Lea Salonga to Open BROADWAY AND VINE's 2026 Season in Napa Valley

Broadway and Vine will kick off its 2026 season on June 25, with Tony and Olivier Award Winner Lea Salonga (Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, Here Lies Love, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Disney’s Aladdin and Mulan) in concert at Carneros Resort’s Vineyard Lawn. Tickets are onsale now at www.broadwayandvine.org 

The full line up of stars for Broadway and Vine’s 5th season will be announced on May 27.  Broadway and Vine was founded and is produced by Tony Award® nominee Jacob Langfelder (Alan Cumming Is Not Acting His Age, Sea Wall/A Life) with a mission to provide opportunities for the next generation of performing arts professionals.

The concert series is paired with world class wineries and wines including Inglenook, Lloyd Cellars, Paula Kornell, Localism, Peju, Prescription Vineyards, Tansy, and more in picturesque vineyard settings.   Tickets begin at $95 and are on sale now at www.broadwayandvine.org

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY

Multiple award-winning actress and singer Lea Salonga is reknownned across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch. Lea Most recently starred on Broadway in Old Friends (alongside Bernadette Peters) after headlining the Los Angeles and London productions.

Lea is best known for her Tony Award winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to the Tony, she has won the Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway and returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival. In 2026 she played the role of Madame Thénardier in the Les Misérables: The World Tour Spectacular. On Broadway, Lea starred in the 2018 Broadway revival of Once on This Island as the Goddess of Love, Erzulie. The show’s return to the Broadway stage earned a Tony Award for “Best Revival of a Musical” and also garnered Lea and the cast a Grammy nomination for “Best Musical Theater Album.” She has also been seen on Broadway in Here Lies Love, Allegiance and Flower Drum Song.

Many fans of all ages recognize Lea as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan for Mulan and Mulan II. For her portrayal of the beloved princesses, the Walt Disney Company bestowed her with the honor of “Disney Legend”.

Lea starred in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (a reboot of the popular series) available on HBO Max, after starring in the critically acclaimed Sony musical-drama Yellow Rose. Lea can also be heard in the Netflix record-breaking film KPop Demon Hunters, the Netflix animated series Centaurworld and in FX’s animated series Little Demon. In August 2021, Lea released her single “Dream Again” and in November Lea Salonga: Live with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra from Sydney Opera House aired as part of Great Performances on PBS. A live album of the performance was subsequently released by Broadway Records.

Lea’s 2025 Stage, Screen and Everything In Between Tour and her 2022 Dream Again Tour saw sold-out audiences and record-breaking sales across North America and the United Kingdom. Lea has toured all over the world, performing sold out concerts in such locations as the Sydney Opera House, 02 Arena, Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Singapore’s Esplanade, Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Hong Kong Cultural Center, Queen Sirikit Convention Center in Bangkok and Carnegie Hall in New York.

In addition to her stage and screen credits, Lea served as a judge on the Philippines hit version of “The Voice” including the ratings juggernaut “The Voice Kids”. She has released multiple solo albums, toured the world with legendary pop-opera quartet Il Divo, and received rave reviews for her many cabaret engagements,  including a record setting run at New York’s 54 Below. Her latest album, Sounding Joy | The Holiday Album was released by Center Stage Records in November 2024.

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