Lea Salonga to Perform NYC Benefit for Typhoon Ondoy Victims

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga will perform a benefit concert for the victims of Typhoon Ondoy, to be held at The Philippine Center’s Kalayaan Hall (556 Fifth Avenue in New York City) on Monday, October 12 at 7:30 pm.

The typhoon, which struck on September 26, resulted in the country’s worst flooding disaster in over 40 years, with at least 246 deaths, and over 450,000 people displaced, with 380,000 living in makeshift shelters.

Salonga received the Tony, along with the Olivier Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award, for her portrayal of Kim in Miss Saigon. She was also seen on Broadway in the revival of Flower Drum Song, the original production and recent revival of Les Miserables, and starred in the recent international tour of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Salonga has also sung in the animated films Mulan and Aladdin.

Tickets are $50 general admission, and $150 VIP, which includes a pre-show cocktail reception. To rsvp, email rsvp@diversecitytheater.org, and if you are unable to attend but would like make to make a donation, visit www.af-usa.org. Go to “Donate Now” and select “AF-USA Typhoon Relief Fund.”