JERRY OLEA
Nahirapan si Lea Salonga sa pakikipag-duet kay Regine Velasquez.
Tatlong kanta ang pinagsaluhan nila sa online concert na One Night With Regine nitong Abril 25, Sabado—"I Don’t Know How To Love Him," "What I Did For Love," at "Someone Like You."
“First of all, Regine, happy, happy birthday!” nakangiting bulalas ni Lea matapos ng kanilang duet.
“I hope that it’s been a wonderful celebration for you, so far.
"Ahmm, singing with you was hard, but because it was your birthday, and because you asked, as in ikaw mismo yung nag-request that I sing this with you, I couldn’t say ‘no.’
“It’s your birthday request. So... haaahh! My God! It’s hard to sing with you—but I mean that only in the best way!”
Wish ni Lea na humaba pa ang career ni Regine. Ayaw banggitin ni Lea na 50-anyos na ang Asia’s Songbird.
Dagdag ni Lea, “You still sound the way you always did. But because of what you’ve been through in life, there’s so much color to your interpretations, and to your vocal quality, and to just everything about you.
“You are one of the funniest people that I know. You have, ahhmm... one of the most amazing voices that I’ve heard.
“And I don’t think that things are gonna stop for you. So, I hope that the day has been fantastic...”
Nag-flying kiss pa si Lea kay Regine, “I love you, and the next time you and I sing together again, it should be in person, with full-on glam, and full-on gowns... in a much bigger venue than this.
“Talking concert hall, stadium, an arena. Something. And it will be fun.”
GORGY RULA
Kalahok si Lea sa once-in-a-lifetime concert na Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration.
Naka-schedule ito ngayong Abril 26, Linggo nang 8:00 PM ET (bale Lunes nang 8:00 AM sa Manila) sa official website at YouTube (YT) channel ng Broadway.com.
Sabi sa YT channel, “A starry line-up of Broadway favorites are toasting Stephen Sondheim...”
Iho-host ito ni Raul Esparza, at beneficiary ang ASTEP.
Kabilang din sa performers sina Josh Groban, Meryl Streep, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Platt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin, Neil Patrick Harris, Kristin Chenoweth, Laura Benanti, Beanie Feldstein, Melissa Errico, Annaleigh Ashford, at marami pang iba.
May special appearance dito sina Steven Spielberg, Nathan Lane, at Joanna Gleason.
NOEL FERRER
Speaking of Lea Salonga, sana ay magkatotoo ang pagsasama nila ni Regine Velasquez sa isang concert hall act, aabangan natin yun!
Still on Lea, dahil birthday ng Artistic Director ng Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) na si Chris Millado, ipinaalala nito ang pagpapalabas through free streaming ng mga CCP events kasama na rito ang Miss Saigon na kinatampukan ni Lea.
Nostalgia trip ito mula sa ating Tony at Olivier award-winning singer-actress!
Bravo, Lea, for everything that you do!
Hindi man natuloy ang international concert tour mo, ang dami mong natulungan sa iyong fundraising efforts!