STAGE TUBE: Lea Salonga Sings 'Maybe' with ANNIE Manila Star Krystal Brimner
By: Alan Henry Jun. 03, 2016
This past Sunday Lea Salonga, who played ANNIE in Manila in 1980 had a chance to duet on "Maybe" with upcoming ANNIE in Manila star Krystal Brimner. Salonga is currently in the Philippines appearing as a judge on The Voice. Watch the video!
Salonga will also star in FUN HOME in Manila later this year.
The upcoming production of ANNIE is set to open on September 30 at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Resorts World Manila.
The original production of ANNIE opened April 21, 1977 at the Alvin Theatre and went on to win the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Musical, seven Drama Desk Awards including Best Musical, the Grammy for Best Cast Show Album and seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Book (Thomas Meehan) and Best Score (Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin). The show was one of the biggest Broadway musical hits of the 1970s, running for almost six years and playing 2,377 performances.
The score for ANNIE includes "Maybe," "It's the Hard Knock Life," "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," "Easy Street," "I Don't Need Anything But You" and the eternal anthem of optimism, "Tomorrow".
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