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The Tony winner and legendary Lea Salonga performing "I'd Give My Life for You" in the Manila production of Miss Saigon in 2000. *Removal notice from copyrig...
Before all the recognition and accolades, Lea Salonga was a 17-year-old dreamer who hesitantly took her chances by showing up at the audition of the highly anticipated London musical Miss Saigon. Lea impressed the strict, meticulous Miss Saigon production team and bagged the coveted role of Kim.
Salonga began her career as a child in Philippine musical theatre productions and rose to international recognition in 1989 for playing the lead role of Kim in the original West End and Broadway productions of Miss Saigon.
Lea Salonga's Audition for Miss Saigon. With Claude-Michel Schonberg on piano and Nicholas Hytner, Cameron Mackintosh, Alain Boublil looking on. Sweet!Watch ...
Here's Lea's inimitable performance of 'Sun and Moon' in the Manila production 12 years ago. I uploaded this for those who are planning to audition for the 2...
Feb 26, 2024 · An excited “yes!” was heard from Lea Salonga when she learned that Boublil & Schönberg’s classic musical “Miss Saigon” coming back to the Philippines was opened up, where she said its timely story is one of the reasons why it continues to resonate with many generations.
Lea is best known for her Tony Award winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to the Tony, she has won the Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway and returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival.
Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is renown across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch. She is best known for her Tony Award winning role in Miss Saigon. Additional performances include Les Misérables, Aladdin, Mulan, Flower Drum Song, Cinderella, Allegiance, and
Feb 8, 2024 · In this Philippine STAR Q&A, Lea candidly shared her memories from the musical first staged on West End in 1989 — from revelations about the love scenes to the challenges of a raked stage — as well...
Miss Saigon is a sung-through stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini 's 1904 opera Madama Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover.
