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As part of its fourth annual “Broadway’s Best” lineup, Great Performances shines a spotlight on Tony Award winner Lea Salonga with the world premiere of Lea Salonga in Concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra – a CAAM production – premiering Friday, November 27 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/broadwayonpbs. This program presents Salonga in peak performance at the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, singing a selection of songs from her Broadway career as well as her hits from the animated movie blockbusters Aladdin and Mulan.
SCREENINGS
Tony Award-winning singer Lea Salonga performs favorite selections from her career from the Sydney Opera House Friday, November 27 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/broadwayonpbs.
CREDITS
Lea Salonga in Concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is directed for television by Todd Decker and produced by Donald Young. Executive producers are Paul Clarke, Stephen Gong, Josh Pultz and Lea Salonga. Executive in charge of production is James Ott. Lea Salonga in Concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra is a production of the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Great Performances is produced by THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET. Bill O’Donnell is series producer and David Horn is executive producer.
PRESS COVERAGE
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James Corden, Lea Salonga return to happier theatrical days (AP News)
World Premiere Lea Salonga Concert, Fiddler: A Miracle of Miracles Documentary, More Set for PBS’ Great Performances (Playbill)
San Francisco’s CAAMFest FORWARD presents Fil-Am films during drive-in, virtual experiences (Asian Journal)
Lea Salonga’s concert to be shown in US as part of ‘Broadway’s Best’ lineup (ABS-CBN)
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(Lea Salonga in Concert with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Image Credit: Robert Catto)