Dolly de Leon and Lea Salonga will star together in this play
Award-winning seasoned actress Dolly de Leon shared her first meeting with Broadway diva Lea Salonga and the excitement she feels for their new project.
Dolly and Lea are the stars in the Manila run of the 1971 play Request sa Radyo by Franz Xaver Kroetz. Based on the article in Bandera, Dolly and Lea will have an exchange of solo performances in this play.
Dolly has recently caught the attention of the international entertainment scene because of her performance in Triangle of Sadness. This open new projects for her in Hollywood and this made her fellow Filipinos proud.
Lea has been the pride of the Philippines in the field of theater, aside from the fact that she was the singing voice of two Disney princesses, Jasmin and Mulan. She was also the first Filipino to perform at the White House. These two amazing actresses are set to showcase their talents together in a play.
Based on the article in Bandera, Dolly de Leon shared a post about working again with Lea Salonga on her Instagram page. Dolly said that she and Lea met each other during their teens when they were taking jazz classes with the fabulous Aldeguer sisters, Lally and Terry.
Decades after that, they got to collaborate as alternates in a play. For their new project together, Dolly said that they hoped it would shed light on what it’s like to be away from home and our loved ones.
Then, Dolly expressed excitement for this new project with Lea. “It’s been six years and I can’t wait to come back home with you, @msleasalonga! [white heart emoji]” she said.
The play that they would star in was derived from “Wunschkonzert” or “Request Program”, which was created by German playwright and film director Franz Xaver Kroetz. It will run from October 10 to 20 at the Samsung Performance Arts Theater, Circuit Makati.