Here Lies Love

The musical icon will play the character of Aurora Aquino, the mother of late and former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr., who was assassinated during the ...

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Lea Salonga is set to make her Broadway comeback as a cast member and production staff of the musical “Here Lies Love”, which tells the story of Ferdinand ...

In 2011, she was also awarded as a Disney Legend for her work in the films “Mulan” and “Aladdin.” EDV “Lea Salonga has singularly secured a place for Filipinos on the Broadway stage. Lea continues to be a beacon of light and source of pride for the Philippines,” producer and costume designer Clint Ramos said in the report. She is set to take on the role of Aurora Aquino, the mother of the late senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. Two: I get to go back to Broadway theater, which is where I made my Broadway debut over 30 years ago, which is wild for me to think about,” she said. The singer-actress made the announcement on her personal social media platforms, as well as the official handles of the musical on Tuesday, Feb.

The theater icon is set to play Ninoy Aquino's mother in an upcoming Broadway show some have criticized as romanticizing Imelda and the Marcos regime.

It is a pro-Filipino show, being told in a quintessential American form: the Broadway musical.” The biggest threat to any democracy is disinformation, Here Lies Love offers a creative way of re-information — an innovative template on how to stand up to tyrants,” it wrote. The show added that it wanted to address the Philippines’ and United States’ shared histories. Here Lies Love was written by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim. “We cannot tell the modern history of the Philippines without the United States. “[Being part of the show] is very special to me for a few reasons.

Tony and Olivier Award-winner Lea Salonga will make a guest appearance in the Broadway musical "Here Lies Love" by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim.