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
Passion (musical) the shortest-running musical ever to win the Tony Award for Best Musical. The show opened in the West End, with significant musical and script revisions, at the Queen's Theatre in 1996. Directed by Jeremy Sams, the cast featured Michael Ball as Giorgio, Helen Hobson as Clara, and Maria Friedman as Fosca (Friedman had previously appeared in several Sondheim musicals in the UK). The production ran for 232 performances. A recording was later made of the show performed in concert, with nearly all of the original London cast recreating their roles and preserving the musical changes from the earlier production. A