As Tony Award winner Lea Salonga prepares to depart the first ever all-Filipino cast Broadway cast this week, her role will become a revolving door to showcase other well-known talent from the Philippines.
FILE - Vina Morales arrives at the World Premiere of"Easter Sunday" in Los Angeles on Aug. 2, 2022. Morales will take over as Aurora Aquino in the Broadway musical Here Lies Love for a month-long engagement starting Sept. 22. She replaces Lea Salonga ,who has been with the show since previews in June. this week, her role will become a revolving door to showcase other well-known talent from the Philippines.
Producers say they are committed to highlighting the country's “abundance of talent," allowing guest performers a Broadway debut. Salonga, who has been with the show since previews in June, called her friend Morales “a wonderful addition to our cast.” “Here Lies Love” chronicles the rise to power of Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos and wife Imelda during the 1960s and ’70s and the civil unrest that ensued. Musicians David Byrne and Fat Boy Slim wrote the music for the production, which takes on a night club setting for most of the 90-minute show.The production marked Salonga's first time playing an actual Filipino character on Broadway.
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