For most Filipinos, the first name that comes to mind whenever people talk about Broadway and musical theater is Lea Salonga.
Starting at a very young age, Lea has played a lot of roles starting with the red-haired ‘Annie’ when she was just 9 years old, eventually paving the way to her phenomenal casting and portrayal of the lead role of Kim in the musical ‘Miss Saigon.’
This coming February 17 and 18, Lea shares her repertoire of musical theater songs as she once again fills PICC’s Plenary Hall with her concert aptly titled “Songs from the Stage.’
‘This is the first exclusively musical theater concert we’ve done since 2002, which is quite a long time – fifteen years! So many new shows have been produced since then and this will definitely be a great opportunity to pay those new musicals a visit. At the same time, we’ll do older shows that we’ve not really visited yet,’ quipped Lea.
She likewise shared that music by Sondheim, Lloyd-Webber, Miranda, Bareilles, King, plus songs that the public never thought were in musicals will all highlight this much-awaited concert. ‘The jukebox medley is one I think we’ll all enjoy,’ Lea exclaimed.
She added, ‘I’m just excited to be sharing a lot of musical theater with the audience. It’s not always thought of as a hip art form, until a show called ‘Hamilton.’ This unique art form is a great entry into learning one’s history and culture, and to be a practitioner of it, in whatever way, is always enjoyable and exciting!’
Having toured all over the world, performing sold out concerts in such amazing venues as the Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Singapore’s Esplanade, Carnegie Hall in New York, and very soon, the Sydney Opera House, truly excites Lea. But performing in front of her countrymen is always something she looks forward to with bated breath. ‘It’s home. I get to sing in front of the home crowd and there’s really nothing like it!’lea salonga sings
‘Songs from the Stage’ runs at PICC’s Plenary Hall on February 17 & 18 at 8:00pm. It is directed by Bobby Garcia with musical direction by Gerard Salonga, and features the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra.
The show is in partnership with Bounty Fresh, Facial Care, Insular Life, Asiaworld Advertising, Ayala Malls, Chooks-to-Go, Mango Tree, Sofitel Philippine Plaza Manila, Life & Stills, and B&D Rental and Party Needs. For tickets, call Ticketworld at 891-9999.
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