Benjamin Velez is back on The Present Stage to talk about his new musical Real Women Have Curves, his Broadway debut as co-composer and co-lyricist! What was it like to collaborate on a new musical over Zoom with Mexican American pop star Joy Huerta? How did the collaborators approach adapting a well-known film for a contemporary audience? And how did Velez incorporate the music of the factory sewing machine into this Tony-nominated score?
Real Women Have Curves is currently playing on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre in an open-ended run. To learn more, visit www.realwomenhavecurvesbroadway.com.