. >> reporter: for villarama, being in this all filipino cast is special.arcos dictatorship. >> can i get your autograph too? >> juju: like so in the cast, it's villarama's debut, a opportunity he says he was drawn to by byrne's lyrics. >> there is this poetry that he is able to pack into every single moment of every song that is just astonishing. and so the more and more i listen, the more and more i was like i need to be in this show. >> juju: and the show needs him. as the 90-minute no intermission disco musical takes a poignant turn. >> these are the actual words of the participants of the 1986 people power revolution. >> it's just decoration. >> reporter: for byrne and fatboy slim, the show is also a cautionary tale of the perils of absolute power. ♪ then the darkness begins, there was no time for choices ♪ >> the story ends with the people power revolution when the marcoses are ousted. peaceful demonstration. i thought that's very moving, and you can't top that. [ cheering ] >> byron: our thanks to juju. >>> up next, flying high together, father and s