Lea Salonga: I pretty much know what to expect coming into a Broadway show. Question: You were so young when you first came to Broadway. Following is my brief chat with the actress, who heads the company as Mei-Li, a Chinese immigrant who flees to America in the late 1950's. I had the chance to speak with the sweet, down-to earth Saigon star at this past week's Flower Drum open rehearsal. 23 at the Virginia Theatre in Rodgers and Hammerstein's Flower Drum Song, prior to an official opening on Oct. This month, the talented actress-singer makes her eagerly awaited return to Broadway when she begins previews Sept. A thrillingly sung and hauntingly acted performance, Salonga received a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her work. Lea Salonga offered one of the most heart-breaking musical-theatre performances of the nineties as the doomed Kim in the pop opera Miss Saigon.
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