Here Lies Love begins performances next month at the Broadway Theatre and the cast is getting ready to take the stage. With the commencement of rehearsals, the full Broadway cast has been announced.
The 23-member company includes Melody Butiu, Moses Villarama, Jasmine Forsberg, Reanne Acasio, Jaygee Macapugay, Julia Abueva, Renée Albulario, Aaron Alcaraz, Carol Angeli, Nathan Angelo, Kristina Doucette, Roy Flores, Timothy Matthew Flores, Sarah Kay, Jeigh Madjus, Aaron “AJ” Mercado, Geena Quintos, Shea Renne, and Angelo Soriano.
They join the previously announced Arielle Jacobs (Imelda Marcos), Jose Llana (Ferdinand Marcos), and Conrad Ricamora (Benigno” Ninoy” Aquino), as well as Tony Award winner Lea Salonga who will play a special five-week-only guest engagement from July 11-August 13. This marks the first time an all-Filipino cast will perform on Broadway.
“Our international casting search took us literally around the globe. We received submissions from actors in the US to the Philippines and more than a dozen countries in between,” said Alex Timbers. “Overall, more than 1200 talented actors were considered for Here Lies Love’s Broadway cast, and I can’t wait for you to meet this incredible company of actors!”
David Byrne added, “A dream come true to have this incredible cast and to begin rehearsals today! Many times I pretty much gave up on this show ever making it to Broadway – but here we are. At a time when dance music is having a huge resurgence and when democracy is threatened all over the world it couldn’t be more timely.”
From the minds of Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award winner David Byrne (concept, music and lyrics) and Grammy Award winner Fatboy Slim (music), Here Lies Love tells the story of Imelda Marcos’ rise to power and subsequent fall at the hands of the Philippine People Power Revolution. Developed & directed by Tony Award winner Alex Timbers, with choreography by Olivier Award nominee Annie-B Parson, Here Lies Love will transform the Broadway Theatre into a dance club where the audience is immersed in the story on the dance floor or in traditional theater seating. The musical begins performances Saturday, June 17, 2023, ahead of an official opening night on Thursday, July 20, 2023.
