VIDEO: Stars of THE PROM's US Tour and Mexican Premiere Meet on Backstage with Richard Ridge

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"It's a huge honor [to be in this show]. I can't tell you how many messages we get on Instagram..." explained West. "It's so important to see yourself reflected in your own culture and in art, in stories, on a stage, on a TV screen, in books... the self-affirmation is so powerful."

Santabalbina echoed the importance of telling this story to a new audience. "Every show we have a screaming audience for our kiss. It's amazing. It's something that is really important here. Just like on Broadway, we've never had a lesbian couple as the stars of a show. Here in Mexico we are three steps behind [the US] and to have this reaction from the audience is amazing."

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