Lea Salonga Videos

Happy Birthday, Lea Salonga! Salonga in best known for originating the lead role of Kim in the musical Miss Saigon, for which she won the Olivier, Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics and Theatre World awards. She was the first Asian to play the roles of Éponine and Fantine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway. She also provided the singing voice of two official Disney Princesses: Jasmine in Aladdin (1992), and Fa Mulan in Mulan (1998).

Today on Backstage with Richard Ridge, we bring you Richard in conversation with international songbird Lea Salonga, best known for originating the role of Kim in the West End production of Miss Saigon and bringing it to Broadway, winning the Tony, Olivier and many other awards. She was the first Asian to play Eponine in Les Misérables on Broadway, returned to the show in 2007 as Fantine and reprised the role for the sold-out 25th anniversary concert at London's O2 Arena.

Andrew Lloyd Webber visits a rehearsal for the 2011 Royal Variety Performance.

On November 7, 2011 Lea Salonga performed 'Send in the Clowns' from Suites by Sondheim during the PhilDev Gala at Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall. Click below to watch a video of her performance!

Philippine Development Foundation ('PhilDev') will present it's upcoming gala event, PhilDev Celebrates Broadway: Suites by Sondheim,on Monday, November 7, 2011 at 7:30pm at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center in New York City. Headlining the event are Tony Award winners Robert Lopez, who will be honored with an Award of Excellence, and international star Lea Salonga. Yesterday, BroadwayWorld caught up with Salonga in rehearsal for the event and was given a sneak peak of her rendition of Sondheim's 'Move On'!

Theatre star Lea Salonga and GLEE star Darren Criss gave a surprise performance at Monday's Billboard/Hollywood Reporter TV & Film Music Conference, serenading Oscar-Winning Composer Alan Menken with a medley of his songs. Click below to check out the full medley!

Theatre star Lea Salonga and GLEE star Darren Criss gave a surprise performance at Monday's Billboard/Hollywood Reporter TV & Film Music Conference, serenading Oscar-Winning Composer Alan Menken with a medley of his songs.

GLEE star Darren Criss gave a surprise performance at Monday's Billboard/Hollywood Reporter TV & Film Music Conference, serenading Oscar- Winning Composer Alan Menken with a medley of his songs.

Philippine Development Foundation USA (PhilDev), a non-profit organization that supports community and entrepreneurship programs in the Philippines, presents PhilDev Celebrates Broadway: Suites by Sondheim, a benefit concert at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on November 7 that will feature Tony Award-winning actress Lea Salonga, and an impressive roster of Filipino-American Broadway stars. In the video below, Lea Salonga chats about what to expect from the show! Click below to check it out.

Telly Leung is currently gearing up for GODSPELL. His other Broadway, national and regional credits include Flower Drum Song, Pacific Overtures, the Chicago sit-down company of Wicked, Sweeney Todd and Allegiance. A native of Brooklyn, Leung is also a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University and has continued to branch out to other avenues of the performing arts. His debut EP, 'Getaway,' is available from the website CDBaby.com. Below, check out Leung answering fan questions on everything from his run as a Warbler on GLEE to the recent reading of Allegiance with Lea Salonga and George Takei!

International star Lea Salonga, singing voice of Disney's Princess Jasmine and Mulan and a Tony and Olivier winner for MISS SAIGON, sat down to answer fan-submitted questions in a contest for LML Music in a promotion for her new album, THE JOURNEY SO FAR.

Tony Award winner Ms. Salonga is currently in town for an exclusive three-week return engagement, featuring an all-new program entitled Lea Salonga: New York in June, at the Café Carlyle at The Carlyle beginning last night and running until June 25.

In a new video to promote the upcoming Broadway production of ALLEGIANCE (aiming for 2012), star George Takei explains why he should be in SPIDER-MAN on Broadway. Watch and enjoy!

Actor George Takei asks for the world's help for victims of the quake and tsunami in northern Japan. Please donate at www.redcross.org, www.savethechildren.org, or www.doctorswithoutborders.org.

The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, celebrated it's 25th anniversary in a special concert event, which was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on October 3. Now Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the video on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download. Here, in this BWW TV: Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert Preview, Robert Madge and cast perform 'Little People'

The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, celebrated it's 25th anniversary in a special concert event, which was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on October 3. Now Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the video on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download. Here, in this BWW TV: Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert Preview, Alfie Boe, Lea Salonga and Samantha Barks perform Valjean's Death Scene.

The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, celebrated it's 25th anniversary in a special concert event, which was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on October 3. Now Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the video on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download. Here, in this BWW TV: Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert Preview, Matt Lucas performs 'Master of the House!'

The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, celebrated it's 25th anniversary in a special concert event, which was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on October 3. Now Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the video on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download. Here, in this BWW TV: Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert Preview, the cast performs 'Do You Hear the People Sing?'

The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, celebrated it's 25th anniversary in a special concert event, which was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on October 3. Now Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the video on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download. Here, in this BWW TV: Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert Preview, Norm Lewis and Alfie Boe perform 'The Confrontation'.

The longest running musical of all time, Les Misérables, celebrated it's 25th anniversary in a special concert event, which was recorded live from London's famous O2 theater on October 3. Now Universal Studios Home Entertainment has released the video on Blu-ray, DVD and Digital Download. Here, in this BWW TV: Les Mis 25th Anniversary Concert Preview, Lea Salonga performs 'I Dreamed a Dream'.