en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal The Last.fm journal for pubertrx. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2009/04/04/2mddmb_lea_salonga_to_launch_inspired_tour_in_may Sat, 4 Apr 2009 12:09:37 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2009/04/04/2mddmb_lea_salonga_to_launch_inspired_tour_in_may By Andrew Gans
18 Mar 2009

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, recently seen in the title role of the international tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, will perform a new concert act in the U.S. beginning in May.

Salonga's new concert tour, entitled Inspired, will kick off May 1 at the University of Nevada's Performing Arts Center.

The current tour itinerary follows:

May 1 in Las Vegas, NV at the University of Nevada PAC
May 4 in Seattle, WA at the Snoqualmie Casino
May 24 in Reno, NV at the Silver Legacy Casino
May 30 in Los Angeles, CA at the Asia America Symphony
Sept. 25 in Hammond, IN at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
Sept. 26 in Elizabeth, IN at the Horseshoe Casino Southern Indiana
Oct. 9 in Tarrytown, NY at the Tarrytown Music Hall
Oct. 10 in Buffalo, NY at The Center for the Arts - Univ. of Buffalo
Oct. 16-17 in Brooks, CA at the Cache Creek Casino
Oct. 18 in Cerritos, CA at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

Salonga catapulted to international stage stardom when she was chosen to star as Kim in the 1989 London world premiere of Boublil and Schonberg's Miss Saigon, produced by Cameron Mackintosh. Only 17 at the time, Philippines native Salonga received critical acclaim and went on to win the Olivier Award as Best Actress in a Musical. In 1991 she reprised her performance on Broadway, again earning rave reviews and winning the Tony Award as Best Actress in a Musical, along with Best Actress honors from the Drama Desk and the Outer Critics' Circle. Salonga returned to Broadway in 2002, starring in the revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song. She also made her solo debut at Carnegie Hall to a sold-out crowd and was most recently on Broadway as Fantine in the revival of Les Misérables.

For more information visit www.leasalonga.com.

Lea Salonga

Playbill News Article]]> http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2008/10/25/28nvr1_international_cast_recording_of_cinderella_featuring_salonga_available_on_itunes_starting_1028 Sat, 25 Oct 2008 01:10:56 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2008/10/25/28nvr1_international_cast_recording_of_cinderella_featuring_salonga_available_on_itunes_starting_1028 Thursday, October 23, 2008; Posted: 12:10 PM - by BWW News Desk

In an exclusive arrangement with iTunes©, Broadway Asia Entertainment (producers Steven Baruch / Richard Frankel / Simone Genatt / Marc Routh / Tom Viertel) proudly announces the upcoming international release of the 2008 Original International Tour Cast Recording of Rodgers & Hammerstein's CINDERELLA starring Tony Award winner Lea Salonga available exclusively online beginning Tuesday, October 28, 2008. The 2008 International Tour is directed by Bobby Garcia.

Produced by LAKESHORE RECORDS (Little Miss Sunshine, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Superbad), the new cast recording of CINDERELLA was recorded in the Philippines at Carmel House Studios. The show's cast of 26 was accompanied by the studio's in-house orchestra, the FILharminoKA, under the direction of resident conductor Gerard Salonga.

The critically acclaimed international tour of CINDERELLA opened on July 29, 2008 in Salonga's hometown of Manila, the capital city of the Philippines, before embarking on a 30-week Asian tour playing such countries as China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Macao and Korea.

The new album is one of the most complete recordings of the beloved Rodgers & Hammerstein score and features new renditions of such classics as "In My Own Little Corner," "Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful" and "Ten Minutes Ago." With several new orchestrations by Tony Award nominee Larry Blank, the recording includes two songs from the R&H catalogue rarely performed in the stage version including "The Sweetest Sounds" and "There's Music in You."

Tony Award winning actress Lea Salonga leads the cast in the title role. Salonga is widely known for creating the role Kim in Miss Saigon in both London's West End and on Broadway winning won both the Olivier and Tony Awards for her heart-breaking performance. Salonga's strong bonds to the Rodgers & Hammerstein musical library date from her childhood in Manila, the Philippines, where she appeared in professional productions of The King and I and The Sound of Music. She can be heard on the all-star studio recording of The King and I with Julie Andrews and Ben Kingsley. In 2002, she appeared in R&H's Flower Drum Song on Broadway. Salonga also created the singing voices of Disney heroines Princess Jasmine in Aladdin and Mulan in Mulan.

Salonga is joined by Peter Saide as the "Prince," Julia Cook as "Stepmother," Jen Bechter as "Portia," Brandy Zarle as "Joy," Charlie Parker as the "Fairy Godmother," Aaron Galligan-Stierle as the "Herald," Jefferson Slinkard as the "King," Janna Cardia as the "Queen," Steve Gagliastro as "Chef" and Richard Cerato as "Steward."

Produced by Broadway Asia Entertainment and directed by Bobby Garcia, the international tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA features a book adapted by award winning writer and director Mark Waldrop. The design team features Tony Award winner David Gallo (scenic design) and Paul Miller (lighting design) along with renowned couture designer Renato Balestra (costume design), Michael Waters (sound design) and choreography by Vince Pesce.

CINDERELLA was written by the legendary American song-writing duo of Oscar Hammerstein II (book and lyrics) and Richard Rodgers (music). The timeless and enchanting musical version of the fairy tale was originally presented live on television in 1957 starring Julie Andrews and was the most widely viewed program in the history of the medium. Successful remakes hit the airwaves in 1965 starring Lesley Ann Warren and in 1997 starring pop singer Brandy in the title role, multiple Grammy Award-winner Whitney Houston as her Fairy Godmother and Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters as her wicked Stepmother.

To download iTunes© and purchase the 2008 Original International Tour cast recording of Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA, visit www.apple.com/itunes/. For more information on CINDERELLA, please visit www.cinderellaonstage.com.

TRACK LISTING FOR
RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S CINDERELLA

1. Overture / The Sweetest Sounds- Orchestra / Cinderella, Fairy Godmother
2. The Prince is Giving a Ball- Herald, Stepmother, Portia, Joy, Company
3. In My Own Little Corner- Cinderella
4. Your Majesties- King, Queen, Herald and Servants
5. Loneliness of the Evening- Prince
6. Boys and Girls Like You and Me- King, Queen
7. Impossible / It's Possible- Cinderella, Fairy Godmother
8. Waltz for a Ball- Orchestra
9. Ten Minutes Ago- Cinderella, Prince
10. Stepsisters' Lament- Portia, Joy
11. Do I Love You Because You're Beautiful?-Cinderella, Prince
12. Impossible (Reprise)-Cinderella, Fairy Godmother
13. When You're Driving Through the Moonlight- Cinderella, Stepmother, Portia, Joy
14. A Lovely Night- Cinderella, Stepmother, Portia, Joy
15. There's Music in You- Cinderella, Fairy Godmother
16. Finale- Company

Executive Producer Marc Routh provides liner notes.

ABOUT Broadway Asia ENTERTAINMENT
With offices in New York and Shanghai, Broadway Asia Entertainment is the largest producer of Broadway musicals in Asia, and its founders are one of the most active commercial producers in the world as well as the largest touring operation throughout the Asia Pacific region. Past and current productions include: 42nd Street; I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change (Mandarin language); The King And I; SpongeBob SquarePants Live: The Sponge Who Could Fly! based on the popular Nickelodeon cartoon ; The Sound of Music and Swing!. Upcoming Productions include: The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Fantasticks and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. BAE's founders produce Gyspy, Young Frankenstein, Legally Blonde, The Producers, winner of 12 Tony Awards; Hairspray, winner of eight Tony Awards; Stomp, the international sensation performing in New York for over 13 years; Cookin' which has toured over 40 countries and many other award winning shows in London, on Broadway, on tour in the U.S., U.K. and Asia, and in Las Vegas. BAE co-producers on their Asian touring productions include NETworks Presentations, The Really Useful Group, Troika Entertainment and Nickelodeon Theatricals. For more information, please visit www.broadwayasiaentertainment.com.

ABOUT LAKESHORE RECORDS
Lakeshore Records is the independent music division of Lakeshore Entertainment, responsible for such films as Underworld, Million Dollar Baby, The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Underworld: Evolution, Crank, She's The Man and the upcoming films Crank 2: High Voltage and Underworld: Rise Of The Lycans.

Lakeshore Records has released soundtracks to such films as Wanted, Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Superbad, Resident Evil: Extinction, Napoleon Dynamite, Little Miss Sunshine, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Nacho Libre, The Last Kiss, Underworld and Underworld: Evolution, Wicker Park, and The Lakehouse to name a few. Additionally, Lakeshore Records has released score albums from composers such as Danny Elfman, James Horner, Thomas Newman, John Powell, Mark Isham, Graeme Revell, Rolfe Kent, Gustavo Santoalalla, Philip Glass, Dario Marianelli, Mark Mothersbaugh, Christophe Beck, Christopher Young, Rachel Portman, and Marco Beltrami.

Artists who began their careers at Lakeshore Records, or on one of its associate imprints include the critically acclaimed Queens Of The Stone Age and alternative darlings Grandaddy. Additionally, Lakeshore Records has released albums from James Wilsey (Silvertone), Meat Beat Manifesto, Kevin Devine (Miracle of 86), AK1200, Bob Forrest, Thelonious Monster and Candiria.

ABOUT Lea Salonga
The Tony Award winning star of Miss Saigon, Lea Salonga, continues to captivate audiences worldwide. Lea recently began her first major U.S. city concert tour with performances in San Francisco, Atlantic City, Honolulu, Maui, Chicago, Norfolk, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles, grossing over one million dollars in ticket sales. On November 7 she sold out Carnegie Hall in an all new show directed by Richard Jay-Alexander (Bette Midler's Kiss My Brass tour; Barbra Streisand Timeless Farewell tour).

Salonga gained international stardom for her award winning lead role as Kim on Broadway in the 1991 production of Miss Saigon. She not only won a Tony Award for "Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Musical," but also an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Drama Desk Award and the Laurence Olivier Award. Her vast array of theater credits also include Les Miserables as Eponine, the witch in Into The Woods, Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady, The Goodbye Girl, They're Playing Our Song, Grease, The Fantasticks, Paper Moon, The Bad Seed, The Sound of Music and Annie.

In Fall of 2002 Salonga made another splash on Broadway, starring in the hit revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammersteins' Flower Drum Song with a re-imagined book by David Henry Hwang.

In March 2007, Lea returned to Broadway to star as Fantine in the 2006 revival of Les Miserables.

Salonga can be heard on screen as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's blockbuster smash Aladdin. In a recent article in Southwest Magazine entitled the "50 Greatest Movie Soundtracks," Aladdin was ranked #17 with specific note made of Miss Salonga's version of "Whole New World." She is also the singing voice of Mulan in Mulan and Mulan 2.

She can be heard on the original cast recordings of Miss Saigon, Flower Drum Song (Broadway Revival), The King and I (with Julie Andrews and Ben Kingsley), The Nutcracker, "Hey, Mr. Producer!" and the Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert. Lea has recorded over a dozen solo CD's including "Lea Salonga," "Lea…In Love," "By Heart," "Songs from the Screen," "Songs From Home," "Lea…Live!;" "Lea Salonga: The Broadway Concert" and, most recently "Inspired" (available as an import or on Amazon.com).

Salonga has also made several notable appearances on such television shows as "ER," "As the World Turns," "Hey, Mr. Producer" and "Russell Watson: The Voice for PBS" and the PBS special "Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert."

The schedule for the international tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's CINDERELLA is as follows:

CHINA
- October 17 - 21, 2008 at Shanghai's Majestic Theatre
- October 24 - 30, 2008 at the Beijing Exhibition Hall Theatre
- November 5 - 28, 2008 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre

THAILAND
- December 16 - 21, 2008 at the Muang Thai Rachadalai, Bangkok

SINGAPORE
- January 2 - 22, 2009 at the Esplanade

MALAYSIA
- January 30 - February 8, 2009 at the Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur

Spring 2009 dates in Japan to be announced shortly.

Lea Salonga]]> http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2008/01/27/2ldx_all_for_the_love_of_lea Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:25:45 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2008/01/27/2ldx_all_for_the_love_of_lea Sat 26 Jan – All For Love

The moment she sang her first song, we were at her mercy. Lea Salonga wowed Bacolod with her voice and her charm. The La Salle Coliseum was fully occupied, all 7,000 or so seats. She is truly world class. Totally amazing. Totally awesome.

Lea’s Concert in Bacolod City was supposed to be held last January 12. However, since she had laryngitis and was advised to take a rest, it was moved to January 26. But with the performance she just had, who would have thought that only two weeks ago she wasn’t even allowed to talk by her doctor? Everytime she sings, she gets into character that you just don’t hear the song but you feel it. Oh, and the way she handles the crowd is just amazing. If only I can have half of her wits! Everytime she says something witty or funny, the crowd returned with cheers and applause.

Her repertoire included I Dreamed A Dream, I Don’t Know How To Love Him, Taylor the Latte Boy, On My Own, Love Look Away, I’d Give My Life For You, Two Words, Promise Me, Anak, Hahanapin Ko, Tomorrow, Journey, Reflection, A Whole New World (duet with Jed Madela), Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal (first encore), Balut Penoy (second encore), and of course Ilonggo folk song Ahay Kalisud which really pleased the crowd. Her diction is so perfect that you wouldn’t know she’s not a Hiligaynon speaker. For those who still don’t know it yet, Lea Salonga’s mom Ligaya, hailed from Pulupandan, Negros Occidental. Jed Madela also did a very good performance. I’ve seen him perform live with his band in Iloilo before but the songs he sang during Lea’s concert really showed his vocal prowess.

http://www.promdiliving.com

[video artist=Lea Salonga]Lea Salonga's All For Love[/video]]]> http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2008/01/09/2ldw_%27disney_princess%27_to_appear_with_hong_kong_philharmonic_orchestra Wed, 9 Jan 2008 23:42:41 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2008/01/09/2ldw_%27disney_princess%27_to_appear_with_hong_kong_philharmonic_orchestra The world-famous star singer Lea Salonga, will appear 'live' with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra on 9, 10 February 2008 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall. A bona fide "Disney Princess", Lea is the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's Aladdin and the singing voice of Mulan in Mulan and Mulan 2. She is also the Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award-winning star of the blockbuster musical Miss Saigon.

Under the baton of Gerard Salonga, Lea Salonga and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra will treat audiences to some of the best loved Disney and Broadway musical numbers, such as A Whole New World (Aladdin), Colours of the Wind (Pocahontas), On My Own (Les Misérables), I'd Give My Life for you (Miss Saigon) and many more. She recently made a tremendously successful 8-city US tour and sold out Carnegie Hall in a new show directed by Richard Jay-Alexander, director of Barbara Streisand's Timeless Farewell tour.

Lea gained international stardom for her award-winning lead role as Kim on Broadway in the 1991 production of Miss Saigon. She not only won a Tony Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical," but also the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award and the Laurence Olivier Award (in London where Miss Saigon originated).

In 2002, Salonga made another splash on Broadway starring in the hit revival of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammersteins’s Flower Drum Song, earning her another Tony nomination as Outstanding Leading Actress in a Musical. Earlier this year, Lea returned to Broadway to star as Fantine in the 2006 revival of Les Misérables and in July 2008 she will embark on a 39-week tour of Asia and the Philippines starring in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella.

Don't miss this rare chance to catch the beautiful face and voice of Mulan and Miss Saigon 'LIVE' in Hong Kong.

Lea Salonga w/ HKPO

A Whole New World

Reflection

Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert

Lea Salonga]]> http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2008/01/05/2ldv_lea_salonga%27s_san_manuel_concert_review Sat, 5 Jan 2008 17:50:02 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2008/01/05/2ldv_lea_salonga%27s_san_manuel_concert_review Thu 3 Jan – Lea Salonga

This review is courtesy of Jason.

I was there....she sang the following (I'll try to put them in order).

Something's Coming
I've Never Been In Love Before
Hahanapin Ko
Someone to Watch Over Me
I Don't Know How To Love Him
A Whole New World (acapella - just her portion)
Reflection
You Must Love Me
On My Own
I'd Give My Life For You
I Dreamed a Dream
Taylor the Latte Boy
I Still Believe in Love (is that the title)
Something Wonderful (I think from the King and I)
Being Alive
Encore - Tomorrow


(I might be missing 1 or 2 more songs) She had a headcold - but delivered as expected!!! The show was scheduled to start at 7:30 pm, but due to traffic, and crowd build-up at the entrance, it started around 8:15. First of all, about San Manuel Casino, the venue was set in a huge, I mean huge banquet hall. There must have been over 1500 seats. It was packed. One of my friends tried to get tickets but couldn't. It's a disadvantage if you were sitting far from the stage because the hall is not elevated or tiered like your regular theatre type of set-up. The crowd build-up was due to the Will-Call line, and the security line to get in the theatre. San Manuel is very strict about Cameras. No one is allowed to take ANY pictures within the San Manuel building. We tried to take pictures while having dinner before the show, but we got reprimanded for it. There were metal detectors, and guards before entering the hall. Sad to say, but some people still braved to defy the rules, and got away with bringing in their cameras and took pictures or videos. Lea candidly requested that should anything go wrong with any of her songs, to please not to post the video on YouTube. She needs not to worry......simply.flawless!

I'm fortunate to have seen some of her past California shows and to have her CD's and stuff. So, coming into last night's concert, I was looking forward to hearing new songs that I've never heard her sing Live. So, of the songs mentioned above, I enjoyed all of them, but especially enjoyed "I Dreamed a Dream", "Taylor the Latte Boy", and "I Still Believe in Love" (is that the title - I don't know). The showstoppers for me where her Miss Saigon and Les Miz segments. Since it was a condensed show, there was no intermission. Two water bottles and Kleenex were Lea's stage mates. I think she ended around 9:30-9:45pm. Her disclaimer was her head cold, but she was amazing nonetheless. Never cracked.....stayed strong throughout the show. I'm looking forward to seeing future shows with newer material. When she walked out to start signing the CD's, you can just tell that she was tired. But as I mentioned, she never showed any of that while performing. She took command of that stage.

NOTE: I'm not sure what the regulations are in the other casinos where Lea will be performing in the future, but I gotta tell you, San Manuel Casino was very strict in enforcing the No One Under 21 rule. I saw 2 families with 2 young teens, and they were not allowed to enter. It's a casino policy, not the concert event. So, a friendly advise, be 21 and over, and if you still look young, bring an ID.

Jason's Multiply
Lea Salonga's San Manuel Concert Review]]> http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2008/01/03/2ldu_broadway%27s_lea_salonga_to_perform_at_san_manuel Thu, 3 Jan 2008 03:02:42 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2008/01/03/2ldu_broadway%27s_lea_salonga_to_perform_at_san_manuel 06:42 PM PST on Wednesday, January 2, 2008

By FIELDING BUCK
The Press-Enterprise

Lea Salonga has had plenty of experience playing young mothers onstage, a role she is now experiencing in real life.

Salonga, 36, is married to a Los Angeles businessman and has a 1 ½-year-old daughter. But tonight she'll be performing show tunes, jazz and standards at San Manuel Bingo and Casino.

"I basically just stand up and sing with a group of really great musicians," she said in a phone interview from Los Angeles.

In the background, a small, high-pitched voice said, "Baby!"

"My daughter! I have her here leaning on me," Salonga explained. "She's watching the screen saver, and it's all pictures of her."

Salonga, a child star in the Philippines, got her big break as a teenager in 1989, creating the title role of "Miss Saigon" in London. Two years later, she won a Tony for it in New York.

In the 1990s, she supplied the voice for Jasmine in Disney's "Aladdin" as well as "Mulan." She played Eponine, the lovesick petty thief, in "Les Miserables." Last year, she returned to the show as Fantine, a prostitute who sacrifices her life for her child while singing big ballads.

She said "Les Miz" fans would stone her if she expressed a preference between Eponine and Fantine. In concert she does both their songs, "On My Own" and "I Dreamed a Dream."

Like Fantine, Salonga's character Kim in "Miss Saigon" dies to protect her son. She also shoots a communist to protect him.

She said Kim's big number, "I'd Give My Life," now means more to her.

"I can certainly now really sympathize with her now more as a mother, not just as a character but as a really fleshed-out human being. I can understand that you would kill for your child. You really would."

In the near future, Salonga faces a less dire ordeal, "a very long plane ride home" to the Philippines with a toddler.

"That's going to be pretty much an adventure, and my mother worries that I'll go insane. But I have a really good kid. ... And I'll have to arm myself with a little Benadryl, too!"


Lea SalongaUltimate Disney PrincessReflectionThe JourneyOn My OwnA Whole New WorldWhen October GoesA Little Fall Of Rain]]> http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2007/01/27/2ldt_tony_award_winner_salonga_to_release_new_studio_album Sat, 27 Jan 2007 03:12:10 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2007/01/27/2ldt_tony_award_winner_salonga_to_release_new_studio_album Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, who will return to Broadway as Fantine in the current revival of Les Misérables, will release her latest solo recording later this month.

According to the Manilla Bulletin, Salonga's new studio recording is entitled "Inspired" and will be available on the SonyBMG Music Entertainment label. Among the songs featured on the new CD are Beverly Craven's "Promise Me," Jim Brickman's "To Hear You Say," Lani Macaraeg's "Do You Hear It" and Louie Ocampo's "Two Words."

About her new recording, Salonga told the Manilla Bulletin, "I've very, very excited about this new album. It's been a while since I've gone into the studio to record a full scale CD, so the process has been truly enjoyable. I love these wonderful orchestrations and the sound they've created. My job was made incredibly easy! All I had to do was open my mouth and sing!" The orchestrations were penned by Salonga's brother, Gerard Salonga, as well as Ria Osorio and Marvin Querido.

When asked why she titled her disc "Inspired," Salonga said, "I guess it's a word that describes our collective state of being. We were inspired by various things: My new baby, different artists' albums and/or vocal stylings, experiences, people, just going about our individual days. There wasn't any one thing I can pin down or point out, but whatever these things were, it brought out our best."

Other titles on the new recording include "When October Goes," "My Foolish Heart," "Brian's Song," "Sing" and "Waiting for Love."

Lea Salonga burst onto the London and New York theatre scene as Kim in the international hit musical Miss Saigon. For her performance, she was awarded the Laurence Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World awards. On Broadway she was also seen in another Boublil Schönberg musical, Les Misérables, as the ill-fated Eponine, a role she would later repeat in the concert video of the musical. Her most recent Broadway appearance was in the revival of Flower Drum Song.

Salonga joins the Les Miz revival March 6 at the Broadhurst Theatre.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2006/05/16/2lds_lea_salonga_gave_birth_already! Tue, 16 May 2006 13:21:21 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2006/05/16/2lds_lea_salonga_gave_birth_already! "Lea gave birth at the Asian Hospital today
at 12:12 pm. According to the news, she had a normal delivery and Rob
was with her when she gave birth. Nicole weighs 6.12 lbs and she's so
white! She looks more like Rob than Lea.

Congrats Lea and Rob!"

Got the above news from Lea Salonga news group.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2006/04/27/2ldr_lea_salonga_online_baby_pool Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:59:10 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2006/04/27/2ldr_lea_salonga_online_baby_pool The message below is taken from Lea Salonga News Group.. for her fans.. enjoy!

_______________________________________



Hi, Everyone!

Our baby Nicole is expected to arrive between April 29 and May 19, but
when exactly? What'll be her birthdate, birth weight and length?
Venture a guess at our online baby pool, hosted by
http://www.expectnet.com The game's name is NicoleChien.

Have fun!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2006/02/22/2ldq_happy_birthday_lea! Wed, 22 Feb 2006 14:20:27 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/pubertrx/journal/2006/02/22/2ldq_happy_birthday_lea! Just wanna say Happy Birthday to the very pregnant Lea Salonga!]]>