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Lea Salonga leads cast of 'Sweeney' Todd Manila run in October 2019

- Pep.ph) (Ruel Mendoza,

Magkasunod ang good news na pinost ng Tony Award-winning actress na si Lea Salonga sa kanyang social media.

Pagkatapos niyang ibalita ang nakuha niyang very first Grammy nomina on (for Best Musical Theater Album) kasama ang buong cast ng Broadway musical na "Once On This Island," sunod na nai-share na good news ni Lea ay ang pagganap niya bilang Mrs. LoveL sa isa sa paborito niyang musical na "Sweeney Todd."

Ise‐stage ng Atlan s Produc ons ang local produc on ng Broadway musical na "Sweeney Todd" sa October 2019.

Makakasama ni Lea sa naturang musical ay ang Pinoy rock star na si JeL Pangam na gaganap sa tle role as Sweeney Todd.

Si Bobby Garcia ang magdidirek ng "Sweeney Todd" na ise‐stage sa The Theatre at Solaire ng Solaire Resort & Casino, Parañaque City.

Nabanggit pa ni Lea na hindi siya makapaniwa­la na lalabas na siya sa isa sa paborito niyang musical ni Stephen Sondheim.

Aniya, "I cannot tell you how excited I am to be cast in one of my favorite Sondheim musicals. It pleases and ckles me to no end that I'm finally old enough to play Mrs. LoveL! She is such a well‐wriLen, thoroughly fleshed‐out character that's equal parts drama, comedy, music and crazy. And I am all about the crazy."

Pinost din ni Lea ang kanyang pasasalama­t sa Panginoon para sa sunudsunod na blessings na dumara ng sa kanya para sa taong ito.

Last November ay nakatangga­p din ng nomina on si Lea mula sa BroadwayWo­rld Los Angeles Awards as Best Featured Actress in a Musical para sa musical na "Annie" kunsaan ginampanan niya ang role na Grace Farrell.

Nai‐stage ang "Annie" sa Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California noong nakaraang July 2018.

Nagpasalam­at si Lea sa natanggap niyang nomina on via Facebook.

Ang "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" ay isang 1979 musical thriller ni Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler.

The musical is based on the 1973 play "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" by Christophe­r Bond.

Nagbukas ito on Broadway in 1979 at sa London's West End in 1980. Nanalo ito ng eight Tony Awards and 2 Laurence Olivier Awards.

Ang character ni Sweeney Todd ay nagsimula sa serialized Victorian popular fic on, known as "penny dreadfuls" sa weekly magazine na The String of Pearls during the winter of 1846-47.

Sa original Broadway cast, ang gumanap na Sweeney Todd ay si Len Cariou. Si Angela Lansbury naman ang gumanap na Nellie Lovett.

Ang iba pang actresses na gumanap sa role ni Mrs. Lovett ay sina Beth Fowler, Sheila Hancock, Patti LuPone, Christine Baranski, Judy Kaye, Imelda Staunton at Emma Thompson.

Sa film version ng "Sweeney Todd" noong 2007, si Johnny Depp ang gumanap sa title role at si Helena Bonham Carter ang gumanap bilang si Nellie Lovett.

Pinasikat ng musical na "Sweeney Todd" ang song na "Not While I'm Around."

 ??  ?? Lea Salonga took to Facebook last December 8 to share the good news about her new stage musical: "I cannot tell you how excited I am to be cast in one of my favorite Sondheim musicals. It pleases and tickles me to no end that I'm finally old enough to play Mrs. Lovett!"
Lea Salonga took to Facebook last December 8 to share the good news about her new stage musical: "I cannot tell you how excited I am to be cast in one of my favorite Sondheim musicals. It pleases and tickles me to no end that I'm finally old enough to play Mrs. Lovett!"

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