As Tony Award winner Lea Salonga prepares to depart the first-ever all-Filipino Broadway cast this week, her role will become a revolving door to showcase other well-known talent from the Philippines. Actor and singer Vina Morales, also beloved in the Philippines, will take over as Aurora Aquino in “Here Lies Love” for…
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.” Salonga next co-stars with Bernadette Peters in “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends” at London’s Gielgud Theatre starting Sept. 16.