Lea Salonga Announces 2009 'INSPIRED' Concert Dates

Tony Award Winner Lea Salonga will soon embark upon her 2009 "Inspired" USA tour for a limited number of dates, including Los Angeles and Las Vegas, beginning this May.

Press notes state "hot off the heels of headlining the critically acclaimed Southeast Asian road show of Rodgers and Hammerstein's classic, Cinderella, Lea Salonga leaves her "glass slippers" behind to mesmerize audiences stateside".

May 1, 2009 - University of Las Vegas Performing Arts Center, Las Vegas

May 3, 2009 - Orpheum Theatre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

May 4, 2009 - Snoqualmie Casino Ballroom, Washington

May 9, 2009 - Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

May 24, 2009 - Silver Legacy Resort Casino City Center Pavilion, Reno, Nevada

May 30, 2009 - Asian American Symphony, Los Angeles, California

September 25, 2009 - Horseshoe Southern Indiana, Elizabeth, Indiana

September 26, 2009 - The Venue at Horseshoe Casino, Hammond, Indiana

October 9, 2009 - University at Buffalo Center for the Arts, Buffalo, New York

October 16 & 17, 2009 - Cache Creek Indian Casino, Brooks, California

November 13, 2009 - Neal S. Blaisdell Center Concert Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii

November 14, 2009 - Castle Theater, Kahului, Hawaii

During the original run of Les Miserables, Salonga performed the role of Eponine (she can be seen in that role on the 10th anniversary concert video).  The performer was last seen on Broadway as Fantine in the 2007 revival of Les Miserables. She also starred in the 2002 revival of Flower Drum Song, won the Tony Award, among other honors, for her Broadway debut in Miss Saigon.  To non-theatregoers, she is best known for providing the singing voices to two Disney heroines--Jasmine in Aladdin and Mulan.  A performer since childhood, she has been seen in numerous shows in the Phillipines.  She has also released numerous solo albums; "Inspired," on the Sony BMG label, will be her latest.

In 2008 Lea was presented with the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Filipino civilian, the Order of Lakandula by the President of the Philippines.

In the field of musical theater, she is recognized for having won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, and Theatre World Awards. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical "Les Misérables" on Broadway. 

Visit www.leasalonga.com for more on Salonga.

Photo - Lea Salonga