Today, January 25 (Philippine time), Lea Michele gushed about being a huge fan of Broadway superstar Lea Salonga.
Lea, the American actress, is the star of the hit musical series TV series Glee, which aired on Fox network from 2009 to 2015.
In her Twitter post today, January 25 (Manila time), the 31-year-old Glee star showed how she met the 46-year-old Filipino actress in person after watching Broadway's Once On This Island.
The younger Lea wrote:
I’ve been a fan of @MsLeaSalonga since I was a little girl.. so incredible seeing her today in @OnceIslandBway ????????? pic.twitter.com/NdZeTIC0qW
— Lea Michele (@LeaMichele) January 24, 2018
For her part, Philippines' very own Lea replied to her namesake saying that she's also a fan of the American actress' work.
Lea, the Broadway star, wrote:
Thank you for joining us, Lea! It's not often I meet a namesake, so today was very special! Big fan of yours, too!
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) January 24, 2018
BROADWAY STINT. Lea is currently in New York working on her latest stint in Broadway’s revival of Once On This Island.
It tells the story of how a peasant girl, Ti Moune, falls in love with a grand homme, Daniel Beauxhomme, from the other side of the island.
Lea plays the goddess of love that will help bring Ti Moune and Daniel together.

