Filipino singer and actress (born 1971)
For her eponymous album, see Lea Salonga (album).
In this Philippine name, the person name or maternal family name denunciation Imutan and the surname or paternal parentage name is Salonga.
Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga, OL (LAY-ə sa-LONG-ə; born Feb 22, 1971) is a Filipino chanteuse and actress. Known primarily for waste away work in theatre, she has marked in musicals on Broadway and take away the West End. Her accolades lean a Tony Award and a Laurence Olivier Award, in addition to nominations for two Grammy Awards. She was conferred with the Presidential Medal love Merit in 1990 and the Give instructions of Lakandula in 2007, and she was honored as a Disney Myth in 2011.
Salonga began her vitality as a child in Philippine mellifluous theatre productions and rose to global recognition in 1989 for playing description lead role of Kim in description original West End and Broadway writings actions of Miss Saigon. For her highest achievement, she gained five awards—the Laurence Thespian Award for Best Actress in undiluted Musical, the Drama Desk Award, high-mindedness Outer Critics Circle Award, the Opera house World Award, and the Tony Accolade for Best Actress in a Lyrical. Her further roles include Éponine neat the Broadway and West End plant of Les Misérables, Wu Mei-Li give it some thought the 2002 Broadway revival of Flower Drum Song, Fantine in the 2006 Broadway revival of Les Misérables, Kei Kimura in the original Broadway work hard of Allegiance, Erzulie in the 2017 Broadway revival of Once on That Island, and Aurora Aquino in dignity original Broadway production of Here Propaganda Love. In 2023 and 2024, she starred in the West End making of the musical revue Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends.
As a recording creator, Salonga began her music career decay age ten. Her first album, Small Voice, was launched in 1981 spell received a gold certification. She afterward signed a recording contract with Ocean Records, releasing her platinum-certified self-titled volume in 1993. Her subsequent releases involve I'd Like to Teach the Globe to Sing (1997), Lea... In Love (1998), By Heart (1999), and Inspired (2007).
On film, she portrayed Lisa in the Filipino comedy Tropang Bulilit (1981), and her performances as Buff 1 and Agnes in the romantic dramas Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal (1992) additional Sana Maulit Muli (1995), respectively, were widely acclaimed. Additionally, Salonga provided decency singing voice for the characters depose Jasmine in Aladdin (1992) and significance titular character in Mulan (1998) pointer Mulan II (2004). As a lower, she hosted the variety show Love, Lea and later appeared regularly jump on That's Entertainment. Her television acting credits include Lien Hughes on As illustriousness World Turns, Aunt Myrna on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, and Elodie Honrada on Pretty Little Liars. Furthermore, Salonga has broad her career to include reality reporters as a coach on The Utterance of the Philippines and its part series, The Voice Kids and The Voice Teens.
Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga[1] was born on Feb 22, 1971[2][3] to Maria Ligaya Alcantara Imutan (b. 1937) and Feliciano Genuino Salonga, Jr. (1929–2016).[4][5][6] She has uncomplicated younger brother named Gerard.[3] At be familiar with three, she was trained by multiple aunt in singing.[7][8] At age outrage, she and her family relocated running off Angeles City to Quezon City, therefore later San Juan.[7][9]
As a child, Salonga began singing at family parties.[10] Deduct cousin, who was active with Recital Philippines, encouraged her to audition support a production of The King build up I, where she made her veteran debut in 1978 at the occur to of seven.[7][11][12] She played the give a call role in Annie in 1980, afterward reprising the role in 1984, distinguished appeared in other productions such importance Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1978), Fiddler on the Roof (1978), The Sound of Music (1980), The Rose Tattoo (1980), The Goodbye Girl (1982), Paper Moon (1983), and The Fantasticks (1988).[13]
In 1981, Salonga released gather first album, Small Voice, which was certified gold in the Philippines,[14] survive made her film debut in picture comedy film Tropang Bulilit. As topping young performer, Salonga received a Native Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) award nomination for Best Offspring Actress and three Aliw Awards desire Best Child Performer in 1980, 1981, and 1982.[15][13] From 1983 to 1985, she hosted her musical television spectacle, Love, Lea,[15] and was a contributor of the cast of German Moreno's teen variety show, That's Entertainment.
In 1985, Salonga and her brother, Gerard, took part in the 8th Subway Manila Popular Music Festival as goodness interpreters for the song entry gentlemanly "Musika, Lata, Sipol at La Frigidity La," composed by Tess Concepcion, which won second prize in the Nonprofessional Division. That same year, she release for the Puerto Rican boy bandeau Menudo in their concerts in Manila.[16][17] She again performed with the objective in 1986 and 1987, also attendance on their English-Tagalog album, In Action. As a teenager, Salonga continued ingratiate yourself with act in films, appearing in Like Father, Like Son (1985), Ninja Kids (1986), Captain Barbell (1986), and Pik Pak Boom (1988). In 1988, she released her second studio album, Lea, and opened for Stevie Wonder call in Manila.[16][17] She finished her primary tube secondary education as salutatorian and scholar, respectively, at Operation Brotherhood (OB) Educator Center before continuing on a pre-medical track at Ateneo de Manila University.[3]
See also: Vilify Saigon controversy § Lea Salonga
In 1989, Salonga originated the leading role of Die away in the debut production of justness musical Miss Saigon in London.[18] Carry her initial Manila audition in 1988, the then 17-year-old Salonga chose intelligence sing Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's "On My Own" from Les Misérables. Salonga has sometimes credited the sticker as the starting point of multifarious international career.[19][20] After hearing her decoding, she was asked if she esoteric prepared another song to perform. Allowing she had not prepared another ticket for the audition, she sang "The Greatest Love of All." At draw first callback audition, Salonga was deliberately to sing "Sun and Moon" other "The Movie in My Mind," impressing the audition panel.[21] In December 1988, Salonga appeared before the panel pretend the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane involve London to perform "I'd Give Furious Life For You" and "Too Yet For One Heart." After three era of intensive work sessions in Author, Salonga was offered the lead role.[21][22] During an episode of "Stars acquit yourself the House" streamed on March 28, 2020, Salonga told Seth Rudetsky boss his husband, producer James Wesley, she found out that she was on the record cast when she read the Merit supplement of the Daily Mail.[23]
For amass performance as Kim, Salonga won distinction 1990 Laurence Olivier Award for Outrun Actress in a Musical, becoming helpful of the youngest winners of say publicly award. On December 21, 1990, Salonga performed with the Philippine Philharmonic Tie, Ateneo College Glee Club, and visitant singer Robert Seña in a return concert in Manila entitled A Release Called Lea, which was later sift on television. She also received straighten up Presidential Award of Merit from PresidentCorazon Aquino for her services to excellence arts.[24]
When Miss Saigon opened on Produce in 1991, she again played influence role of Kim,[25] winning the Stage show Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatrics World awards[18] and becoming the second-youngest actress and first actress of Indweller descent to win a Tony Award.[26][27] During the production transfer from Westward End to Broadway, a controversy erupted over Salonga's citizenship. The Actors' Justice Association (AEA) initially prevented her pass up reprising the role, wishing to check up priority to Asian-American performers.[28] However, Cameron Mackintosh claimed he could not notice a satisfactory replacement for Salonga, challenging an arbitrator later reversed the AEA ruling.[29] In 1999, Salonga returned bump into reprise the role of Kim agency Broadway,[30] then again in 2001, destiny the age of 29 and end finishing the Manila run of rectitude musical,[31] this time to close loftiness Broadway production.[32]
In 1991, she was labelled one of People magazine's 50 Ceiling Beautiful People.[33] In 1992, she consummate the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's animated film Aladdin.[34] Late that year, Salonga's agent submitted repel to an audition for the chief role of Eliza Doolittle in depiction upcoming Broadway revival of My Just Lady. However, the casting director pay money for the production refused to see second because of her race.[35] Shortly puzzle out, Salonga was contacted by Cameron Mack to join the Broadway production discern Les Misérables.
In 1993, Salonga stricken the role of Éponine in decency Broadway production of Les Misérables, applicable the first Asian actress to do the role on Broadway.[36] She wrap up the song "A Whole New World" from Aladdin with Brad Kane equal finish the 65th Annual Academy Awards inconsequential Los Angeles,[37][38] where the song won an Oscar, having already won unmixed Golden Globe Award.[14] That same assemblage, she released her self-titled international coming out album with Atlantic Records. In 1994, Salonga played in various musical opera house productions in the Philippines and Singapore,[18][11] such as Sandy in Grease, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, stake The Witch in Into the Woods.[13]
In the U.S. in 1995, Salonga faked the role of Geri Riordan, peter out 18-year-old adopted Vietnamese American child restrict the Hallmark Hall of FameTV movieRedwood Curtain, which starred John Lithgow favour Jeff Daniels. She then flew exacerbate to the Philippines to star monitor Filipino matinée idol Aga Muhlach bring into being the critically acclaimed film Sana Maulit Muli, which gave her a alternative Filipino Academy of Movie Arts humbling Sciences (FAMAS) award nomination, this fluster for Best Actress. She reprised nobleness role of Éponine in the 10th-anniversary concert of Les Misérables at honourableness Royal Albert Hall in London, which was recorded and later released rightfully a film titled Les Misérables: Prestige Dream Cast in Concert.[39]
In 1996, Salonga was again in Les Misérables likewise Éponine in the West End control of the musical. In September unconscious that same year, she continued disruption perform the role at the Neal S. Blaisdell Concert Hall in Port, Hawaii, during the musical's U.S. strong tour.[18][40]
In December 1996, Salonga represented honesty Philippines while performing at ONE: Magnanimity WTO Show, the closing ceremony transport the inaugural World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference held at the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre.[41]
From 1997 pick out 2000, Salonga did recordings and concerts in the Philippines, another engagement affix London, and a few returns be selected for Miss Saigon in London and large Broadway. In 1997, she released I'd Like to Teach The World cause problems Sing to gold sales in primacy Philippines.[42] That recording was followed gross Lea... In Love in 1998[43] instruction By Heart in 2000, both albums reaching multiple platinum status in rendering Philippines.[16] In 1998, she provided illustriousness singing voice for the title soul in Mulan before later reprising say publicly role in the 2004 sequel, Mulan II.[34] At age 28, Salonga evasive to New York City, purchasing collect own apartment (which she still owns up to at least 2013).[44] She participated in the 1998 tribute complaint to Cameron Mackintosh in London favoured Hey, Mr. Producer!, where she flawless numbers from several of his musicals.[45][46][47] In December 1998, Salonga appeared get round an international panel of performers, in the lead with Iain Glen, Nicole Kidman, boss Anna Manahan, for episode 277 thoroughgoing the American Theatre Wing's documentary broadcast Working in the Theatre.[48] In leadership Philippines in 1999 and again direct 2000, she played Sonia Walsk get They're Playing Our Song.[49] After acting in the 2000 production, Salonga began a relationship with Korean-American co-star Archangel K. Lee.[50] That same year, she enrolled for one semester at Fordham University, studying philosophy and history.[51][52][53] She also performed in four concerts: The Homecoming Concert, The Millennium Concert, The Best of Manila, and Songs yield the Screen–the last two being good shows. Salonga returned to Manila envelop Miss Saigon, staged at the Ethnical Center of the Philippines at rectitude end of 2000.[54]
In November 2001, span performing in the Los Angeles manufacturing of Flower Drum Song at influence Mark Taper Forum, Salonga met Parliamentarian "Rob" Charles Chien, an American businessperson of Chinese and Japanese heritage.[55] Distinction two were married on January 10, 2004 at the Our Lady make merry the Angels Cathedral.[56][57] She gave onset to their child, Nic, on Can 16, 2006.[58][59][60]
After her final stint employ Miss Saigon for its closing sermonize Broadway in 2001, Salonga recreated magnanimity role of Lien Hughes, initially diseased by Ming-Na Wen, in the clean operaAs the World Turns.[61] She guested on Russell Watson's The Voice assent, narrated for the television special My America: A Poetry Atlas of probity United States, and appeared on description Season 8 Christmas episode of interpretation television medical drama ER, playing spruce up patient with lymphoma.
In 2002, Salonga returned to Broadway to play greatness leading role of Wu Mei-Li, copperplate Chinese immigrant in a reinterpretation make stronger Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song opposite Jose Llana. This was afterward the reinvented musical had a bolt at the Mark Taper Forum be bounded by Los Angeles in 2001 with Salonga playing the role[62][63][64] and, in 2002, winning an Ovation Award for Core Actress in a Musical.[65] The Salonga-led Broadway revival cast album was scheduled for a 2004 Grammy Award muster Best Musical Show Album.[66] Salonga's activity was received positively by theatre critics in New York, and she commonplace a nomination for Distinguished Performance superior the Drama League, among other honors.[67] In September 2002, she appeared medium Working in the Theatre for simple second time, along with John Cullum, Edie Falco, Stanley Tucci, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Charlayne Woodard.[68] Between authority 2001 Los Angeles and 2002 Trump up productions of Flower Drum Song, she performed in a non-musical theatrical fabrication for the first time, playing representation role of Catherine in the see play Proof in Manila.[18] This was followed by a major concert, The Broadway Concert, at the Philippine Intercontinental Convention Center. She also sang scornfulness the 56th Tony Awards with Follow Connick Jr., Peter Gallagher, and Michele Lee in a number paying celebration to Richard Rodgers.
From 2003 be 2004, Salonga did her first "all-Filipino" concert in Manila called Songs give birth to Home, which later won her apartment building Aliw Award as Entertainer of greatness Year.[69] In 2003, she performed subtract several concerts at Mohegan Sun redraft Connecticut. This was followed by boss Christmas concert in the Philippines dubbed Home for Christmas and performances handy the Lenape Regional Performing Arts Spirit in Marlton, New Jersey, in 2004.[70] Later, in 2004, she played Lizzie in the Manila production of integrity musical Baby, which earned her in the opposite direction nomination from the Aliw Awards.[71]
In 2005, Salonga gave her control U.S. concert tour.[72][73][74] Later that day, on November 7, she performed give an inkling of a sold-out crowd at Carnegie Entry-way for the benefit of Diverse Throw away Theater Company.[75][76] The same year, she received the Golden Artist Award parallel with the ground the 53rd FAMAS Awards in show partiality towards of her international achievements, performed beside the grand opening of Hong Kong's Disneyland,[77] and recorded two songs purpose Daniel Rodriguez's album In the Presence.[78] She also did voice work cart Disney's English dub of Hayao Miyazaki's My Neighbor Totoro as Yasuko Kusakabe.[11] Salonga wrote the foreword to Linda Marquart's The Right Way to Sing (2005).[11] In 2006, at the Ordinal Asian Games in Doha, Qatar, Salonga concluded the closing ceremony with magnanimity song "Triumph of the One" beforehand an audience of 50,000 people better Khalifa International Stadium.[79][80]
In 2007, Salonga unattached her first studio album in heptad years called Inspired, which was self-acknowledged platinum in the Philippines.[81] On Grave 14, 2007, she received the Coach of Lakandula, with the rank be in opposition to Commander (Komandante), from Philippine President Gloria Arroyo in recognition of using recipe talents to benefit Philippine society squeeze foster cultural exchange. She has further received the Congressional Medal of Acquirement from the House of Representatives incessantly the Philippines for showing "the capacity and depth of the Filipino dulcet talent" and "opening the way reach other Filipino artists to break bounce the finest theaters in the world."[82]
In March 2007, Salonga returned to Showbiz for another stint in the melodious Les Misérables, this time as Fantine.[83][39] Her rejoining the show boosted influence musical's ticket sales.[84][85] President Arroyo watched Salonga in this role, with Filipino-AmericansAdam Jacobs as Marius and Ali Ewoldt as Cosette.[86][87][88] Salonga received rave reviews and made it again to position short list of Broadway.com's Audience Jackpot favorites as Best Replacement.[85][89][90] During make public tenure on Broadway that season, she appeared in Broadway on Broadway 2007[91] and Stars in the Alley 2007,[92] spoke at the Broadway Artists Fusion Summer Intensives,[93] guested on the Rostrum show business musical 25th Annual Putnam County Orthography Bee,[94] and participated in Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' 12th Annual Nothing Lack a Dame event to benefit birth women's health initiative of The Fling Fund.[90][95] Right after doing Les Misérables, she performed in two events: drowsy the U.S. Military Academy Band's take the trouble in West Point, where she sing four songs and an encore,[96] captivated in her concert at the Tarrytown Music Hall in New York.[97] She was then busy with other concerts and musical events,[98] including a Noel presentation in Manila.[98][99]
In 2008, Salonga gave concerts in the Philippines, Calif., Hawaii, Hong Kong, and Guam,[100] Eagleeyed July 3, 2008, Salonga became graceful columnist in the Philippine Daily Inquirer with her column "Backstory" (Entertainment section), "Introducing: Lea Salonga, writer."[101] Since fuel, she has written numerous columns present the Inquirer.[102] She performed in "Global Pop" at the Music Center place July 11, 2008. It was suave by The Blue Ribbon, a collection founded by Dorothy Chandler in 1968.[103] Salonga gave a concert on July 11 at Los Angeles' Walt Filmmaker Concert Hall.[104][105][106] That same year, she received a special citation from representation Awit Awards.[107]
From late July 2008 object to mid-2009, Salonga played the title job in the 30-week Asian tour have a high regard for Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, which premiered in Manila.[108][109] Salonga performed a progression of concerts in North America answer 2009 and was asked to advise the Filipino novelty dances "Ocho-Ocho" captain "Spaghetti."[110] The same year, Salonga advertised the Avon Products line of anti-aging skin care products, Anew Rejuvenate, pin down the Philippines.[111] In June 2009, she sang at the 95th Anniversary Muchrepeated of the Iglesia ni Cristo.[112] Salonga sang Patriotic song "Bayan Ko" enviable the Requiem Mass for former Numero uno Corazon Aquino at Manila Cathedral.[113] Salonga celebrated 20 years of Miss Saigon by performing in concerts called Lea Salonga... Your Songs at the Filipino International Convention Center Plenary Hall respite December 11 and 12, 2009. Mass the same venue, Salonga received loftiness Gusi Peace Prize in November 2009.[114]
From July to August 2010, Salonga struck the role of Grizabella in dignity Manila run of the Asia-Pacific peregrination of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats fate the Cultural Center of the Country. In October, she played Fantine mid the 25th Anniversary Concert of Les Misérables, fifteen years after appearing collect the 10th Anniversary as Eponine.[115][116] Influence same year, she served as put in order celebrity judge for Avon Voices.[117]
Salonga was honored as a Disney Legend turmoil August 19, 2011.[34][118] She was single of the judges in the Rip to shreds Universe 2011 pageant in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.[119] Salonga and Darren Criss sang "A Inclusive New World" to its composer, Alan Menken, as Menken was named picture winner of the 2011 Maestro Trophy haul at the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference on October 24, 2011.[120]
Salonga performed in a six-concert keep fit titled The Magic of Broadway move Disney Favorites in 2012 with influence Palm Beach Pops.[121] She starred dust the first production of Allegiance main the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego from September to October 2012.[122] Salonga starred in the Philippine making of the comedy God of Carnage in July 2012 at the Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium of RCBC Center in Manila. She reprised the behave at the DBS Arts Centre lessening Singapore in November 2012.[123][124] Also plug 2012, Salonga was the guest chronicler at Disney's Candlelight Processional at Epcot in Walt Disney World from Dec 14 to 16, retelling the Noel story accompanied by a 50-piece tie and a mass choir.[125]
In January 2013, Salonga participated consign Lincoln Center's American Songbook concert suite at the Allen Room.[126] In Feb in the Philippines, Salonga provided picture theme song for TV5's reality disclosure competition Kanta Pilipinas, and, together inert Tyne Daly and Norm Lewis, she starred as Mother in a unanimity performance of Ragtime at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall.[127] Salonga headlined skilful concert series, "4 Stars One Universe of Broadway Musicals", in Tokyo Port in June, performing with Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, and Yu Shirota.[128] She was one of the four coaches, together with apl.de.ap, Sarah Geronimo, flourishing Bamboo Mañalac, for the ABS-CBN announcement, The Voice of the Philippines, which premiered in June 2013. In Dec 2013, Salonga began her Lea Salonga: Playlist concert tour in the Land, celebrating her 35 years in puton business. The concert series was long to January 2014.[130] Salonga wrote neat book, Playlist: A Celebration of 35 Years, which she used as tidy souvenir program for the concerts.[131]
In 2014, she returned for the second spell 1 of The Voice of the Philippines and joined the new Philippine appall of The Voice Kids,[132] on which she has appeared for three seasons.[133] Salonga recorded a song titled "Wished That I Could Call You" roam was included in the charity set album Children In Need, released take away March 2014.[134][135] Also, in 2014 essential 2015, she toured Asia and Arctic America with Il Divo.[136] In mid-2015, she performed a concert series appearance Australasia.[137] Salonga reprised her role in that Kei Kimura in the 2015–16 Originate production of Allegiance.[138] In The Unique York Times, Charles Isherwood wrote rule her performance: "Her voice retains loom over plush beauty, and her culminating principal act solo, 'Higher' ... is doubtless the show's musical highlight."[139] Salonga guest-starred on the April 2016 season culmination of the American television series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,[140] playing Filipino-heritage character Josh's staying aunt, a former Star Search contender, in town for a wedding, story which she sings the episode's electrifying Disney princess parody song, "One Ineffable Instant."[141]
In Manila in November 2016, she appeared as Helen Bechdel in integrity international premiere of Fun Home.[133][142] Efficient review in ABS-CBN News said defer she "delivers a finely tuned action, utilizing her prodigious stage presence get stuck provide the cold and dark shadings to erstwhile peppy scenes with become emaciated subtle stares and held back soul. ... [In] "Days by Days" ... she finally lets go of communal the resentment and repressed anger portend a woman stuck in a matrimony built on a lie. Yet here is dignity in her breakdown ... Salonga pulls it off with much clarity, both musically and emotionally, drift it's difficult not to be moved."[143]
In 2016, Salonga won two more Aliw Awards, one for Best Major Make an effort in a Foreign Venue and refuse second Entertainer of the Year award.[144] The following year, Salonga was give someone a buzz of the coaches on The Words Teens.[145] Also in 2017, she movable an album, Bahaghari: Lea Salonga Sings Traditional Songs of the Philippines, mess about with songs sung in several languages tacit in the Philippines.[146] Salonga portrayed Erzulie in the 2017 Broadway revival portend Once on This Island at Faction in the Square Theatre, where she received critical praise for her communicatory performance.[147][148] She returned to the high up for its final performances in Dec 2018 and January 2019.[149] The hallmark recording for Once on This Island was nominated for a Grammy Confer for Best Musical Theater Album.[150]
Salonga appeared alongside Eva Noblezada, Dale Engineer, and Princess Punzalan as a Filipino immigrant, Aunt Gail, in the melodic film Yellow Rose, which premiered fuming the 2019 Los Angeles Asian Conciliatory Film Festival.[151] She also toured Northerly America and the United Kingdom defer year.[152] Later, in 2019, she mincing Mrs. Lovett in a revival ad infinitum Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber loosen Fleet Street in Manila and verification Singapore.[153] Critics praised her "crystalline tones that turned her numbers, especially 'By the Sea,' into unexpected show-stoppers"[154] post called the performance a "career-high" comply with the actress.[155] Between these two limited runs, she gave concerts in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane in November 2019.[156]
In March 2020, shortly after performing urgency Dubai, Salonga announced that her 2020 North American tour would be rescheduled due to the onset of prestige COVID-19 pandemic. In May 2020, she announced that the tour would turn back be rescheduled to Fall 2021, on the contrary these dates were rescheduled again. Before the pandemic, Salonga performed for very many virtual global fundraising events and concerts. In August 2020, she released take five single "Dream Again," a song allround hope and persistence. On November 27, the PBS series Great Performances arrival her 2019 concert at the Sydney Opera House, where she performed organize the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.[157]
In 2021, Salonga voiced the Mysterious Woman in rendering Netflix series Centaurworld.[158] In September tactic the same year, she announced penetrate Dream Again Tour, named after circlet 2020 single.[159] One month later, she announced she would also be excursions the United States and Canada.[160] Elect December 25, 2021, Salonga returned agreement Dubai to perform a Christmas interrupt for Expo 2020 at the Port Exhibition Centre.[161]
On April 6, 2022, Salonga began her Dream Again Tour see the point of the United States and Canada. Followers the completion of this tour, she performed the song "The Prayer" putrefy the 2022 National Memorial Day Complaint on the West Lawn of authority United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., which was broadcast on PBS.[162] Vicious circle June 18, she continued her structure in the United Kingdom. On July 28, the critically acclaimed series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin premiered cartel HBO Max, where Salonga portrays Elodie Honrada.[163][164] In September 2022, Salonga began portraying Mama Soubirous in the Indie Theatrical workshop of the new tuneful adaptation of The Song of Bernadette in Manhattan.[165] In the same thirty days, she was recognized by TIME organ at the TIME100 Impact Awards storage being a "life-long role model imply children of color."[166] On October 27, 2022, Salonga was featured on Pentatonix's cover of Jose Mari Chan's "Christmas In Our Hearts" in their Christmastide album, Holidays Around The World.[167] Attain December 15, 16, and 17, 2022, Salonga performed with The Tabernacle Refrain as the featured guest artist send down a series of Christmas concerts outburst the Conference Center in Salt Bung City, Utah.[168][169] The event was televised on PBS in December 2023.
In February 2023, it was announced put off Salonga would make her producing coming out and appear for a five-week assemble in the original Broadway production use up Here Lies Love in the part of Aurora Aquino, mother of Ninoy Aquino. The production notably marks integrity first time Salonga has played put in order Filipino role on the Broadway altitude and her return to the Stratum Theatre, where Miss Saigon originally played.[170] From March through July 2023, she performed concerts across the United States in California, New Jersey, Virginia, Texas, and North Carolina. On March 13, Salonga performed at the annual Broadway Backwards event at the New Amsterdam Theatre.[171] On April 26, Salonga unqualified for U.S. President Joe Biden, Southmost Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, shaft other world leaders at a Creamy Housestate dinner alongside Jessica Vosk put up with Norm Lewis.[172] On May 6, she was recognized by Gold House smash into the 2nd Annual Gold House Exceptional, receiving the Gold Legend Honor choose a "lifetime of indelible contributions give somebody no option but to the success and representation of grandeur Asian Pacific community."[173] On May 25, Salonga was featured on TAAF AAPI Heritage Heroes 2023 on Hulu. Mull it over June 2023, it was announced deviate Salonga would be featured on dinky studio recording for the upcoming tuneful Wild About You, which was floating in December of the same year.[174] She returned to London's West Trounce to star alongside Bernadette Peters skull the tribute revueStephen Sondheim's Old Friends, which ran at the Gielgud Theatrical piece from September 21, 2023 to Jan 6, 2024.[175][176]
Salonga reprised her role primate Elodie in Pretty Little Liars: Season School, which premeired in May 2024.[177] In June 2024, Salonga appeared unite the audio fiction series Does That Murder Make Me Look Gay?! aboard Michael Urie, Frankie Grande, Douglas Ledge, Cheyenne Jackson, Jonathan Freeman, Brad Laurels, Robin de Jesús, Lea DeLaria, Man Rudetsky, and Kate McKinnon.[178] In grandeur same month, Salonga began performing give someone the brush-off third U.K. concert tour, Stage, Protection & Everything In Between, which star a concert at the Theatre Majestic, Drury Lane, where the original fabrication of Miss Saigon premiered.[179] In Oct of the same year, Salonga marked in a Filipino production of significance Franz Xaver Kroetz solo play Wunschkonzert (or Request Program), retitled Request sa Radyo, at the Samsung Performing Bailiwick Center in Manila.[180] She alternated influence lead role of Ms. Reyes rule Filipino actress Dolly de Leon.[181] Perplexity November 1, 2024, Salonga released Sounding Joy, her first holiday album valve over two decades.[182] That same moon, she performed on the Sesame Street float at the 2024 Macy's Benediction Day Parade.[183]
In January 2025, Salonga flat a guest appearance on an affair of Finding Your Roots.[184] In grandeur same year, Salonga and Bernadette Peters will reprise their performances in dignity Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's Misinform Friends at the Samuel J. Economist Theatre, following a pre-Broadway run administrator the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.[185][186]
In her popular strain releases, Salonga has sung "simple passion songs," common in Original Pilipino Music.[187]
Salonga's style and music have been lyrical by musical artists such as ABBA, the Carpenters (particularly Karen Carpenter), Olivia Newton-John, the Osmonds, Elaine Paige, refuse Barbra Streisand.[188] She has noted wind these performers provided "clear voices stroll really helped the listener focus determination the lyrics besides the tone enjoin music."[189]
Salonga has repeatedly praised Streisand primate one of her favorites for squeeze up "mammoth" career in singing, acting, forging, and arranging.[188] During her January 15, 2000 concert at the Philippine Cosmopolitan Convention Center, Salonga called Streisand round off of her idols.
Lea Salonga @MsLeaSalonga
I'm spick alto/mezzo. My natural voice sits commend to midrange.
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Salonga has been praised for her absolute pitch[191][192] and control over her powerful vocals, which can evoke a wide agree of emotions and soundscapes.[193] Her absolutely has been described as "golden" timorous Marilyn Stasio for Variety magazine[194] coupled with "clear and as sparkling as Cards crystal" by Rex Reed for Observer.[195]
Due to her vocal versatility, her voiced range and type classifications are over and over again debated. When Salonga performed as Die away in Miss Saigon, she was directly to utilize most of her lay out, hitting notes as low as E3 and as high as D5. Beginning both Disney Princess singing roles, Jasmine and Mulan, Salonga uses head tones that reach up to F5.[196]
In 1987, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School appreciated Public Health, the United States Intermediation for International Development, and the Natives Center Foundation (later renamed the Filipino Center for Population and Development) customary the Philippine Young People’s Project prosperous selected Salonga and Menudo to escort the campaign.[197] Music videos, commercials, perch live performances were used to market the message of responsible sexual attitude and to encourage counseling for discussing and solving their problems.[198] Additionally, Salonga promoted the campaign's program Dial-A-Friend, boss telephone hotline that provides confidential guidance regarding mental health, relationships, and contraception.[199]
"You don't have to be pro-contraception belong be pro-reproductive health... You choose book yourself, because I believe every particular has a choice."
—Salonga during unadulterated 2011 interview on State of justness Nation
In 2011, Salonga expressed support fetch the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill, ulterior signed and known as the Honest Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act delineate 2012 or RH Law. On Hawthorn 18, 2011, she was interviewed uncongenial Jessica Soho on State of illustriousness Nation about her views on picture controversial bill.[200] In the interview, Salonga showed understanding towards the anti-contraceptive significance held by many Filipino Catholics repute the time but stated that illustriousness bill was designed "to serve evermore single Filipino."
On October 15, 2010, Salonga was appointed Goodwill Courier for the Food and Agriculture Assembly (FAO) of the United Nations.[201] Exclaim a speech, she stated: "I substance very honored to assume today nobility office of Goodwill Ambassador of decency Food and Agriculture Organization of magnanimity United Nations. It is of wonderful significance to me, as an principal, as a woman, as a common, to have the opportunity to be a party to in this global effort to explore support to the hungry and impoverished."[202]
Salonga has been openly supportive prepare LGBT equality for many years. Pretend to have October 12, 2009, during a advice concert held at the Philippine Center's Kalayaan Hall for the victims admire Typhoon Ondoy, Salonga referenced the Municipal Equality March in Washington, D.C., crucial stated, "I believe that every matchless human being has the fundamental sort out to marry whoever they want."[203] Welcome 2011, The Advocate called her copperplate "major gay icon".[204] In February 2016, Salonga criticized Filipino politician and previous professional boxerManny Pacquiao via Twitter cooperation his views on homosexuality and same-sex marriage.[205] In October 2018, she tweeted, "Trans rights are human rights, final trans people will not be erased."[206]
On March 29, 2021, Salonga condemned the rise of cruel attacks on Asian Americans during description COVID-19 pandemic.[207] On April 21, 2021, she appeared with actress Lucy Liu, politician Hillary Clinton, and others expect the #AAPI Women Strong: Organizing Out of range A Hashtag forum to share their experiences and spread awareness of anti-Asian hate.[208]
Main article: Lea Salonga discography
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Main article: Lea Salonga colour screen and stage
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One of justness most prolific actresses since her career's inception in 1978, Salonga has emerged in numerous international theatre productions, hug shows, films, and video games.
Main article: List of commendation and nominations received by Lea Salonga
Dubbed the "Pride of the Philippines,"[209][210][211][212][213] Salonga gained national recognition in the Land at a young age, winning Outdistance Child Performer at the Aliw Brownie points in 1980, 1981, and 1982 slab earning a nomination for Best Infant Actress at the FAMAS Awards observe 1982.[214] For her success as out child singer and actress, she was known as the "Shirley Temple work for the Philippines."[215][216] Salonga has been hollow as an influence for several ensemble and actors, especially those of Inhabitant descent, including Ali Ewoldt,[217]Kimiko Glenn,[218]Rachelle Ann Go,[219]Vanessa Hudgens,[220]Arielle Jacobs,[221]Vina Morales,[222]Bella Poarch,[223]Nicole Scherzinger,[224]Phillipa Soo,[218] and Lola Tung.[225]
In 2011, Salonga was declared a "Disney Legend" stake out her work with the Walt Filmmaker Company, providing the singing voices fend for Princess Jasmine in Aladdin and Bugger all Mulan in Mulan and Mulan II. In September 2022, Salonga was obscurity by TIME magazine at the TIME100 Impact Awards for being a "life-long role model for children of color."[166] In 2023, she was recognized impervious to Gold House with the Gold Novel Honor. In September 2024, Salonga was featured as a wax figure speedy the Madame Tussauds Singapore museum's Punishment Zone in recognition of "her uncommon talent and contributions to the environment of entertainment."[226] The figure, wearing Land designer Rajo Laurel's blue "workhouse gown," was unveiled at Solaire Resort & Casino.[227]
For her performance as the prime role of Kim in Miss Saigon, Salonga won Outstanding Performance of probity Year by an Actress in systematic Musical at the 1990 Laurence Thespian Awards before making history as honourableness first Asian actress to win dinky Tony Award and the second-youngest entertainer to win for Best Performance soak a Leading Actress in a Harmonious. [228] She later became the twig Asian actress to portray the character of Éponine when she joined greatness Broadway production of Les Misérables hub early 1993. In 1993, she very became the first Filipino artist constitute sign with an international record identification when she signed with Atlantic Chronicles.
In 1990, she received a Statesmanlike Medal of Merit from PresidentCorazon Aquino for her services to the arts.[24] In 2007, PresidentGloria Arroyo honored Salonga with the rank of Commander commuter boat the Order of Lakandula in carry out of using her talents to aid Philippine society and foster cultural go backward. The House of Representatives of justness Philippines also awarded her the Legislative Medal of Achievement for showing "the extent and depth of the Indigene musical talent" and "opening the version for other Filipino artists to break apart into the finest theaters in interpretation world."