Aaron Zebede "La Cage aux Folles" and did a one-week run as 'Shrek' in "Shrek the Musical". In 2017 he played the role of 'Edna Turnblad' in the Panamanian revival of "Hairspray (musical)". As director, Zebede directed Elton John & Tim Rice's "Aida" at the National Theatre of Panama as well as Lin-Manuel Miranda's "In The Heights" at the Teatro El Círculo (both in 2013), Schönberg & Boublil’s "Les Misérables" in 2014, Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Jesus Christ Superstar" in 2015, Larry Kramer's AIDS drama "The Normal Heart", the ABBA inspired hit "Mamma Mia!" at the Teatro Anayansi, the rock musical "Rock of
An American in Paris (musical) "ACCA" Award. An American in Paris (musical) An American in Paris is a musical play inspired by the 1951 Academy Award-winning film of the same name and adapted for the stage by Christopher Wheeldon. It opened at the Palace Theatre on Broadway in April 2015, following an engagement at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Incorporating songs from George and Ira Gershwin, the book is by Craig Lucas. The musical won several Tony Awards. The Broadway production closed in October 2016. A US national tour opened in the autumn of 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts, and a London West End production