Lea Salonga Holds Encore Concert in Thailand, 2/14

Broadway star Lea Salonga revisits the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok, Thailand for a special Valentine concert dubbed "Lea Salonga Sings Great Love Songs for Valentine's Day" on Monday, February 14, 2011 at 8 p.m.  Conductor Gerard Salonga and the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra will accompany the Tony award-winning actress.

Salonga's first concert in Bangkok two years ago was a sellout. And she's now set to return to the "land of smiles" for an evening of romantic repertoire, which consists of love ballads from musicals "West Side Story", "Cinderella", "Les Miserables" and more.  She'll also render songs originally popularized by The Carpenters and Barbra Streisand and contemporary tunes "Love Moves in Mysterious Ways" and "I Honestly Love You."

Filipino singer and actress Salonga first gained international stardom for her award-winning portrayal of young Vietnamese bargirl Kim in Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's epic musical "Miss Saigon" in London and New York. For her excellent performance in the musical, she won the prestigious 1991 Tony Award for "Outstanding Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical" as well as the Outer Critics Circle and Drama Desk Awards.  Broadway credits include the revival of "Les Miserables" and the contemporarized "Flower Drum Song". Salonga also recorded the singing voices behind Disney princesses Jasmine ("Alladin") and Fa Mulan ("Mulan").  She was last seen portraying the outcast Grizabella in the international touring production of "Cats" at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) in Manila, and the tragic Fantine at the 25^th anniversary concert of "Les Miserables" at the O2 Arena in London.

Salonga is expected to conquer the Broadway stage anew when the musical "Allegiance" with George Takei opens in 2012. 

To buy tickets to Salonga's Valentine concert in Bangkok, contact thaiticketmajor booths (tel. no. 02-262-3456 , www.thaiticketmajor.com) or the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra Foundation (tel. no. 02-255-6617, www.bangkoksymphony.org). Ticket prices:  800, 1,500, 2,000, 2,500, 3,000 and 3,500 baht.