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.

The latest realization of Josefina López' seminal play is bigger, brighter and bursting with heart as it traces Ana García's (Tatianna Córdoba) coming-of-age beneath the weight

The title of the piece signals the show’s point of view, and that there will be support and community and body positivity aplenty. That’s exactly how it goes.