EPISODE · May 21, 2025 · 36 MIN
Benjamin Velez — REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES
from The Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers · host Benjamin Velez, Dan Rubins
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. Follow The Present Stage on Instagram at @thepresentstageThe Present Stage: Conversations with Theater Writers is hosted by Dan Rubins, a theater critic for Theatermania and Slant Magazine. You can also find Dan's reviews on Cast Album Reviews and in The New Yorker's Briefly Noted column.The Present Stage supports the national nonprofit Hear Your Song. If you'd like to learn more about Hear Your Song and how to support empowering youth with serious illnesses to make their voices heard though songwriting, please visit www.hearyoursong.org
What this episode covers
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?
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