Globally acclaimed Broadway artist and Filipino icon, Lea Salonga, recently returned to her hometown as she starred in her first-ever laundry musical a?" a?oeWhen I Shine With Youa??, telling the story of Lea's most iconic pieces of clothing and how they keep shining anew.
Singer, actress, Broadway royalty, and two-time Disney Princess Lea Salonga recently performed at Cardiff's Wales Millennium Centre in the opening show of her debut solo UK tour. Simon Bowman surprised the sell-out audience by walking up on stage and duetting with Lea to perform A Whole New World from Aladdin.
On this day in 1991, the original Broadway production of Miss Saigon opened, gaining legendary status, critical acclaim, and making a star out of its leading lady, Lea Salonga.
Just announced, Alistair Brammer will reprise his acclaimed West End performance as the young American GI 'Chris' in Cameron Mackintosh's new production of Boublil and Schönberg's legendary musical Miss Saigon, which begins performances Wednesday, March 1 at The Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway).
It's 25 years since Miss Saigon initially opened in London! And tonight there's a gala performance to celebrate it - with original cast members joining the new stars in a special finale.
Cameron Mackintosh Ltd.'s highly-anticipated 25th anniversary production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's beloved mega-musical 'Miss Saigon' has just released the show's first teaser.
In celebration of this day, we bring you a collection of our favorite performances from the show. Click below to check it out!
MISS SAIGON's leading ladies Joan Almedilla, Rona Figueroa and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga recently gathered to pay tribute to the musical's lyricist Richard Maltby, Jr. Click below to watch an excerpt from PhilDev's benefit concert at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall!
Happy Birthday Claude-Michel Schönberg! Schönberg is best known for his collaborations with the lyricist Alain Boublil. Thier stage musical version of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, which opened at the Palais de Sports in Paris in 1980, opened to acclaim in London in 1985 and on Broadway in 1987. In 1989, their success continued with the musical Miss Saigon, which starred Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce. Schönberg's next project with Boublil was The Pirate Queen, a musical about the 16th century Irish pirate, chieftain and adventuress Grace O'Malley, which opened on Broadway on April 5 2007.
Today in 1991, Miss Saigon opened at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 4092 performances. Miss Saigon is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby, Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover. The musical premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London on 20 September 1989, closing after over four thousand performances, on 30 October 1999.The musical represented Schönberg and Boublil's second major success, following Les Misérables in 1985.
Andrew Lloyd Webber visits a rehearsal for the 2011 Royal Variety Performance.
The fall ushers in one of the most stunning Broadway blockbusters of all time, Miss Saigon on stage September 21 through October 23 at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Miss Saigon is set during the turmoil of the Vietnam War, where an American soldier, played by Gregg Goodbrod, and a Vietnamese girl, played by Jennifer Paz, fall in love, only to be separated during the fall of Saigon.
Stage and screen star John Barrowman has landed a guest role as the villain on the hit television series 'Desperate Housewives.' Barrowman is said to have a recurring role for several episodes on the upcoming season. Take a look at this sneek peak at the upcoming episode of Desperate Housewives, 'We All Deserve to Die.'
Stage and screen star discusses his guest starring role on the hit television show 'Desperate Housewives' and the possibility of a revival of his role in an American premiere of the show 'Torchwood,' in which Barrowman starred as Captain Jack Harkness.
Stage and screen star John Barrowman has landed a guest role as the villain on the hit television series 'Desperate Housewives.' Barrowman is said to have a recurring role for several episodes on the upcoming season, the first of whic aired last night!.
Stage and screen star John Barrowman has hit YouTube with his re-enactment of Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' video. You can watch the funny little clip right here on STAGE TUBE!
Watch a sneak preview of some of the footage being used for the DVD of John Barrowman's concert in Glasgow. The upcoming DVD, 'An Evening with John Barrowman' is due for release in November 2009.'
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