Tony and Olivier Award winner Lea Salonga will join the Broadway cast of Here Lies Love by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim for a special guest engagement this summer.
Producers of the show announced the casting of the Filipina actor today. Salonga is also joining the show as a producer. Salonga will appear in the show for five weeks from Tuesday, July 11 through Sunday, August 13.
She will perform “Just Ask The Flowers,” sung by the character of Aurora Aquino, mother of Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino, whose assassination ignited the People Power Revolution that ousted Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos from power.
After her five-week run, guest stars from the Philippines will take over the role, showcasing what the producers described as “the abundance of talent” from Salonga’s native country.
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