Cabaret & Concert NewsTony Winner Lea Salonga’s North American Concert Tour Will Play New York, California, Ohio, and MoreThe stage and screen star has also announced several international concert dates.
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Andrew Gans
January 09, 2020
Lea Salonga
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Tony winner Lea Salonga, most recently seen as the pie-making Mrs. Lovett in Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd in Manila and Singapore, will launch a North American concert tour in Honolulu, Hawaii, April 3, with additional dates set in New York, California, Ohio, Maryland, and more.
The stage and screen star, a Tony and Olivier winner for her performance as Kim in the original Broadway and London productions of Miss Saigon, will also play several international dates in Dubai, Singapore, Australia, and Hong Kong.
Lea Salonga and Jett Pangan in Sweeney ToddJaime Unson
“I’m thrilled to be back on the road in North America—and all around the world—in 2020,” said Salonga in a statement. “We’ve 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’t wait to perform at these gorgeous venues and connect with fans new and old in the months to come.”
North American Tour Dates: April 3–4: Honolulu, Hawaii April 10: Valley Center, California April 11: Cerritos, California April 13: Vancouver, British Columbia April 17: Bethesda, Maryland April 18: Garden City, New York April 20–21: Cincinnati, Ohio April 24–25: Indianapolis, Indiana April 28–29: Malibu, California May 1: Lancaster, California May 6 and 8: Livermore, California May 9: Modesto, California
International Dates: March 5–6: Dubai, UAE March 19–22: Singapore June 9–21: Australia with Do You Hear the People Sing? July 3–5: Hong Kong July 7: London at the Greenwich Music Time Festival September 19: Bangkok September 27–October 1: U.K., with the Floating Festivals Stages Cruise November 7: Shanghai
Salonga was the first Asian to play Eponine in the Broadway production of Les Misérables and later was seen as Fantine in the 2006 revival of the international hit musical. Most recently on Broadway in the Tony-winning revival of Once On This Island, she provided the singing voices of Princess Jasmine in the animated Disney hit Aladdin and Fa Mulan for Mulan and MulanII. Salonga currently serves as a judge on the Philippines version of TheVoice and TheVoiceKids.
Lea Salonga as Fantine in the first Broadway revival of Les Miserables
Lea Salonga as Fantine in the first Broadway revival of Les Miserables
Lea Salonga as Fantine in the first Broadway revival of Les Miserables
Lea Salonga as Fantine in the first Broadway revival of Les Miserables
Joan Marcus and Michael LePoer Trench
Lea Salonga in an Asian tour of Cinderella
Lea Salonga in an Asian tour of Cinderella
Peter Saide and Lea Salonga in an Asian tour of Cinderella
Lea Salonga and Peter Saide in an Asian tour of Cinderella
Art Acuna, Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, Lea Salonga, and Adrian Pang in The God of Carnage in Manila
Art Acuna, Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo and Lea Salonga in The God of Carnage in Manila
Menchu Lauchengco-Yulo, Art Acuna and Lea Salonga in The God of Carnage in Manila
Lea Salonga
Michael K. Lee and Lea Salonga in Allegiance
Lea Salonga and Telly Leung in Allegiance
Lea Salonga, Telly Leung, George Takei and Paul Nakauchi in Allegiance
Telly Leung and Lea Salonga in Allegiance
Lea Salonga and George Takei in Allegiance
Lea Salonga in Allegiance
Matthew Murphy
Alex Newell, Lea Salonga, and Merle Dandridge
Joan Marcus
Lea Salonga
Joan Marcus
Alex Newell, Mia Williamson, Norm Lewis, and Lea Salonga
Lea Salonga and cast of Here Lies Love
Billy Bustamante, Matthew Murphy, and Evan Zimmerman
Jeremy Secomb and Lea Salonga
Matthew Murphy
Lea Salonga in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
Matthew Murphy
Jasmine Forsberg, Beth Leavel, Bonnie Langford, Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, Joanna Riding, Kate Jennings Grant, and Maria Wirries in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends