LEA SALONGA Brings The Human Heart Tour To Chicago May 10th

<em>LEA SALONGA</em> Brings <em>The Human Heart Tour</em> To Chicago May 10th 1 After taking some time off to heal from a skiing injury earlier this year, one of Broadway's biggest voices, Lea Salonga, is ready to kick-off the North American leg of her Lea Salonga: The Human Heart Tour on Friday, April 5th in Costa Mesa, CA at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. To date, the tour has sold-out 15 of the 26 North American stops.Most recently, Salonga wrapped her role as 'Erzulie,' the goddess of love, in the Broadway revival of Once On This Island, which won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical and garnered a 2019 Grammy Nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. Following the show's widely successful run, she then traveled to Los Angeles for a brief three-night engagement as 'Grace Farrell' in Annie, alongside an all-star cast at the famed concert venue, The Hollywood Bowl.  Now, Salonga is thrilled to be back touring and meeting her incredible fans. 

After taking some time off to heal from a skiing injury earlier this year, one of Broadway’s biggest voices, Lea Salonga, is ready to kick-off the North American leg of her Lea Salonga: The Human Heart Tour on Friday, April 5th in Costa Mesa, CA at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts. To date, the tour has sold-out 15 of the 26 North American stops.Most recently, Salonga wrapped her role as ‘Erzulie,’ the goddess of love, in the Broadway revival of Once On This Island, which won the 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical and garnered a 2019 Grammy Nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. Following the show’s widely successful run, she then traveled to Los Angeles for a brief three-night engagement as ‘Grace Farrell’ in Annie, alongside an all-star cast at the famed concert venue, The Hollywood Bowl.  Now, Salonga is thrilled to be back touring and meeting her incredible fans. 

“I’ve really been looking forward to performing in all of these beautiful venues – including our opening night in the gorgeous Segerstrom concert hall,” says Salonga. “I’m excited, nervous and cannot wait!”

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North American Tour Dates:
April 5, 2019                             Costa Mesa, CA          Segerstrom Center for the Arts (SOLD OUT)
April 6, 2019                             Cabazon, CA               Morongo Casino Resort (SOLD OUT)
April 7, 2019                             San Diego, CA             Jacobs Music Center (SOLD OUT)
April 9, 2019                             Albuquerque, NM         Popejoy Hall
April 12, 2019                           Brooks, CA                  Cache Creek Casino Resort (SOLD OUT)
April 13, 2019                           Brooks, CA                  Cache Creek Casino Resort (SOLD OUT)
April 15, 2019                           Federal Way, WA         Federal Way Performing Arts & Events Center (SOLD OUT)
April 17, 2019                           Calgary, Canada          Arts Commons, Jack Singer Concert Hall (SOLD OUT)
April 18, 2019                           Winnipeg, Canada       Club Regent Event Centre
April 26, 2019                           Athens, GA                   Hugh Hodgson Concert Hall (SOLD OUT)
April 28, 2019                           Toledo, OH                   Toledo Museum of Art Peristyle
April 29, 2019                           Mansfield, OH              The Renaissance Theater
May 1, 2019                             Columbus, IN               Cabaret at the Commons
May 4, 2019                             Indianapolis, IN            The Cabaret (SOLD OUT)
May 5, 2019                             Indianapolis, IN            The Cabaret (SOLD OUT)
May 10, 2019                           Chicago, IL                  Copernicus Center
May 12, 2019                           Ridgefield, CT              Ridgefield Playhouse
May 13, 2019                           New York, NY              Sony Hall (SOLD OUT)
May 15, 2019                           New York, NY              Sony Hall (SOLD OUT)
May 17, 2019                           Scottsdale, AZ             Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
May 18, 2019                           Lone Tree, CO             Lone Tree Arts Center (SOLD OUT)
May 19, 2019                           Lone Tree, CO             Lone Tree Arts Center
May 22, 2019                           Northridge, CA             The Soraya
May 23, 2019                           Northridge, CA             The Soraya
May 25, 2019 (5pm & 8pm)       Richmond, BC              River Rock Casino Resort (BOTH SHOWS – SOLD OUT)

About Lea Salonga:
Known across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch, Lea Salonga is a singer and actress who is best known for her TonyAward winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to the Tony, she has won the Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards, in the field of musical theatre. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway and returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival. Lea has toured all over the world, performing sold out concerts in such locations as the Sydney Opera House, Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, London’s O2 Arena, Singapore’s Esplanade (twice), Kuala Lumpur Convention Center (twice), Hong Kong Cultural Center (multiple times), Queen Sirikit Convention Center in Bangkok, Carnegie Hall in New York, and in various venues in Vancouver, Sacramento, San Diego, Phoenix, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, San Bernardino, Cerritos and San Francisco. She was also the first artist to sell out two shows at Brigham Young University’s deJong Concert Hall in Provo, Utah since The Kings Singers in 2009. Many fans of all ages recognize Lea as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan for Mulan and Mulan II. For her portrayal of the beloved princesses, the Walt Disney Company bestowed her with the honor of “Disney Legend” in August of 2011.