West End and Broadway star Lea Salonga will return to the UK with her new Dream Again tour next summer.
Presented by Cuffe & Taylor, the tour which will play nine dates across the UK including a performance at the Royal Albert Hall on 28 June 2022, will mark the first time the singer and actress has appeared on stage with her brother, conductor and orchestrator Gerard Salonga (resident conductor of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra and former assistant conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra) who will take on the role of musical director.
Commenting on her latest tour, the multi-award-winning singer and actress who shot to fame as a teenager when she originated the lead role in Miss Saigon in the West End and on Broadway, said: “I owe the UK audiences and fans so much of my success, after they took me to their hearts as Kim in Miss Saigon – which I will always be so grateful for…
“My first ever UK tour was in 2019 and it was a truly wonderful experience. I am now even more excited to return in 2022 – after such a long time unable to travel or to perform – especially with Gerard joining me as musical director.
“Returning to the stage and to international touring will be an absolute thrill and I am so excited to get back to the UK, to meet fans again and to perform some of my all-time favourite songs.”
Discovered by the producers of Miss Saigon and cast in the title role when she was just 17, Salonga went on to collect the Olivier and Tony Awards for Best Actress for her critically-acclaimed performance.
She won more critical acclaim when she starred as Eponine and Fantine in Les Misérables on Broadway and appeared in the musical’s 10th and 25th anniversary concerts in London. Salonga’s most recent West End appearance was in 2014 as part of the 25th anniversary celebrations forMiss Saigon at the Prince Edward Theatre.
Salonga previously toured the UK in 2019 and in 2020 featured on US TV series Great Performances on PBS, in a special concert performance filmed at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Away from the theatre, Salonga is a judge on the Philippines’ version of The Voice and a successful recording artist, selling 19 million albums worldwide, making her one of the Philippines’ biggest selling artists.
Announcing the tour, Ben Hatton, Cuffe & Taylor’s director of theatre touring, said: “We are delighted to be bringing Lea Salonga back to the UK once more, following the success of her debut UK tour in 2019. Her voice is absolutely beautiful and these concerts are a must-see for every true musical theatre fan.”
The tour will visit Leicester (18 June), Southampton (19 June), Cardiff (21 June), Birmingham (23 June), Manchester (24 June), Brighton (26 June), London (28 June), Canterbury (29 June) and Glasgow (1 July).
Angela Thomas
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