{"id":245417,"date":"2020-02-19T01:53:32","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T06:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=245417"},"modified":"2020-02-19T01:53:32","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T06:53:32","slug":"tony-award-winner-lea-salonga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/02\/19\/tony-award-winner-lea-salonga\/","title":{"rendered":"TONY AWARD WINNER: LEA SALONGA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lea is now best known for her Tony Award winning performance in the musical, Miss Saigon. (File photo<\/a>: msleasalonga\/Instagram<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u00a0\u201cA remarkably pure, sweet and seemingly effortless voice\u201d\u00a0 <\/em>TheatreMania<\/p>\n

Date:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Monday, April 13th<\/sup> @ 8pm<\/p>\n

Venue: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 630 Hamilton St. Vancouver<\/p>\n

Ticket Prices:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 $36 – $125 plus service charges<\/p>\n

Tickets & Information:\u00a0 www.ticketmaster.ca<\/p>\n

Vancouver, BC \u00a0– Tony Award winning actress and singer Lea Salonga<\/strong> is bringing her powerful voice and perfect pitch to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre <\/strong>for only one show, Monday, April 13th<\/sup> \u00a0at 8pm.<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Now\u2019s your chance to experience her formidable talent live and in-person as she returns to the stage embarking on a North American tour.<\/p>\n

Lea is now best known for her Tony Award winning performance in the musical, Miss Saigon<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em>\u00a0In addition to the Tony, she has won the Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards, in the field of musical theatre. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Mise\u0301rables<\/em><\/strong> on Broadway and returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival. Many fans of all ages recognize Lea as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin<\/em><\/strong> and Fa Mulan for Mulan and Mulan II.<\/strong>\u00a0 For her portrayal of the beloved princesses. the Walt Disney Company bestowed her with the honor of \u201cDisney Legend\u201d.<\/p>\n

She began her career as a child star in the Philippines, making her professional debut in 1978 at the age of seven in the musical The King and I<\/em><\/strong>. She went on to star in productions of Annie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Fiddler on the Roof, The Rose Tattoo, The Sound of Music, The Goodbye Girl, Paper Moon, The Fantasticks<\/em><\/strong> and Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song <\/em><\/strong>on Broadway.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be back on the road in North America, and all around the world, in 2020\u201d, stated Salonga.\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cWe\u2019ve got a lot of new music, some old favorites, and a few surprises in store. We had so much fun with our incredible sold-out audiences last year, I can\u2019t wait to perform at these gorgeous venues and connect with fans new and old in the months to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Most recently, Lea received critical acclaim for her portrayal of Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd<\/em><\/strong> with stints in Manila and Singapore. Her 2019 The Human Heart Tour saw record-breaking audiences around the world including North American, Australia and the UK. Currently, Lea serves as a judge on the Philippines hit version of \u201cThe Voice\u201d including the ratings juggernaut \u201cThe Voice Kids\u201d.<\/p>\n

Links:\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DC8uc6Gp2fI<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jH3fblXuW2U<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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