Lea Salonga To Join Anika Larsen On SIRIUS XM Live On Broadway 6/12
By: Gabrielle Sierra Jun. 02, 2009
Tony Award winner Lea Salonga (Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, Flower Drum Song) and Anika Larsen (Xanadu, All Shook Up, Avenue Q)
SIRIUS XM Radio host Seth Rudetsky's SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway, an exclusive SIRIUS XM musical series that invites Broadway artists to perform live and speak candidly with fans.
Each week, Broadway fans are invited to SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway with host Seth Rudetsky to watch live interviews and performances with their favorite Broadway stars at the Broadway Concierge & Ticket Center. Autograph signings and photos follow interviews and performances.
Listeners can hear SIRIUS XM Live on Broadway each week on SIRIUS XM's On Broadway channel every Friday at 7 pm ET, with an encore broadcast on Sundays at 11 pm ET, Tuesdays at 7 am ET and Wednesdays at 12 noon ET. WHERE: The live performances and interviews with Lea Salonga and Anika Larsen will take place at The Broadway Concierge & Ticket Center, located inside the Times Square Information Center at 1560 Broadway between 46th & 47th streets.ABOUT Lea Salonga: Tony Award Winner Lea Salonga has been captivating audiences around the world. Now she will embark upon her 2009 "Inspired" USA tour for a limited number of dates, including Los Angeles and Las Vegas, beginning this May.
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.
Having created the role of the orphaned "Kim" in Miss Saigon and brought to life the singing of Disney's Mulan ("Reflection") and Princess Jasmine in Disney's Aladdin - it's truly "A Whole New World," for Salonga and her angelic voice.
Salonga has become the national treasure of her Philippine homeland as she captivates audiences the world over - playing to SOLD OUT houses at Carnegie Hall, Hong Kong's Cultural Centre and the historical Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles.
Salonga has been singing since the age of ten when she made her theatrical debut in the King and I. and has gone on to release three studio albums. She began an illustrious career in Broadway musicals when she was cast to play Kim in Miss Saigon after a world-wide talent search. Additional Credits Include Les Miserables, My Fair Lady, Grease, The Sound of Music, Annie and Cinderella among many others.In 2008 Lea was presented the Order of Lakandula, rank of Kumandante (Commander), by the President of the Philippines. This is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon a Filipino civilian.
In the field of musical theater, she is recognized for having won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, and Theatre World Awards, and the first to win various international awards for a single role. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway. For more information and a complete list of dates visit www.leasalonga.comVideos