Saturday, September 2, 2006

Tomorrow: A Concert for the Future

Start:     Oct 20, '06 8:00p
Location:     CCP Main Theatre
International star Lea Salonga performs in her first concert after giving birth to her first child in “Tomorrow: A Concert for the Future” at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater) on October 20 and 21. The show is a benefit performance for the CCP’s continuing arts programs for children and the youth.

Guests include the world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Hail Mary the Queen Children’s Choir, Kilyawan Boys’ Choir, singer Calvin Millado and child singer Julia Abueva.

The show is a first team-up of Salonga and the Philippine Madrigal singers. Their songs and production numbers are designed to celebrate a world where all children develop to the fullest and realize the dreams of a nurturing family, culture and society.

The repertoire will have excerpts from the musicals Anyone Can Wait, Baby, Man of La Mancha, Lion King, Gypsy and Annie; themes from the movies True Colors and The Prince of Egypt; popular songs such as “You Raise Me Up,” “Man in the Mirror,” “Anak,” “If I Could,” “Sa Ugoy ng Duyan” and “Chiquitita,” among other numbers.

The creative team is composed of Gerard Salonga as music director, Chris Millado as director, Ricardo Cruz as set designer and Dennis Marasigan as light designer.

For ticket inquiries, call:

(Oct 20 show) Mr. Bok Muñoz/Rotary Club Parañaque
Poblacion 0918-912-2652

(Oct 21 show) Dr. Pete Crisostomo/Phil Obstetrician &
Gynecological Society 0917-838-1214

CCP Box Office 832-3704/06 or 832-1125 local
1405/1406/1409

38 comments:

Mich M.D. said...

Oooh, what's happenin' on this day and the day after? Thanks!

tin samson said...

does this mean a concert?! :)

augustine73 . said...

yea, any shows? what's the latest with that duet with julio i?

Lloyd de Leon said...

bigsis, you better give the info quick kung ayaw mong makulit ka namin. Mwehehehe! it's been quite a while since you did your last concert.

Shirmei Clarize Martin said...

i agree...are you having a concert?

jhack telan said...

Haha! I agree! I hope Lea could tell us na what's going to happen on October 20... para makapagpa-reserve na ng tickets!!! ;p

Lloyd de Leon said...

Ano na? Ba't wala pa ring balita? Lea, sabihin mo na please :)

kristine suin said...

Is it a stage play? =)

jhack telan said...

easy guys,,, sasabihin din ni lea yan... SANA! ;p

Mich M.D. said...

okies, just got a concert announcement from the newsgroup, alt.fan.lea-salonga, courtesy of edcel. :) sana makapunta ako. (wish i can go.) :( Lea, when's your next US concert(s)? Thanks!

Kuang-Chien Chen said...

Hope this information will be helpful!

Lea will have her first concert after giving birth on October 20 and 21, 8PM at the CCP with the Philippine Madrigal Singers. The concert called 'Tomorrow: A Concert for the Future' will feature the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra, Calvin Millado and young talent Julia Abueva. Gerard Salonga is the concert's music director.

Repertoire will have excerpts from the musicals, 'Anyone Can Wait', 'Baby', 'Man of La Mancha', 'Lion King', 'Gypsy', 'Annie', song from the film, 'The Prince of Egypt' and popular songs such as, 'True Colors', 'You Raise Me Up,' 'Man in the Mirror', 'Anak', 'If I Could', 'Sa Ugoy ng Duyan' and 'Chiquitita' among others.

For tickets, you may call the CCP Box Office at 832-3704 or 832-1125 loc 1405-1406.

ma xiaolu said...

woow~~~! you lucky guys! does Lea have any plans to hold a concert in China? there're many musical fans love Lea very much here in China!! I like the "flower drum song", the "gypsy", the "les miz", and the "two words" song!! Alllllllllll that lea sings!!

susan gabrielle yance said...

i called ccp and the guy from the box office said that they wont be selling tickets anymore kasi sponsors had bought it all na. hay so sad!!!!!!!

betsy . said...

I called CCP box office today and the lady told me that the tickets are not yet on sale but she was able to provide me with the ticket prices (P2,500, 1500, 1000, 500 and 350). She also said that the tickets will be available within the week

susan gabrielle yance said...

cool. but the old guy gave me a difrent info... hmmm hoarding ba ito?????? anyway I will get 2 tickets by hook or by crook hehehehe!!!!

jhack telan said...

Thanks for the ticket info betsy! see you guys on oct20th!!

jhack telan said...

ccp main theatre ito for sure noh?

Lloyd de Leon said...

I think this is sort of a summary of what she's done before so okay lang siguro if I missed this one. I want her to do another Christmas concert. I need to feel the spirit this year.

vivien aquino said...

The christmas special she did on tv last year was really awesome..wonder if they have a dvd of that special and where is it available?? Lea really is THE consummate artist/singer!!!!

Lloyd de Leon said...

Sorry, they didn't release it on video.

vivien aquino said...

thanks for the info. sayang naman....it is so beautiful, especially when she sang, "a place called home"...brought me to tears!!!

jhack telan said...

check youtube, search lea salonga songs from home... almost half of the concert was there.

jhack telan said...

ooppsss... home for christmas pala! my bad soree!!! ;p Oh well, here's the link to first part: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR0kbNhWdZA

susan gabrielle yance said...

guys tickets are already available.... :) I hope I can take a photo of Manang...

Kuang-Chien Chen said...

Really? I've ask my friend to buy the ticket for me. Manila, I'm coming........from Taiwan!

Li'l Dove Feather said...

WWWWHHHHAAATTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AAAAARRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm gonna have to try to find the sponsor that gave me my first BABY tickets before. Sheesh, I don't even know where the number is...

Li'l Dove Feather said...

Please please pleeeaaassseeee give me the number of the old guy!!!!!!

Jheck David said...

i already bought my tickets for this night! wow! my first ever lea concert! exciting! hehe.. guys, i have a contact for this date. let me know if you need tickets and i'll give you his number. just e-mail me back! :-)

Kuang-Chien Chen said...

My friend has bought the ticket of Friday night for me, this will be my first time trip to Manila, now I have to confirm my flight and accommodation asap. Can't wait for the concert!

Jheck David said...

only a week to go and we'll see lea perform live!!! i am so excited! watching regine tonight just made me more enthusiastic about seeing lea!

Ria Gregorio said...

hi, may i know how much are the tickets for Lea's concert? i need two tickets for her friday night concert. thanks a lot!

Lloyd de Leon said...

Hi Lea! How are the rehearsals going? I hope all is well.

Jheck David said...

i'm not sure if there are still tickets but try contacting BOK still at 09228712004. he may have some tickets left. he only has the 20th.

good luck!

:-)

jhack telan said...

As far as I know, they are not selling tickets anymore. I called Ticketworld last week and said that tickets are available only til Monday, October 16th. But check it and ask if they're still selling. Tickets are almost sold out, just few seats left for both nights (less than 20, I presume). Anyway, ticket prices are 2, 500, 1,500, 1000, 500 and 350. And btw, ticketworld charges about 8% for the ticket, so you better hurry!

Jheck David said...

I just checked the Ticketworld website and there are still orchestra center seats for the 20th.

Jheck David said...

great concert, lea! the tomorrow number almost made me cry! if you haven't sang pagdating ng panahon, i might leave the concert with a heavy heart because of the uncried tears. :-)

Trish Castro said...

You were obviously on the top of your form last night. You never fail to elicit from me a voiceless "wow"! Overall, great concert, great performers, great production; worth my every penny - err - peso. :) Congratulations! Let's hope for the future indeed.

Rico del Rosario said...

I thought I'd say hi here, Lea, since I wasn't able to backstage. It was a great evening. Please congratulate Gerard for his new arrangements on the songs you've done before. I hope Everybody Says Don't and If I could and Chiquitita gets to be sold commercially on a CD.

I closed my eyes when you asked us, too, imagining a place safe for the next generation. It indeed would be wonderful to have the next generation ask us, "What was war?"

Lea, I appreciate that you support Children's Choirs. I mean, sure, there are singing contests on TV, saying they want to discover talents and provide them their dreamed of 'break,' and for a while, lots of people think that it helps. With these contests we got Sarah Geronimo, Eric Santos, Sheryn Regis, and sure, individually, the contests helped these talents break into commercial recording.

But personally, your supporting Children's Choir, and I know there were just two of the hundreds in the Philippines that had the opportunity to perform at your concert, but creating awareness that these choirs exist, and deserve to be heard and be supported... it's going to the grassroots level and helping talents by the hundreds.

It is a formidable answer to child abuse, to poverty, to war. I think, this way, Music does have a voice that rings out to be heard and tells the rest of us: we need Change, and we are given that power to Change for good.

What I'm saying is, sure, TV contests help, but only to a certain extent. Not all can go to contests on TV, but these youngsters, just singing from the purity of their souls, that's something.