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Lea Salonga in Concert | Great Performances

Lea Salonga singing into microphone with orchestra in background
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Lea Salonga with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Fri. Nov. 27 at 9 pm on WKAR-HD 23.1 & STREAMING |  Enjoy hits from the internationally acclaimed singer performed at the Sydney Opera House.The concert, perfromed by Lea Salonga and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, features selections from Salonga's Broadway career as well as hits from the animated movie blockbusters Aladdin and Mulan.

Renowned worldwide for her powerhouse voice and perfect pitch, Salonga entered the Broadway musical scene with her 1991 Tony-winning performance as Kim in Miss Saigon and most recently starred in the Tony-winning 2017 revival of Once on This Island. She was the first Asian cast member to play Eponine in the musical Les Miserables on Broadway and later returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival.

This concert features:

  • Feeling Good
  • Reflection (from Mulan)
  • Human Heart (from Once on This Island)
  • Medley: Will He Like Me?/Vanilla Ice Cream/Till There Was You (from She Loves Me and The Music Man)
  • Journey to the Past (from Anastasia)
  • Why, God, Why? (from Miss Saigon)
  • Meadowlark (from The Baker's Wife)
  • A Whole New World (from Aladdin)
  • On My Own (from Les Miserables)
  • This Is Me (from The Greatest Showman)

Watch the special at video.wkar.org during or after the premiere date.

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