratulations to […]
Cedric selected for the 2022 Latino Book Review!
Cedric’s poem “Runners Meditation” selected for the 2022 Latino Book Review Magazine! For more information, click here!
Cedric in the role of MACE in TheatreSquared’s CHAD DEITY!
In the Spring of 2022, Cedric portrayed the role of Macedonio Guerra aka The Mace in TheatreSquared’s THE ELABORATE ENTRANCE OF CHAD DEITY! For […]
Donja R. Love’s “i need space”
Cedric portrayed the role of Richard “Dick” Rueben in acclaimed playwright and filmmaker Donja R. Love’s new digital series, “i need space.”
Synopsis: Isolated in […]
Spielberg’s West Side Story featuring Cedric
PURCHASE Spielberg’s WEST SIDE STORY Soundtrack and hear Cedric lend his voice in “La Borinqueña!”
“release” wins several awards
“release,” an experimental short inspired by Cedric’s poem, was selected for Queer 2 Queer Fest, BiteSize Film Festival and received an Honorable […]
Morenita Podcast
Cedric sat down and spoke with the multi-talented Darilyn Castillo on her brand new podcast Morenita to chat about his journey, AfroLatinidad and […]
Cedric on THE TODAY SHOW!
Check out Cedric on NBC’s Today Show’s Halloween special, dancing with host Sheinelle Jones!
Good Morning America’s PRIDE Inspirational List
DominiRican Productions made the very first list of Good Morning America’s PRIDE Inspirational List!
Check out the article! #Grateful
The Advocate Magazine’s CHAMPIONS OF PRIDE 2021
The Advocate Magazine chooses DominiRican Productions as #ChampionsOfPride 2021 for New York! We are beyond honored.
SWEAT featuring Jennifer Holliday
Cedric performed in a virtual presentation of SWEAT alongside Jennifer Holliday. All proceeds supported Broadway for Racial Justice.
GETS GOOD LIGHT Nominated for a NAACP Image Award
Cedric’s Tribeca Nominated Short, GETS GOOD LIGHT, was just nominated for a NAACP Image Award for OUTSTANDING SHORT FORM (LIVE ACTION). Read more […]
GETS GOOD LIGHT: 2020 Tribeca Film Festival Nominated Short
Gets Good Light, starring Cedric Leiba Jr and OITNB’s Jessica Pimentel, was selected for the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. Due to the pandemic, Gets […]