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Vina Morales makes Broadway debut in 'Here Lies Love'

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Don Tagala | TFC News New York

<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kMAYAH4jegs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>Filipina actress-singer Vina Morales recently made her Broadway debut in the disco musical &quot;Here Lies Love&quot; in New York City.Morales joins a ground-breaking all-Filipino cast and plays the role of Aurora Aquino, the mother of assassinated democracy icon, Senator Benigno &quot;Ninoy&quot; Aquino Jr.She described playing in Broadway as a &quot;dream come true.&quot;&quot;I only had two days of rehearsals, you know, with all the change costumes and the songs,&quot; said Morales. &quot;It’s just overwhelming that there were so many things that needed to be done to complete everything.&quot;Morales&#x27; debut also made an impression on a diverse New York audience.Among the audience were Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas, Tony Award winner Clint Ramos, and the Philippines&#x27; first Nobel laureate, Maria Ressa.&quot;What surprised me most was at the point when the added lines, with the audience reacted to &#x27;Democracy is only as strong as people,&#x27;&quot; said Ressa. &quot;I couldn’t help myself, I just started to cry, and then I listened. That&#x27;s the point of art.&quot;Ressa, who also saw the off-Broadway run of &quot;Here Lies Love,&quot; said the musical is a cautionary tale in 2012 that still rings true today.&quot;It is an extremely different time,&quot; she added. &quot;You had an Obama,a you had a Trump, a Duterte, and Marcos. The world has shifted. That&#x27;s the cautionary tale.&quot;Morales will play Aurora Aquino for a limited time, until Oct. 22. Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is expected to return to the role in January 2024.