For the 2023 Broadway premiere of a musical centered on this character, set designer David Korins transformed the Broadway Theater into an interactive disco dance floor. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this character played by Arielle Jacobs who sings the closing number “Why Don’t You Love Me?”
ANSWER: Imelda Marcos [prompt on Marcos]
[10m] This actress is currently guest starring as Aurora Aquino in the all-Filipino cast of the Imelda Marcos musical Here Lies Love. She was the first Asian actress to play Éponine in Les Misérables on Broadway.
ANSWER: Lea Salonga [or Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga]
[10e] Much like this 1978 musical, Here Lies Love has been criticized for glorifying a despotic female politician. This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical’s most iconic scene features the song “Don’t Cry For Me Argentina.”
ANSWER: Evita
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