Photo Flash: Lea Salonga Meets the Press to Launch CATS in Manila 2009/11/25

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The Tony-winning star of MISS SAIGON, Lea Salonga, will play the role of the Glamour Cat Grizabella in the international touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's popular musical CATS NOW AND FOREVER running on a limited engagement at the Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo, Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) starting July 24, 2010.

The Manila production of CATS is produced by Lunchbox Theatrical Productions, David Atkins Enterprises, Concertus Inc., and All Youth Channels in association with The Really Useful Company Asia Pacific.

Lunchbox Theatrical Productions founder James Cundall, Concertus Inc. managing director Bambi Rivera-Verzo, All Youth Channels Inc. chairman and CEO Francis Lumen, The Really Useful Company Asia Pacific Pty Ltd producer Tim McFarlane, and CATS musical supervisor Fiz Shapur officially welcomed Salonga to the production.

"CATS in Manila is produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber's own company. It is first-class, and an authentic one," said McFarlane at the press launch.

The Philippine Red Cross is the major beneficiary of the production. For every ticket sold, PhP 250 will be donated to the Philippine Red Cross.

Tickets are available from PhP 750 to PhP 7,000 to the general public starting December 6, 2009.

If you are a Citi client, you can get 10% discount on tickets until December 31, 2009. Contact Ticketworld at (632) 891-9999 or visit www.ticketworld.com.ph for more information.

Photos by Ulysses Manuel. Video by Mario Dumaual of TV PATROL WORLD, ABS-CBN

Fiz Shapur

Lea Salonga

Fiz Shapur, Lea Salonga, James Cundall and Tim McFarlane

Fiz Shapur, Lea Salonga, James Cundall, Bambi Rivera-Verzo and Tim McFarlane

Lea Salonga and Rosal Rosal of Philippine Red Cross

Oliver Oliveros is one of Manila's top publicists in the fields of arts, music, culture and entertainment. A self-confessed Broadway baby, he drools over publicity projects that are Broadway-related. Practicing and teaching public relations for over 15 years now, he handles accounts for the Manila productions of "Death and the Maiden," "The Last Five Years," "Godspell," "Footloose," 'Once On This Island," "Oleanna," "Art," "The Sound of Music," "Children's Letters to God," "High School Musical On Stage," "West Side Story," �Sweeney Todd,� projects with Broadway and West End stars Lea Salonga, Joanna Ampil, and Stephanie Reese among others. He also heads publicity for STAGES Manila, the Philippines' top recording and concert artists, award-winning independent films, original musicals, operas, Filipino-American finalists on "American Idol," and the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) in Hollywood, California. He is set to pursue Graduate studies at New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU SCPS � M.S. in Public Relations and Corporate Communications) in 2010.

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