FILIPINO-AMERICAN singer-songwriter H.E.R. will be taking part in Here Lies Love, a Broadway musical about the life of Imelda Marcos.
The musical announced the singer’s participation in the producing team on Twitter.
“Filipinos are a global people. We come in all colors and build bridges across cultures,” H.E.R. said. “I am beyond excited to produce my first Broadway musical and forge a unique and meaningful partnership with Here Lies Love.”
Here Lies Love is a biographical “disco pop” musical that was first showcased a decade ago at The Public Theater in New York and is based on the concept music album by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim.
This groundbreaking theatrical masterpiece narrates the former first lady’s “astonishing rise to power and subsequent fall at the hands of the Philippine People Power Revolution.”
Here Lies Love will also star Filipino-American thespians Jose Llana as Ferdinand Marcos, Arielle Jacobs as Imelda Marcos, and Conrad Ricamora as Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr.
The show will also mark the return of the critically acclaimed Filipina theater actress Lea Salonga to Broadway. She will portray the role of Aquino’s mother, Aurora, and will be producing the Broadway act.
It will be directed by Alex Timbers, while the concept, music, and lyrics will come from Byrne and Fatboy Slim.
The Broadway musical will begin its initial previews on June 17 and officially open on July 20.
About H.E.R.
H.E.R., whose real name is Gabriella Sarmiento Wilson, is an R&B singer who was born to a Filipino-American mother and an African-American father.
She is known for her hit songs Every Kind of Way, Focus, Could’ve Been, Slide, and Fight For You. H.E.R. also did several collaborations with prominent artists in the music industry, including Chris Brown, Ed Sheeran, Daniel Caesar, Jhené Aiko, Khalid, Maroon 5, and DJ Khaled.
Due to her impressive and powerful vocal capabilities, she has already received numerous awards and recognitions, including four Grammys.
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