#Jose Llana

[annieedisonfriendofellen]

spelling bee fans lemme hear you make some noise

[thatrandomartistjavi]

RIP Jose Llana, you would’ve loved Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

[spaceasianmillennial]

HERE LIES LOVE the musical: the finale

On a voter's invite, I re-attended the floor of Here Lies Love on Broadway. Because an audience wrangler noticed I was short and guided me to a stair step, I saw "God Draws Straight" (an ensemble number that notably uses actor-musicians in emotional contrast to an artificial prerecorded score) with a wider perspective.

Last preview on floor, I did NOT see an important stage direction: Arielle Jacobs (Imelda Marcos' actress), Jose Llana (Ferninand Marcos' actor), & Conrad Ricamora (Ninoy Aquino's actor) join "God Draws Straight" as anonymous Filipinos, not wearing politician costumes, joining the People Power Revolution against the Marcos dictatorship.

[twittercomfrnklin2001-blog]

Here Lies Love

HERE LIES LOVE by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim directed by Alex Timmers: I got to dance with one of my biggest current crushes Conrad Ricamora (not one-on-one, which might have been tragic considering my dancing skills and acrophobia; but he led one of the audience participation numbers). And I wish I had enjoyed it more, not just for his sake, but also for the large representation of Asian actors in the cast. Based on a concept album (is this starting to seem familiar?), it’s a sung-through musical about a dictator’s wife, in this case Imelda Marcos, tracing her rise and fall (if you don’t know where this going, you might as well stop reading now). The problem is this isn’t even EVITA-lite. It’s more EVITA-anaemic. The anaemia is in the plot, which jumps from event to event with no time for becoming. Poor country girl Imelda Romualdez (Arielle Jacobs) marries rising political leader Ferdinand Marcos (Jose Llana), and suddenly she’s addicted to pills. He’s elected president, and suddenly they’re corrupt, and suddenly he’s cheating on her, and suddenly he’s a dictator, and suddenly he’s sick. There are some strong moments as when the Marcoses are on the campaign trail, and he keeps regulating her gestures until he realizes her gaucheness is winning the voters’ hearts. And the performances are all fine.  But the whole is amped up so loudly it’s almost impossible to follow the lyrics. They’re distorted beyond comprehensibility. And as a result, there’s no clear sense of why any of this happens.  There’s a solid number, “Order 1081,” about Marcos’ imposition of martial law, but my favorite was the final number, “God Draws Straight, when the DJ (Renee Abulario at this performance) who’s been screaming at us to dance for almost two hours, comes out with a guitar and quietly sings about the country’s move to democracy. It makes you wonder if the people didn’t overthrow the Marcoses because they just wanted a little peace and quiet.

[goawaywithjae]

HERE LIES LOVE STAR Jose Llana told me, "When you travel, you experience people, cultures & food from a completely different perspective. It’s truly eye-opening. I like to think that all people are inherently good, before we’re taught our different biases and prejudices. Traveling frequently as a child taught me to try everything at least once, especially food. If you don’t like it, move on. But at least give it a try."

[caroleditosti]

'Here Lies Love,' The Stunning Bio-Pop-Musical Sounds Alarms About the Price of Democracy

Here Lies Love at the Broadway Theatre The Millennium Club is the phenomenal, multi-level, theatrical setting of the bio-pop musical Here Lies Love. The resulting panorama is a monolith of disco and pop music, many-hued neon lights, black and white historical film clips, multiple dazzling screen projections, and spot-on performers’ heightened song and dance moves “here, there, everywhere” in…

[imeldas-left-shoe]

Picrews I made of the HLL love triangle

Cmon girlie you coulda picked the cuter one… and he won’t corrupt you

[dennistorejaperez]

President Marcos Bans Sirens and Blinkers for Government Vehicles

Following a similar policy to the “no wang-wang” initiative under President Aquino III, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued a new rule. This rule prohibits government officials and employees from using sirens and flashing lights on their vehicles. The aim, according to a recently released Malacañang order, is to create a safer and more organized traffic environment. The order highlights…

[pressplusdaily]

President Marcos Bans Sirens and Blinkers for Government Vehicles

Following a similar policy to the “no wang-wang” initiative under President Aquino III, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has issued a new rule. This rule prohibits government officials and employees from using sirens and flashing lights on their vehicles. The aim, according to a recently released Malacañang order, is to create a safer and more organized traffic environment. The order highlights…

[barbossas-wench]

List of bway celebs you should not support bc they're Zionist or "neutral" on genocide

Kristin Chenoweth

Idina Menzel

Jeremy Jordan

Jonathan Groff

Andrew Rannells

Ariana Debose

Josh Gad

Annaleigh Ashford

Julie Benko

Sierra Boggess

Carolee Carmello

Victoria Clark

Micaela Diamond

Tovah Feldshuh

Wilson Jermaine Heredia

Derek Klena

Linda Lavin

Raymond J. Lee

Caissie Levy

Jose Llana

Terrence Mann

Debra Messing

Jessie Mueller

Alex Newell

Kelli O’Hara

Benjamin Pajak

Billy Porter

Seth Rudetsky

James Wesley

Ben Platt

Mike Faist

Noah Galvin

Lea Michelle

Andrew Scott

Olga Merediz,

Betty Buckley

Alexandra Billings

Talia Suskauer

Ali Ewoldt

Wilson Cruz

Dylan Mulvaney

Josh Groban

Seth Rudesky

If I missed anyone on that list, let me know so I'll add them on the list

Patti LePone

Christy Altomare

Anyways, theater kids for Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

[broadwaydivastournament]

Al Hirschfeld Auction Benefits BC/EFA

Twenty signed limited-edition prints of Al Hirschfeld's caricatures are now available for charity auction.

Prints include: Alan Alda, Julie Andrews, Kevin Bacon, Cher, Michael Crawford, Ellen Greene, Joel Grey, Mark Hamill, Jessica Lange, Jose Llana, Donna McKechnie, Ian McKellen, Liza Minnelli, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Linda Ronstadt, Lea Salonga, Patrick Stewart, Christopher Walken and John Williams.

[bestmusicalworldcup]

Jose Llana has joined the Encores production of Titanic as Thomas Andrews. Conrad Ricamora, who was originally booked for the role, has left the production due to scheduling conflicts with the Broadway transfer of the hit off-Broadway play Oh, Mary!

The Titanic cast also includes Chuck Cooper as Captain E.J. Smith, Eddie Cooper as Henry Etches, Drew Gehling as Edgar Beane, Ramin Karimloo as Frederick Barrett, Emilie Kouatchou as Caroline Neville, Judy Kuhn as Ida Straus, Bonnie Milligan as Alice Beane, Brandon Uranowitz as J. Bruce Ismay, Samantha Williams as Kate McGowan, Shereen Ahmed as Kate Murphey, Ashley Blanchet as Kate Mullins, Adam Chanler-Berat as First Officer Murdoch, Andrew Durand as Jim Farrell, Alex Joseph Grayson as Harold Bride, Jo Lampert as the Bellboy, Nathan Salstone as Fredrick Fleet, A.J. Shively as Charles Clarke, and Chip Zien as Isador Straus.

Performances are scheduled for June 11–23.

[oldbaton]

The problem with The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee is if you were in the original cast that’s who you are to me. It’s a combination of the charm of the show coupled with the best named characters I can think of. So when Jose Llana comes out as horrible dictator Ferdinand Marcos I’m just like… CHIP TOLENTINO?!?!!

[nonesuchrecords]

David Byrne and Here Lies Love Broadway cast members Lea Salonga, Arielle Jacobs, and Jose Llana gave CBS Sunday Morning a behind-the-scenes look at the production, which has its official Opening Night at the Broadway Theatre in NYC this Thursday. They spoke with correspondent Elaine Quijano about the immersive disco pop musical based on the rise and fall of Imelda Marcos and the People Power Revolution of the Philippines, featuring music by Byrne and Fatboy Slim.

[carlysonenclarnews]

Checking In With… Jose Llana, Star of The King and I, Here Lies ... - Playbill

Checking In With… Jose Llana, Star of The King and I, Here Lies ...  Playbill http://dlvr.it/Sz5Xpc

[twittercomfrnklin2001-blog]

The men of HERE LIES LOVE clockwise from top left-Conrad Ricamora, Timothy Matthew Flores, Jose Llana and Roy Flores