Lea Salonga
America's favorite tradition returns to NYC on Thu. Nov. 28 with giant balloons, fabulous floats & great entertainers.
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Actors: Al Roker, Cynthia Erivo, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jimmy Fallon
This performance of Boublil and Schönberg's award-winning musical Miss Saigon — staged in Manila at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in 2000 — tells the epic and tragic tale of a young Vietnamese bar girl, Kim, who falls in love with Chris, an American GI, as their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.
Director: Peter Lawrence
Actors: Lea Salonga, Will Chase, Leo Valdez, Lisa Capps, Ronn K. Smith
Geri Riordan is adopted, half-Vietnamese, eighteen, and a piano prodigy. She also feels as if she doesn't know who she really is, and when her adopted father dies, she begins to search for her biological father.
Director: John Korty
Actors: Jeff Daniels, Lea Salonga, Debra Monk, Catherine Hicks, John Lithgow
Two teen stories in one movie. "Dear Partyline" tells the story of Badong who falls in love with a girl in a Coke commercial who happens to be the other half of their telephone party line. "Dear Killer" tells the story of Lenny and the mysterious disappearance of a girl who was considered the school's best Soprano singer.
Director: Leroy Salvador
Actors: Herbert Bautista, Gelli De Belen, Jigo Garcia, Gloria Sevilla, Suzanne Gonzales
A starry line-up of Broadway favorites are toasting Stephen Sondheim with a once-in-a-lifetime concert event live on Broadway.com. A benefit for ASTEP.
Director: Paul Wontorek
Actors: Raúl Esparza, Iain Armitage, Annaleigh Ashford, Christine Baranski, Laura Benanti
'Hey, Mr Producer!' features selected scenes from the productions of the world's most successful musical producer, Cameron Mackintosh - classic songs from classic musicals performed by the ultimate cast.
Director: Julia McKenzie
Actors: Julie Andrews, Lea Salonga, John Barrowman, Russ Abbot, Peter Bayliss
Hosted by John Rhys-Davies, a made-for-TV documentary details the work that went into the production of Aladdin, Disney's musical rendition of the classic Arabian Nights' tale. Animation fans are treated to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of this family favorite, as well as to interviews with the director and cast members, who give their insights into the inspirations for the various characterizations and effects of the film, and also the efforts that were needed to bring this project to completion.
Director: Steve Kroopnick
Actors: John Rhys-Davies, Ron Clements, John Musker, Glen Keane, Mark Henn
From Victor Hugo`s classic French novel of the nineteenth century to Tom Hooper`s award winning blockbuster, Les Misérables has undergone one of the most successful transitions from book to stage to screen. In this new documentary, the scintillating journey of Hugo`s universal story is traced from book to stage to screen with contributions from those who have starred in and helped to create the entertainment phenomenon which has captured a place in everyone`s hearts. Helmed by entertainment and celebrity journalist Neil Sean, this insightful documentary traces the events of the Paris insurrection in 1832 and features excerpts from the restored 1978 Les Misérables lm starring Anthony Perkins alongside interviews with Frances Ruffelle, Hugh Jackman, Nick Jonas, Tom Hooper, Alfie Boe, Amanda Seyfried, Sir Cameron Mackintosh and Anne Hathaway.
Director: Alan Byron
Actors: Lea Salonga, Cameron Mackintosh, Alfie Boe, Frances Ruffelle, Tom Hooper
Two lovers, who are oceans apart, discover that distance can either make the heart grow fonder or render it numb with grief.
Director: Olivia M. Lamasan
Actors: Aga Muhlach, Lea Salonga, William Martinez, Tina Paner, Rosemarie Sonora
Two sisters move to the country with their father in order to be closer to their hospitalized mother, and discover the surrounding trees are inhabited by Totoros, magical spirits of the forest. When the youngest runs away from home, the older sister seeks help from the spirits to find her.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Actors: Noriko Hidaka, Hitoshi Takagi, Chika Sakamoto, Shigesato Itoi, Sumi Shimamoto
Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei journeyed from a World War II internment camp to the helm of the Starship Enterprise, and then to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband, Brad, on a wacky and profound trek for life, liberty, and love.
Director: Jennifer M. Kroot
Actors: George Takei, Brad Takei, Walter Koenig, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
The Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square join with award-winning artists Lea Salonga and Sir David Suchet for Season of Light: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir, a festive and uplifting Christmas special. Filmed with a live audience at the Conference Center in Salt Lake City, this concert will illuminate your holiday experience with timeless carols, treasured Christmas songs, and a story of heroic service.
Director: Mack Wilberg
Actors: Lea Salonga, David Suchet, Mack Wilberg, Ryan Murphy
This movie is Lea Salonga's first movie in the Philippines after her Miss Saigon stint. It was an acid test if Salonga has the acting ability that Filipino critics are demanding. The Tony-awardee did not win any awards for this movie, but her two leading men grabbed major awards. Aga Muhlach won the best actor in the 1992 MMFF, while singer Ariel Rivera, in his movie debut, grabbed the 1992 MMFF best supporting actor award. The movie is produced by Octo Arts, the same company that produced Lea's 1988 self-titled album.
Director: Jose Javier Reyes
Actors: Aga Muhlach, Lea Salonga, Ariel Rivera
About young people learning that happiness comes from learning how to give of one's self. MANYIKA is about an enchanted doll who came to life and taught two orphans the value of love. BANANA-CUE is about a rich girl who found happiness in the company of a classmate who sold sweetened bananas in order to see himself through high school.
Director: Leroy Salvador
Actors: Lea Salonga, Regine Velasquez, Herbert Bautista, Dingdong Avanzado, Bing Loyzaga
Rose, a 17-year-old Filipino-American teenager from Texas, dreams of becoming a country music icon. She has to fend for herself when her mother is arrested by ICE, and must choose between following her dreams without her mother or leaving her passions behind.
Director: Diane Paragas
Actors: Eva Noblezada, Lea Salonga, Dale Watson, Princess Punzalan, Liam Booth
The top stars from the original London and Broadway productions join together with a 150-voice chorus and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London's venerated Royal Albert Hall for a truly magical gala performance of Les Misérables. You'll watch and listen time and again to the magnificent Tony Award-winning score as sung by stars forever linked to these roles.
Director: Gavin Taylor
Actors: Colm Wilkinson, Michael Ball, Michael Maguire, Ruthie Henshall, Philip Quast
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.
Director: Trent Correy
Actors: Chris Diamantopoulos, Kaitlyn Robrock, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Jim Cummings
A crossover team-up between Captain Barbell and Darna.
Director: Leroy Salvador
Actors: Edu Manzano, Herbert Bautista, Sharon Cuneta, Dina Bonnevie, Beth Bautista
Your little princess will want to follow her dreams as she tags along on an adventure with two of Disney's most popular princesses in this new animated fairy tale. Aurora, star of the beloved classic Sleeping Beauty, and Jasmine, from the Academy Award-winning film Aladdin, journey to faraway lands and make new discoveries about themselves.
Director: David Block
Actors: Susanne Blakeslee, Erin Torpey, Corey Burton, Barbara Dirickson, Jeff Bennett
Inspired by the true-life experience of its star George Takei, Allegiance follows one family's extraordinary journey in this untold American story following the events of Pearl Harbor. Their loyalty was questioned, their freedom taken away, but their spirit could never be broken.
Director: Lorenzo Thione
Actors: Lea Salonga, Telly Leung, George Takei, Katie Rose Clarke, Michael K. Lee
Lady Lotus, an evil sorceress, attempts to retrieve an ancient katana possessing great power from Naguchi, a martial arts master. Meanwhile, a group of friends are planning a camping trip to follow an all-girl class who are in turn on their own camping trip with their strict teacher. After several mishaps the friends are left stranded in the mountains. While navigating their way back, they stumble across a hidden cavern, where an old ninja master lives. The boys are selected to become ninjas and retrieve the katana that Lady Lotus is searching for.
Director: Pablo Santiago
Actors: Herbert Bautista, J.C. Bonin, Francis Magalona, Ramon Christopher, Keno
A behind-the-scenes look at the putting on of the successful West End stage musical, including footage of the cast rehearsing and the triumphant first night.
Director: David Wright
Actors: Jonathan Pryce, Lea Salonga, Cameron Mackintosh, Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil
Fa Mulan gets the surprise of her young life when her love, Captain Li Shang asks for her hand in marriage. Before the two can have their happily ever after, the Emperor assigns them a secret mission, to escort three princesses to Chang'an, China. Mushu is determined to drive a wedge between the couple after he learns that he will lose his guardian job if Mulan marries into the Li family.
Director: Darrell Rooney
Actors: Ming-Na Wen, BD Wong, Mark Moseley, Lucy Liu, Sandra Oh
This concert, recorded to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the landmark musical Les Miserables, gathers the casts of the show's 2010 original production at the Queen's Theatre, the 1985 original production by the London company, and the 2010 production at the Barbican together for one performance. Together with talents like Michael Ball, Hadley Fraser, and John Owen-Jones, the performers present the play's musical numbers in a semi-theatrical style, fully costumed and with all the emotion of the musical's heyday.
Director: Nick Morris
Actors: Alfie Boe, Norm Lewis, Matt Lucas, Jenny Galloway, Lea Salonga