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This new episode of “THEATER: All the Moving Parts,” hosted by Patrick Pacheco, features Arielle Jacobs, Jose Llana, Jasmine Forsberg and Clint Ramos discussing some of the more controversial aspects of “Here Lies Love", which chronicles the stormy romance between the despotic Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, and the people of the Philippines. The musical by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim has been one of the most talked about shows of the season, telling a story of glamour and corruption to a disco beat. Clint Ramos, the show’s costume designer and one of the lead producers, batted back the idea that “Here Lies Love” is a Filipino version of “Evita”, another show which features Argentine's First Lady Eva Peron as its devilish anti-heroine. A more apt comparison, he says would be “Cabaret”, which like “Here Lies Love”, entices its audiences with razzle dazzle before pulling the rug out from under their feet. Says Jose Llana, “My goal is to seduce this audience to love me and to love us. So then when we turn on them, it hurts much more.”

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