Lea Salonga’s universal voice unites and (hopefully) heals with her new concert tour

(Princess) Lea.

Lea Salonga seems to always be hustling. Between reprising roles on Broadway, starring in TV shows, being a mom and wife, the 54-year-old the Filipina songstress is heading back out on tour to perform across the United States and Canada.

Being called the “Stage, Screen, and Everything in Between” tour, Salonga returns to the Los Angeles area for a stop once again at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa, California for one night that she hopes would be more than a concert.

“I’m grateful to be back in Orange County! That audience knows how to have a good time and that venue is absolutely beautiful,” Salonga said to us in an interview. “I hope anyone who attends can know this can be a space for them.”

Salonga is not foreign to the venue and area, as audiences who reside in and around it are usually a mix of people who connect with Salonga through her work and identity: Disney fans and Filipinos.

“I think being Filipina will always be a part of me. It’s my identity and I take great pride in it as much as my fellow Filipinas do,” she said, adding “I’m also happy that giving voice to these Disney princesses in song has spilled into a new generation of fans and princesses.”

In addition to her award-winning stage performances that introduced her to American audiences, Salonga was further thrust into the American spotlight when she was chosen to be the singing voices of Disney Jasmine from “Aladdin” and Fa Mulan from “Mulan.”

As the name of the show encapsulates, the songs that Lea will perform, along with her touring ensemble band, will range from the Disney songs to the Filipino ballads–and everything in between. “I really wanted to do a little bit of everything from my career, so expect a lot of the hits, but maybe a few surprises as well,” she said.

Some of the surprises outside of the song list might come from Salonga’s performances of those songs live on this tour. She hopes that whether you’ve seen her in concert before or are just looking to get away from the bad that’s happening in the world, you’ll get to enjoy the time as you are.

“I recognize that art often meets us in our moment. I will approach the material in that way and hope that the performance can remind you of something that you need to hear, and not just the song,” Salonga said.

Our special thanks to Lea Salonga for contributing to this story!

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