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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.
Musical artist. Website. leasalonga .com. Signature. Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga, OL ( / ˈleɪə səˈlɒŋɡə / LAY-ə sa-LONG-ə; born February 22, 1971) is a Filipino singer and actress. Known primarily for her work in theatre, she has starred in musicals on Broadway and in the West End.
Salonga rose to international recognition in 1989 after starring as Kim in the original West End production of Miss Saigon, [5] a role she later reprised when the musical transferred to Broadway in 1991. [6] A documentary entitled The Heat Is On, which details the creation and casting process of the original production, was filmed and released ...
In July 2023, Salonga returned to Broadway, and specifically to the same theatre where Miss Saigon ran, to produce and appear in Here Lies Love, a musical from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim.
For her audition for Miss Saigon, the then 17-year-old Lea Salonga chose to sing the song and was later asked to sing "Sun and Moon" from Miss Saigon, impressing the audition panel. [3] Salonga has sometimes credited "On My Own" as the starting point of her international career. [4]
Filipina singer and actress Lea Salonga has received numerous accolades and honors around the world throughout her career. She has received at least 43 nominations, 28 wins, 18 cultural honors, 3 state honors, and 1 world record. In 1991, she became the first Asian actress to win a Tony Award for her performance as Kim in the original Broadway ...
Lea Salonga is back on the stage where her Broadway journey first began. ... Even when she was the lead at the same theater in “Miss Saigon” in 1991 and acted her way to a Tony Award, Salonga ...
Lea Salonga discography. Filipino singer and actress Lea Salonga has released twelve studio albums, six live albums, two compilation albums and is involved in at least ten cast recordings. According to Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), Salonga has sold 3.5 million certified singles in the United States. [1]