{"id":17825,"date":"2018-08-17T11:00:15","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T03:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=17825"},"modified":"2018-08-17T15:45:48","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T07:45:48","slug":"lea-salonga-celebrates-40th-anniversary-in-the-industry-with-2-night-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2018\/08\/17\/lea-salonga-celebrates-40th-anniversary-in-the-industry-with-2-night-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Lea Salonga Celebrates 40th Anniversary in the Industry with 2-Night Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No one knows how to give voice to the most iconic roles other than the Tony Award-winning actress Lea Salonga.\u00a0From\u00a0playing a princess and a soldier from China\u00a0to a bar girl romantically attached with a U.S. soldier, Lea Salonga is known to have a dovetail of a powerful voice and perfect pitch to go with her experience in the industry.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"750\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17881\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Lea-Salonga_Raymund-Isaac_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Lea-Salonga_Raymund-Isaac_2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Lea-Salonga_Raymund-Isaac_2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">IMAGE courtesy of Raymund Isaac<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>This year, the Miss Saigon star reaches another milestone with a grand musical celebration as she celebrates her <strong>40th Anniversary<\/strong> in the industry with a two-night concert at the <strong>PICC Plenary Hall<\/strong> on<strong> October 19<\/strong> and <strong>20<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17880\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/poster_LS40-asof9aug.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/poster_LS40-asof9aug.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/poster_LS40-asof9aug-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/poster_LS40-asof9aug-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/poster_LS40-asof9aug-290x290.jpg 290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lea Salonga&#8217;s name has crossed the globe first for her superb performance as the young Kim who was ushered in by the Engineer to work at Saigon&#8217;s &#8220;Dreamland&#8221; bar, where she met U.S. Marine, Chris Scott. A series of events\u2014a blend of tragedy and romance\u2014followed them, even after the Vietnam war.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"722\" height=\"1024\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-17893\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Lea-Salonga-Miss-Saigon-Kim-722x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Lea-Salonga-Miss-Saigon-Kim-722x1024.jpg 722w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Lea-Salonga-Miss-Saigon-Kim-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2018\/08\/Lea-Salonga-Miss-Saigon-Kim.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 722px) 100vw, 722px\" \/> <em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">Lea Salonga\u00a0played Kim\u00a0in the West End performance of Miss Saigon, which premiered in September 1989.\/ IMAGE courtesy of Joan Marcus<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Salonga, who is also\u00a0known for giving singing voices to Jasmine from <em>Aladdin<\/em>\u00a0(1992) as well as <em>Mulan\u00a0<\/em>(1998), is also the Goddess of Love, Erzulie from <em>Once on This Island,\u00a0<\/em>and Eponine in the Broadway production of\u00a0<em>Les Miserables.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lea Salonga - On My Own (Les Mis\u00e9rables) [720p]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VjfmP7h3gBw?start=2&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With her 40 years in the industry, Salonga prized the Olivier Awards alongside Theatre World Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on <strong>Lea Salonga: The 40th Anniversary Concert,\u00a0<\/strong>visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketworld.com.ph\/Online\/default.asp?SessionSecurity::referrer=LS40fromTWImain&amp;doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&amp;BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=718E77FE-AFB1-4B4F-85D6-B624C2311B79\">TicketWorld.com.ph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What: Lea Salonga The 40th Anniversary Concert<br \/>\nWhere:\u00a0PICC Plenary Hall, CCP Complex, Pasay City<br \/>\nWhen: October 19 and 20, 8 pm<br \/>\nTicket Information:<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Price Zone 1- Php 10,000<br \/>\nPrice Zone 2- Php 8,000<br \/>\nPrice Zone 3- Php 7,000<br \/>\nPrice Zone 4- Php 6,000<br \/>\nPrice Zone 5- Php 4,000<br \/>\nPrice Zone 6- Php 3,000<br \/>\nPrice Zone 7- Php 1,500<br \/>\nTickets are available via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketworld.com.ph\/Online\/default.asp?SessionSecurity::referrer=LS40fromTWImain&amp;doWork::WScontent::loadArticle=Load&amp;BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::article_id=718E77FE-AFB1-4B4F-85D6-B624C2311B79\">TicketWorld<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This is a press release. 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