The Musical, opening tonight on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre, the women working in a hot, small, ramshackle California dress factory momentarily break free of inhibition and ageism and the body shame over their various sizes and shapes and,

The Latina seamstresses at a dressmaking workshop in East L.A. express their credo at the top of the new musical "Real Women Have Curves." With the pulsating song "Make It Work" these women sing about how - despite their burdens and obstacles - this community of hardworking immigrant women manage to create a vibrant life.

On Broadway, the musical adaptation is a bouncy crowd pleaser about female empowerment, self-acceptance and chasing one’s dreams.