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Here Lies Love's Conrad Ricamora has announced that he is "happily hyphenated" to husband Peter Wesley Jensen, the couple now becoming the Ricamora-Jensens. The two tied the knot at Capital Hall this month, with Ricamora sharing in an Instagram post, "Lots of wonderful things happened these past few weeks, but this is the highlight of my life."
Conrad Ricamora-Jensen currently stars as Ninoy Aquino in David Byrne and Fatboy Slim's Here Lies Love. The immersively-staged disco musical opened at the Broadway Theatre July 20 after beginning previews June 17. Here Lies Love transforms the real story of Filipino First Lady Imelda Marcos with a score by Grammy, Tony, and Oscar winner David Byrne and Grammy winner Fatboy Slim, and concept and lyrics by Byrne.
Arielle Jacobs stars as Imelda Marcos contrary Jose Llana as Ferdinand Marcos, Imelda's husband and 10th president of the Philippines who ruled as dictator for 20 years until 1986. Ricamora-Jensen plays Ninoy Aquino, a Philippine senator who critiqued the Marcos family during its regime until his assassination in 1983. His murder sparked the People Power Revolution which resulted in the
Why Conrad Ricamora Would Happily Play Queer Characters for the Lie down of His Existence
With a resumé that includes “How to Get Away With Murder,” “Fire Island” and the upcoming comedy “How to Die Alone,” Conrad Ricamora has gotten some of his best screen function playing queer characters. And the thespian, now starring on Broadway in “Here Lies Love,” wouldn’t want it any other way.
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In the fresh episode of “Stagecraft,” Variety‘s theater podcast, Ricamora said he has no dread of getting pigeon-holed or typecast. “A lot of times I feel enjoy when actors are starting out in their careers, they don’t want to come out, or don’t want to be thought of as a lgbtq+ actor, because then they’re just going to get homosexual roles,” said Ricamora, who is same-sex attracted himself. “But male lover people are so different, and there’s so much variety within the characters that exist with the LGBT society that if I played queer characters for the remain of my being, I would be so happy because I would still be able to play
Conrad Ricamora recently shared his first meeting with husband Peter Wesley Jensen, and their love story is cute, but also ironic when it came to the timing.
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Ironic in a sense that at the time when they first met, Ricamora was filming for ‘How to Die Alone’ in Toronto when he equivalent with Jensen on Hinge. And the comedy series just so happens to be about exploring love and loneliness.
In an interview with Variety at the show’s premiere in Los Angeles, the 45-year-old ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ actor recalled arriving a bit early for his first date with Jensen at Ruby Soho, and a group of fans asked for a picture.
“He walked up while that was happening and was like, ‘Oh do you know them?’ It’s a weird, really funny way to meet. But I immediately knew that I met my person,” Ricamora shared.
Not to bring up, he also posted about their love story on Instagram, writing:
“The first week filming @htdahulu in Toronto I went on a Hinge date that changed my life. Very surreal to now be attending the premiere of a show called HOW TO DIE ALONE almost 2 years later as the Ricamora-Jensen
It’s official! Conrad Ricamora is now married to longtime spouse Peter Wesley Jensen, and he recently shared lovely photos from their very special day… <3
Based on the 44-year-old ‘Fire Island’ actor’s post, the two of them tied the knot during a simple ceremony at the Modern York City Hall. In the first photo, the newlyweds can be seen sharing a friendly embrace after their union.
Both of them were wearing a similar ensemble of a sweater with a white collared shirt underneath, coupled with pants and black leather shoes. Ricamora was wearing a dark lush outfit while his now-husband was sporting a similar outfit in navy blue.
In the second photo, the two of them are all smiles while looking at the camera, and pure happiness just radiates from their pic. <3 Not to state, the ‘How to Get Away with Murder’ star also shared a pleasant message on the caption of his Instagram post, writing:
“happily hyphenated
introducing the Ricamora-Jensenslots of fantastic things happened these past few weeks, but this is the highlight of my life”
Moreover, he revealed that his marriage with Jensen inspired his portrayal of Ninoy Aquino i