Filipino Broadway actress and singer Lea Salonga announced that she will not be performing at the opening of the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) hosted by the Philippines.
Lea was the voice behind the official theme song of the SEA Games titled “We Win As One,” but she announced over social media that she will not be able to perform the song live at the opening on November 30 because of out of the country commitments for her musical “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” where she portrays one of the lead roles.
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On Twitter, Lea wrote: “Leaving on a jet plane for Singapore tomorrow and will begin our 14-show Sweeney run on Thursday night. This means I will not be performing at the SEA Games opening ceremonies on Saturday. I won’t be back home til after Sweeney is done.”
Leaving on a jet plane for Singapore tomorrow and will begin our 14-show Sweeney run on Thursday night. This means I will not be performing at the SEA Games opening ceremonies on Saturday. I won’t be back home til after Sweeney is done.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) November 25, 2019
“We Win As One” is written by Floy Quintos and composed by National Artist for Music Ryan Cayabyab.
Meanwhile, SEA Games organizing agency Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) has been gaining flak over “lack of preparation” over the sports event and has since apologized and vowed “to do better” in the coming weeks.
(Photo source: Instagram – @msleasalonga/ Twitter – @MsLeaSalonga)
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