Houston, Texas's Tony-winning Alley Theatre's staging of Josefina López’s Real Women Have Curves is underway, and Playbill has an up close and personal look at the production!

The play, recently adapted into a short-lived Broadway musical, follows five Latine women navigating the pressures of body image, immigration, and cultural expectations. Running through February 15 at the Hubbard Theatre, the production officially opens tonight, January 28. Check out a highlight real of the production above.

“It’s a famous movie with America Ferrera and even more recently a Broadway musical, but before all this, Real Women Have Curves started as a play that had its premiere in the Mission District of San Francisco in 1990. I’m excited to get back to playwright Josefina López’s original words to discover what was so special about this play that gave it such enduring success. While set in East Los Angeles, the love and humor of this play will resonate strongly here in Houston, Texas. This play is so honest, emotional, moving, and yes sometimes a bit bawdy. I just love it and am excited to share it with Houston audiences,” stated Alley artistic director Rob Melrose.

Directed by Lisa Portes, the cast includes Melinna Bobadilla as Estela, Angela Lanza as Carmen, Sophia Marcelle (The Body Snatcher) as Rosali, Brenda Palestina as Ana, and Gloria Vivica Benavides as Pancha.

The creative team includes scenic designer Mariana Sanchez, costume designer Raquel Barreto, lighting designer Mextly Couzin, composer and sound designer David R. Molina, intimacy consultant Melissa Pritchett, and dialect coach Cynthia Santos DeCure, with casting by Brandon Weinbrenner and X Casting's Victor Vazquez. The stage manager is Madolyn Friedman-Logue, and the assistant stage manager is Casey Boriskie.

For more information, visit AlleyTheatre.org.