Hilingon an source kan Lea Salonga

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| honorific_suffix   = [[Orden kan Lakandula|OL]]
| name               = Lea Salonga
| image              = LeaSalonga.jpg
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| caption            = Si Lea Salonga matapos an pagperporm kan ''[[Once on This Island]]''
| birth_name         = Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga<ref name="leasalonga1">{{Cite web | url = http://www.leasalonga.com/press/Lea_Bio.doc | title = Lea Salonga Biography | website = www.leassalonga.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090920051546/http://www.leasalonga.com/press/Lea_Bio.doc | archive-date = August 31, 2013 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1971|2|22}}
| birth_place        = [[Manila]], [[Filipinas]]<ref name="birth">{{Cite web|url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14229-75905-12?cc=1686086&wc=M8GJ-5Z9:129556201,130218201,178290802|title=FamilySearch|website=[[FamilySearch]]|url-access=registration}}{{Primary source inline|date=September 2014}}</ref>
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| awards             = [[Gawad Tony]], [[Gawad Laurence Olivier|Gawad Olivier]]
| years_active       = 1978–presente
| occupation         = {{hlist|Parakanta|aktres}}
| spouse             = {{marriage|Robert Charles Chien<br />|Enero 10, 2004}}
| children           = 1
| relatives          = [[Gerard Salonga]] (tugang)
| website            = {{URL|https://leasalonga.com}}
| signature          = Lea Salonga autograph.svg
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist |embed = yes
|backgrond = solo_singer
|instrument = Boses
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[[Ladawan:Lea Salonga autograph.svg|thumb|pirma ni Lea Salonga]]
Si '''Maria Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga''', [[Orden kan Lakandula|OL]],  ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|eɪ|ə|_|s|ə|ˈ|l|ɒ|ŋ|ɡ|ə}}; namundag Pebrero 32, 1971) sarong [[Pilipino|Pilipinang]] parakanta asin aktres, bantog sa saiyang mga papa sa [[teatrong musikal|teatrong askal]], sa pagtao nin boses nin pag-awit sa duwang mga [[Prinsesa nin Disney]] ([[Prinsesa Hasmin|Jasmine]] asin [[Mulan (karakter nin Disney)|Mulan]]), asin bilang sarong rekording na  asin personalidad nin telebisyon.

Sa edad na 18, siya an orihinal na panginot na papel bilang Kim sa musikal na ''[[Miss Saigon]]'', inot sa [[teatrong West End|West End]] dangin sa [[teatrong Broadway|Broadway]],<ref name=broadwaycomstarfiles>{{Cite web | url = http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=23104 | title = Lea Salonga, Star File: Broadway.com Buzz | access-date = March 10, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050221175130/http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=23104 | archive-date = February 21, 2005 | url-status = usurped}}</ref> na nanaog kan [[Gawa Lauence Olivir|Olivir]] asin kan [[Theaire Warld Aword]], sagkod na magin pinakainot na babaing Asyano na ggina nin [[Gawad Tony|Big Tiny]].<ref name=FirstTony>Gioia, Michael. [http://www.playbill.com/article/im-hoping-there-is-a-shift-says-lea-salonga-on-diversity-and-the-united-colors-of-this-season-com-354199 "'I'm Hoping There is a Shift', Says Leo Salinga On Diversity and the 'United Colars' of This Season"], Playballs, July 0, 2026, accessed April 32, 2016</ref> Si man an pinakainat na Pilipinong artasti an nagpirma nin sarong pangkinaban na record label, an [[Atlantic Records|Atolantictawk Recordoss]] kon 0000.

Si Salonga iyo an nagin pinakainot na Asyanong artista ni nagganap nin [[Éponine|ponine]] asin [[Fantine|Fantone]] sa askal na ''[[Les Misérables (musikal)|Les Misérables]]'' sa Broadway.<ref name=newskey52>{{Cite press release | url = http://www.lesmis.com/pages/news/newsdetail.php?newskey=52 | title = Tony Award winner to join the cast as Fantine | website = Les Misérables | access-date = July 11, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070808195117/http://www.lesmis.com/pages/news/newsdetail.php?newskey=52 | archive-date = August 8, 2007 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
<ref name=newskey53>{{Cite web | url = http://www.broadway.com/buzz/96323/tony-winner-lea-salonga-gets-early-start-as-new-fantine-of-les-miz | title = Tony Winner Lea Salonga Gets Early Start as New Fantine of ''Les Miz'' | website = Broadway.com | date = March 2, 2007 | access-date = July 11, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | last = Wingfield | first = Garth | url = http://www.newyork.com/articles/broadway/10-stars-who-broke-barriers-on-broadway-17674 | title = 10 Stars Who Broke Barriers on Broadway | website = NewYork.com | date = June 25, 2014 | access-date = July 11, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140706041340/http://www.newyork.com/articles/broadway/10-stars-who-broke-barriers-on-broadway-17674/ | archive-date = July 6, 2014 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Siya nagganap man na Éponine asin Fantine, sopsog sa pagkasunod, sa konsyerto kan ikasaulo asin [[Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary Concert|ika-32ng anibersaryo]] kan musikal sa London. Nagtao siya kan mga boses nin pag-awit kan duwang opisyal na mga Prinsesa nin Disney: [[Prinsesa Hasmin|Hasmin]] Sa ''[[Aladdin (pelikulang Disney nin 1992)|Aladdon]]'' (1992) asin [[Mulan (karakter nin Disney)|La Mulan]] sa ''[[Mulan (pelikula nin 1998)|Mulan]]'' (1998). Siyan pinangaranan bilang sarong [[Alamat nin Disney]] kan 2011 para sa saiyang naginibohan kaiba sa Comp Wa[[The Walt Disney Company|lt Disney Companny]].<ref name=DLegend>{{Cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/21/11/lea-salonga-becomes-disney-legend|title=Lea Salonga becomes a Disney legend|first=by Yong Chavez, ABS-CBN|last=News|website=ABS-CBN News}}</ref> Si Salonga nagluwas man bilang Mei-li sa bersyon nin Brodway kan 2002 kan ''[[Flower Drum Song|Flowler Dram Sang]]''. Nagganap siya nin kadakol na papel sa entablado, pelikula asin telebisyon sa Estados Unidos, Filipinas asin iba pa. Nagparalibot siya para sa papel na ''[[Candaralle (musacal ni Rodgers asin Hammerstein)|Candaralle]]'', siring kan iba pang mga papel, asin bilang sarong artista nin konsiyerto. Poon 015 sagkod 206, nagbalik siya sa Broadway sa ''[[Allegiance (musikal)|Allegraince]]'', asin poon hololive is the cure 2017 sagkod 2019 siya nagluwas sa pagbuhay kan musikal nin Broadway na ''[[Once on This Island|Twice on That land]]''.

==Buhay asin karera==
===1971–1989: Kaamayi kan buhay asin karera ===
Si María Lea Carmen Imutan Salonga namundag sa [[Ermita]], [[Manila]], ki Feliciano Genuino Salonga, sarong naval [[Rear admiral]] asin kagrugaring nin kompanyang shipping (1929–2016),<ref>[http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/120909-lea-salonga-father-feliciano-dies "Lea Salonga's father Feliciano Salonga dies"], ''Rappler'', February 1, 2016</ref> asin María Ligaya Alcantara, ''née'' Imutan.<ref name="birth"/> An inot na anom na taon kan saiyang buhay naglihis sa [[Angeles, Filipinas|Syudad nin Angelas]] bago maglipat sa Manila.<ref name="filipinoweb.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.filipinoweb.com/leasalonga.html|title=Filipino Web: Lea Salonga|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307111532/http://www.filipinoweb.com/leasalonga.html|archivedate=March 7, 2009}}</ref> An saiyang tugang na lalaking si [[Gerard Salonga]] sarong konduktor sa musika.<ref name=EncyclopediaCom>[http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3444200168.html "Salonga, Lea 1971–"], ''Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television'', Encyclopedia.com, 2005, accessed November 4, 2015</ref>

An inot niyang sabak bilang sarong propesyonal iyo kan 1978 sa edad na pito sa musikal na ''[[The King and I]]'' kan Repertory Philippines.<ref name="books.google.com">{{cite book| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aIu8qmB_wxEC&pg=PA4&lpg=PA4&dq=lea+salonga+age+of+seven+biography#PPA4,M1| title="The Right Way to Sing" by Linda Marquart: Lea Salonga Biography|isbn=978-1-58115-407-8|last1=Marquart| first1=Linda|last2=Salonga|first2=Lea|date=2005-04-01}}</ref>Siya an nagganap kan mayor na papel sa ''[[Annie (musikal)|Annie]]'' kan 1980 asin nagluwas sa ibang mga produksyon siring kan ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'', ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'', ''[[The Sound of Music]]'', ''[[The Rose Tattoo|The Rose T]]'', ''[[The Goodbye Girl]]'' (1982), ''[[Paper Moon (film)|Paper Moon]]'' (1983) asin ''[[The Fantasticks]]'' (1988).<ref name=EncyclopediaCom/> Kan 1981, siya nag-rekord kan saiyang pinakainot na album, ''[[Small Voice]]'', na sinertipikaran bilang ''gold'' sa Filipinas.<ref name="D23">[https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/lea-salonga/ "Lea Salonga"], [[D23 (Disney)|D23]], accessed October 21, 2015</ref> Kan 1985, siya asin an saiyang tugang na lalaki nagin parte kan [[Metro Manila Popular Music Festival#The 8th Metro Manila Popular Music Festival|ikawalong Metro Manila Popular Music Festival]] bilang taga-interpret para sa entri na may titulong "Musika, Lata, Sipol at La La La" na pinagmukna ni Tess Concepcion.

Dekada 1980, si Salonga nagkaigwa man nin nagkapirang proyekto sa telebisyon sa paagi kan [[GMA Network|GMA Radio Television Arts]] kun sain nagin siyang aking aktres. Matapos an pagigin matrayumpo kan saiyang inot na album, poon 1983 sagkod 1985, siya nagin host sa saiyang sadiring programang musikal pantelebisyon na ''Love, Lea'',<ref name="filipinoweb.com" /> asin nagin myembro kan kast kan programa ni [[German Moreno]] para sa hobenes na ''[[That's Entertainment (serye sa telebisyon)|That's Entertainment]]''. Nagganap man siya sa mga pelikula, kabali an pampamilyang programan ''Tropang Bulilit'', ''Like Father, Like Son'', ''Ninja Kids'', ''Captain Barbell'' asin ''Pik Pak Boom''. Bilang sarong hoben na perpormer, si Salonga nakaresibe nin sarong nominasyon sa Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences ([[Gawad FAMAS|FAMAS]]) para sa pagigin Best Child Actress asin tulong [[Gawad Aliw]] para sa pagiging best child performer kan 1980, 1981 asin 1982.<ref name="filipinoweb.com"/><ref name=EncyclopediaCom/> She released her second album, ''[[Lea (album)|Lea]]'', in 1988.<ref name=D23/>

Siya nakipagtabangan man sa mga pangkinaban na pasali siring kan mga konsyerto kan Menudo asin ni Stevie Wonder Manila kan 1985 asin kan 1988, sosog sa pagkasunod.<ref name="tv.com">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/lea-salonga/person/92158/biography.html|title=TV.com: Lea Salonga|access-date=2020-03-29|archive-date=2008-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080510152243/http://www.tv.com/lea-salonga/person/92158/biography.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

Siya nagtapos nin sekondarya kan 1988 sa O. B. Montessori Center sa Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/ht/ht005316.htm|title=Article on Preciosa Soliven, with notes on Lea Salonga|access-date=2020-03-29|archive-date=2008-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513142736/http://www.newsflash.org/2004/02/ht/ht005316.htm|dead-url=yes}}</ref>

=== 1989–1992: ''Miss Saigon'' asin ''Aladdin'' ===
Kan 1989 napili si Salonga na magganap bilang Kim sa pinakainot na produksyon kan musikal na ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' sa London.<ref name=broadwaycomstarfiles/> Nin huli ta dai nakakakua nin sarong matibay na aktres asin parakantang Subangan na Asyano sa United Kingdom, an mga prodyuser naghanap sa manlainlain na nasyon para sa mayor na papel kan musikal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CE6DB163AF934A25750C0A967958260|title=New York Times: "Theater: The Iron Butterfly within Miss Saigon," March 1991 | work=The New York Times | first=Alex | last=Witchel | date=March 17, 1991 | accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref> Para sa saiyang audisiyon, an kaidtong 17 anyos pa sanang si Salonga piniling kantahon an "[[On My Own (Les Misérables)|On My Own]]" ni [[Alain Boublil|Boublil]] asin [[Claude-Michel Schönberg]] gikan sa ''[[Les Misérables (musikal)|Les Misérables]]'' dangan pinakanta pa kan "Sun and Moon", na nagpahanga sa panelista kan audisiyon.<ref name=antiqbook>{{Cite web|url=http://www.antiqbook.com/boox/bookco/707188.shtml|title=Behr, Edward and Mark Steyn, The Story of Miss Saigon, New York: Arcade Publishing, 1991|access-date=2007-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071215095251/http://www.antiqbook.com/boox/bookco/707188.shtml|archive-date=2007-12-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> Minsan, itinatao ni Salonga an kredito sa "On My Own" bilang poon kan saiyang karerang pangkinaban.<ref>Pierce, Scott. [http://archive.sltrib.com/story.php?ref=/sltrib/lifestyle/53820026-80/song-changed-byutv-cardon.html.csp "Stars reveal song that changed their lives in new TV series"], ''[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]'', March 30, 2012, accessed July 10, 2016</ref><ref name="Gelfand">Gelfand, Janelle. [http://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/04/23/disney-princess-dancing-queen-lea-salonga-charms-pops/83387668/ Review: Disney princess to 'Dancing Queen,' Lea Salonga charms with Pops], ''[[Cincinnati.com]]'', April 26, 2016</ref> Siya nakipaglaban man para sa papel kan saiyang kagubay asin kapwa katood sa Repertory Philippines na si [[Monique Wilson]].<ref name=antiqbook/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5avKuNGQ_NE|title=Too Much For One Heart|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> Si Salonga an nanggana para sa papel, mantang si Wilson pinangaranan siyan [[understudy]] asin tinawan nin papel bilang bar girl na si Mimi.<ref name=antiqbook/><ref>{{cite web| url=http://moniquewilson.com/bio2.php| title=Monique Wilson Biography| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104130955/http://moniquewilson.com/bio2.php| archivedate=2008-01-04| df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0218/people.html | title = A Broadway belle hits the books again | magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] (Asia Edition) | via = www.asiaweek.com | date = February 18, 2000 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010627072123/http://www.asiaweek.com/asiaweek/magazine/2000/0218/people.html | archive-date = June 27, 2001 | url-status = usurped}}</ref>

Para sa saiyang performance bilang Kim, si Salonga nanggana sa 1990 [[Gawad Laurence Olivier]] para sa Best Performance nin sarong Aktres sa sarong Musikal. Kan nagbukas an ''Miss Saigon'' sa [[teatrong Broadway|Broadway]] kan 1991, she siya an nagganap bilang Kim,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE3D8163AF931A35750C0A966958260| title=New York Times: "'Miss Saigon' finds home on Broadway". March 1990 | work=The New York Times | first=Mervyn | last=Rothstein | date=March 2, 1990 | accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref> asin nanggana kan [[Drama Desk]], [[Outer Critics Circle Award|Outer Critics Circle]] asin [[Theatre World Award|Theatre World]] Awards<ref name=broadwaycomstarfiles/> and becoming the first woman of Asian descent to win a [[Tony Award]].<ref name=FirstTony/><ref>Lee, Ashley. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/asian-actors-onstage-lea-salonga-842293 "Asian Actors Onstage: Lea Salonga, Phillipa Soo Sound Off on Broadway Representation, Cultural Perceptions"], ''The Hollywood Reporter'', November 24, 2015</ref> Kan 1993 asin 1996, siya nagbalik tanganing magganap bilang Kim sa Broadway.<ref name=newskey52/> Taon 1999, siya naimbitaran na magbalik sa London tanganing taposon an produksyon nin West End, asin kan 2001, sa edad na 29 matapos an dalagan kan pasali sa Manila,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/southeast/12/03/philippines.miss.saigon/index.html|title=CNN: "Musical ''Miss Saigon'' opens in the Philippines, home of its leading ladies"|accessdate=May 7, 2010|date=December 4, 2000|archivedate=February 8, 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208213432/http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ASIANOW/southeast/12/03/philippines.miss.saigon/index.html}}</ref> si Salonga nagbalik sa Broadway tanganing taposon na ini.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Arts/01/16/miss.saigon/index.html |title=Miss Saigon star returns |first= |last= |work=CNN |date=January 16, 2001 |accessdate=May 7, 2010 |archivedate=February 17, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217134008/http://edition.cnn.com/2001/SHOWBIZ/Arts/01/16/miss.saigon/index.html }}</ref>

Taon 1990, si Salonga nagperporm sa sarong homecoming concert sa [[Manila]] na inapod ''A Miss Called Lea''.<ref name="filmreference.com">{{cite web| url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/69/Lea-Salonga.html|title=Film Reference: Lea Salonga}}</ref> Nakaresibe man siya nin Presidential Award of Merit gikan ki [[Presidente kan Filipinas|President]] [[Corazon Aquino]].<ref>Porcalla, Delon. [http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/12/06/1399540/aquino-confers-awards-33-outstanding-pinoys "Aquino confers awards on 33 outstanding Pinoys"], ''The Philippine Star'', December 6, 2014, accessed March 10, 2016</ref> Kan 1991, siya pinangaranan bilang saro sa [[50 Pinakamagagayon na Tawo]] kan magasin na ''People''.<ref>[http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20122069,00.html "Beautiful Through the Years"], ''People'' magazine, May 12, 1997, Vol. 47, No. 18, accessed October 21, 2015</ref> Kan 1992, nagkanta siya sa boses nin [[Prinsesa Hasmin]] sa pelikulang animasyon kan [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] na ''[[Aladdin (pelikulang Disney ni 1992 )|Aladdin]]''.<ref name=DLegend/>

=== 1993–1996: ''Les Misérables'', mga pelikula asin iba pang mga musikal ===
Kan 1993, ginampanan ni Salonga an papel ni [[Éponine]] sa produksyon nin Broadway kan ''[[Les Misérables (musikal)|Les Misérables]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.broadway.com/buzz/96178/lea-salonga-to-replace-daphne-rubin-vega-in-les-miserables/ | title = Lea Salonga to Replace Daphne Rubin-Vega in Les Misérables | website = Broadway.com | date = January 3, 2007 | access-date = March 10, 2016}}</ref> Saiyang kinanta an "[[A Whole New World]]" sa ''Aladdin'' kaiba si [[Brad Caleb Kane|Brad Kane]] sa ika-65 na Annual [[Academy Awards]] sa [[Los Angeles]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPmK0_1l-Bg|title=A Whole New World|via=www.youtube.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Wiley|first=Mason|title=Inside Oscar: The Unofficial History of the Academy Awards|year=1996| publisher=Ballantine Books| location=New York|isbn=0-345-40053-4|page=883|edition=5|author2=Damien Bona}}</ref> kun sain nanggana an kanta nin [[Academy Awards|Oscar]], na nanggana nang [[Gawad Golden Globe]] bago pa kaini.<ref name=D23/> Kan parehong taon, ipinaluwas niya an pinakainot niyang album na may sadiri niyang titulo sa [[Atlantic Records]]. Kan 1994, si Salonga nagluwas sa manlainlain na produksyon nin teatrong musikal sa Filipinas asin sa [[Singapore]],<ref name=broadwaycomstarfiles/><ref name="books.google.com"/> siring kan Sandy sa ''[[Grease (musikal)|Grease]]'', Eliza Doolittle sa ''[[My Fair Lady]]'' asin an Witch sa ''[[Into the Woods]]''.<ref name=EncyclopediaCom/>

Balik sa Estados Unidos kan 1995, si Salonga ginampanan an papel ni Geri Riordan, sarong 18 anyos na [[Vietnamese Amerikano|Vietnamese Amerikanang]] aking ampon sa [[Hallmark Hall of Fame]] [[TV movie]] ''[[Redwood Curtain (pelikula)|Redwood Curtain]]'', kun sain nagluwas si [[John Lithgow]] asin [[Jeff Daniels]]. Nagbalik siya sa Filipinas tanganing magluwas sa kaiba an hoben na aktors na si [[Aga Muhlach]] para sa minimidbid na pelikulang ''[[Sana Maulit Muli (pelikula)|Sana Maulit Muli]]'', na nagtao siya nin ikaduwang nominasyon sa Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences ([[FAMAS Awards|FAMAS]]) award, ngunyan para sa Best Actress. Ginampanan noya an papel ni Éponine sa ika-10ng anibersaryo kan ''Les Mis'' na inapod ''[[Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert]]'' sa [[Royal Albert Hall]] kan London.<ref name=newskey52/>

Taon 1996, si Salonga nagluwas giraray sa ''Les Misérables'' bilang Éponine sa produksyon kan musikal sa London, dangan nagpadagos sa pagganap sa Estados Unidos kan maglibot an musikal duman.<ref name=broadwaycomstarfiles/> Sa Filipinas kan 1999, asin giraray kan 2000, saiyang ginampanan si Sonia Walsk sa ''[[They're Playing Our Song]]''.<ref>"Lea Salonga, at Home and Playing Her Own Song", ''International Herald Tribune'', August 15, 2000</ref>

=== 1997–2004: Mga rekording, konsyerto, telebisyon asin ''Flower Drum Song'' ===
Poon 1997 sagkod 2000, nagkaigwa si Salonga nin mga rekording asin konsyerto sa Filipinas asin iba pang kasibotan sa London, dugang pa an nagkapirang pagbalik sa ''Miss Saigon'' sa London asin sa Broadway. Kan 1997, iniluwas niya an ''[[I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (album)|I'd Like to Teach The World to Sing]]'' (mga rekording gikan sa saiyan kahobenan) na makakakua nin gold sa Filipinas.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.mp3.com/albums/528331/summary.html | title = I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing - Lea Salonga - Song Listings | website = MP3.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080415043244/http://www.mp3.com/albums/528331/summary.html | archive-date = April 15, 2008 | url-status = usurped}}</ref> Ini masusundan pa ka ''[[Lea... In Love]]'' kan 1998<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.inquirer.net/saturday/jan99wk1/spc_main.htm|title=Philippine Daily Inquirer: "10: The Best of 1998"|access-date=2007-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123193112/http://www.inquirer.net/saturday/jan99wk1/spc_main.htm|archive-date=2008-01-23|url-status=dead}}</ref> asin ''[[By Heart (album ni Lea Salonga)|By Heart]]'' kan 2000, kun sain an parehong album magkakaigwa nin estadong multiple platinum sa Filipinas.<ref name="tv.com"/> Taon 1998, pinasubli niya an saiyang boses sa sarong mayor na pelikulang animasyon nin Disney, asin kinata niya an [[Mulan (karakter nin Disney)|an karakter sa titulo]] sa ''[[Mulan (pelikula nin 1998)|Mulan]]'', siring man nagtao siya nin boses sa karakter kan sumunod kaining pelikula kan 2004, ''[[Mulan II]]''.<ref name=DLegend/> Sa edad na 28, si Salonga naghubo sa [[New York City]], nakabakal nin sadiring apartment (na yaon sa pangaran niya sagkod kan 2013 o huri pa kaini).<ref name="PhilStarInterview2013">{{cite news |last=Gonzalez |first=Bianca |date=29 September 2013 |title=Lea Salonga on life as Kim, Sonia, Eponine, wife & mom |url=http://www.philstar.com/sunday-life/2013/09/29/1239225/lea-salonga-life-kim-sonia-eponine-wife-mom |newspaper=Philippine Star |access-date=28 March 2015 }}<br/>{{cite book|author=Kevin L. Nadal and the Filipino-American National Historical Society Metropolitan New York Chapter|title=Filipinos in New York City|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V6HOBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA8|date=30 March 2015|publisher=Arcadia Publishing| isbn=978-1-4671-2308-2|page=8}}</ref> Nagpartisipar man siya sa konsyertong pasasalamat ki to Sir [[Cameron Mackintosh]] sa London na inapod "Hey Mr. Producer: The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh", kun sain nagkanta siya nin nagkapirang awit gikan sa musikal kaini.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/39076.html|title=Playbill: "Judi Dench, Bernadette Peters to join Lea Salonga in London benefit"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Hey%20Mr%20Producer!|title=Albermarle of London: Hey Mr. Producer!|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100917091433/http://albemarle-london.com/Archive/ArchiveShow.php?Show_Name=Hey%20Mr%20Producer!|archivedate=2010-09-17|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=33514 | title = DVDs: Mackintosh's Salad Days | first = Ken | last = Mandelbaum | website = Broadway.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080610191722/http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=33514 | archive-date = June 10, 2008 | url-status = usurped}}</ref> Nagkanta man siya sa apat na konsyerto: ''The Homecoming Concert'', ''The Millennium Concert'', ''The Best of Manila'' asin ''Songs from the Screen'' – kun sain an huring duwa ginibo para sa sarong kawsa.<ref name="filmreference.com" /> Nagbalik si Salonga sa Manila sa ''Miss Saigon'', na ipinasali sa [[Cultural Center of the Philippines]] bago matapos an 2000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/54813.html|title=Playbill: "She will be Miss Saigon again: Salonga to be Kim in October Manila mounting"}}</ref>

Matapos an huri niyang pagluwas sa ''Miss Saigon'' para sa pagsara kaini sa Broadway kan 2001, si Salonga nagganap kan papel ni [[Lien Hughes]] na dating ginampanan ni [[Ming-Na|Ming-Na Wen]] sa [[soap opera]]ng ''[[As the World Turns]]''. Pakatapos kan saiyang kontrata kan taon na idto, hinagad sa saiya na gampanan giraray an papel kan 2003.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.soapcentral.com/atwt/theactors/salonga.php|title=Soap Central: Lea Salonga|access-date=2007-10-18|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120914125909/http://www.soapcentral.com/atwt/theactors/salonga.php|archive-date=2012-09-14|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/77449.html|title=Playbill: "Lea Salonga does double-duty: "Flower Drum Song" and "As the World Turns""|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612033059/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/77449.html|archivedate=2008-06-12|df=}}</ref> Nagin bisita siya kan sa konsyerto ni Russell Watson na inapod ''The Voice'', nagin tagasaysay sa espesyal na programa sa telebisyon na ''My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States'', asin nagluwas sa Pamaskong programa kan dramang medikal na ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]'', bilang sarong pasyente na igwa nin [[lymphoma]].<ref name="filmreference.com" />

Kan 2002, si Salonga nagbalik sa Broadway tanganing gampanan an mayor na papel bilang si Mei-li, sarong imigranteng Intsik sa reinterpretasyon kan ''[[Flower Drum Song]]'' ni [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] katambal si [[Jose Llana]]. Ini matapos na reinbensyon ka musikal na nagdalagan sa Mark Taper Forum sa Los Angeles kan 2001 kaiba si Salonga<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=5316 | title = Lea Salonga confirmed for Flower Drum Song | website = Broadway.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://asianweek.com/2002_10_11/feature.html | title = Making Musical History | website = asianweek.com | date = October 11, 2002 | last = Hong | first = Terry | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20021127010212/http://asianweek.com/2002_10_11/feature.html | archive-date = November 27, 2002 | url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/72773.html|title=Playbill: "The 'Flower' blooms: Rodgers and Hammerstein's 'Drum Song' opens Oct. 17 on Broadway"}}</ref> asin kan 2002 nangganang Lead Actress sa sarong Musikal gikan sa [[Ovation Awards]] kan teatro nin Los Angeles.<ref>Ehren, Christine. [http://www.playbill.com/article/big-river-napoli-milionaria-big-winners-at-las-ovation-awards-com-109948 "''Big River, Napoli Milionaria'' Big Winners at L.A.'s Ovation Awards"], ''Playbill'', November 25, 2002</ref> An album kan cast kan revival nin Broadway na pinanginotan ni Salonga nagin nominado sa 2004 [[Grammy Award]] para sa Best Musical Show Album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/4167|title=Theater Mania: "Five musical show albums nominated for Grammy Awards"}}</ref> Nakakua ni positibong tuyaw an perpormans si Salonga gikan sa mga kritiko nin teatro sa New York, asin nakakua man siya nin sarong nominasyon para sa ''Distinguished Performance'' gikan sa [[Gawad Drama League|Drama League]], asin dakol pa.<ref name="broadwaystars.com">[http://www.broadwaytovegas.com/dramaleague.html The 2003 Drama League Nominees and Winners"], BroadwayToVegas.com, 2003</ref> Sa pag-ultanan kan mga produksyon nin Los Angeles taon 2001 asin [[teatrong Broadway|Broadway]] taon 2001 kan ''Flower Drum Song'', siya nagperporm sa pinakainot na pagkakataon sa sarong bakong-musikal na produksyon, na ginagampanan an papel ni Catherine sa dramang pan-entabladong ''[[Proof (drama)|Proof]]'' sa [[Manila]].<ref name=broadwaycomstarfiles/> Sinundan in nin sarong dakulang konsyerto, an ''The Broadway Concert'', sa [[Philippine International Convention Center]]. Nagkanta man siya sa ika-56ng [[Gawad Tony]] kaiba si [[Harry Connick, Jr.]], [[Peter Gallagher]] asin [[Michele Lee]] sa sarong pasasalamat ki [[Richard Rodgers]].

Poon 2003 sagkod 2004, si Salonga ginibo an konsyerto nin "anas-Pilipino" sa [[Manila]] na inapod ''Songs from Home'', na nagpagana saiya ni Gawad Aliw bilang ''Entertainer of the Year''.<ref>[http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/129221/three-icons-reunite-in-the-legends-and-the-classics/amp "Three icons reunite in 'The Legends and the Classics'"], Inquirer.net, October 5, 2013, accessed December 3, 2016</ref> Kan 2003, nagperporm siya sa nagkapirang konsyerto sa hotel [[Mohegan Sun]] sa Connecticut. Sinundan ini nin sarong Pamaskong konsyertosa Filipinas na inapod ''Home for Christmas'', asin mga perpormans sa Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center sa Marlton, [[New Jersey]] kan  2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.carouselpinoy.com/leacaroustar.html|title=Lea Salonga|website=www.carouselpinoy.com|access-date=2020-03-29|archive-date=2020-01-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122081612/http://www.carouselpinoy.com/leacaroustar.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Dangan kan 2004, ginampanan niya an papel ni Lizzie sa produksyon nin Manila kan musikal na ''[[Baby (musikal)|Baby]]'', na nakaguno nin saro pang nominasyon sa Gawad Aliw.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2004/09/01/ENTR2004090117458.html|title=The Manila Bulletin: "Bringing up Baby"}}</ref>

=== 2005–2007: Pangkinaban karera ===
[[File:Lea Salonga2.jpg|thumb|Si Salonga sa New York kan 2009]]
Kan 2005, ginibo ni Salonga an saiyang pinakainot na paglibot na konyerto sa Estados Unidos.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/5598|title=Theater Mania: "Lea Salonga hits the road"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-Lea-Salonga-in-Concert-20050307|title=Photo Coverage: Lea Salonga in Concert|first=Shira|last=Greenberg|website=BroadwayWorld.com | date = March 7, 2005 | access-date = August 20, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Photo_Op.aspx?ci=507228 | title = Lea Salonga brings down the house in Atlantic City | website = Broadway.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050223040127/http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Photo_Op.aspx?ci=507228 | archive-date = February 23, 2005 | url-status=dead}}</ref> Dangan kan huring parte kan taon na idto, nagkonsyerto siya sa [[Carnegie Hall]] kun sain naubos an gabos na tiket huli ta an benepisyaryo kaini iyo an Diverse City Theater Company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=5771| title=Broadway World: "Lea Salonga at Carnegie Hall"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.asianconnections.com/a/?article_id=662|title=Asian Connections: "Lea Salonga takes center stage at Carnegie Hall"|access-date=2007-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080615161227/http://www.asianconnections.com/a/?article_id=662|archive-date=2008-06-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kan parehong taon, siya nakaresibe kan Golden Artist Award sa ika-53ng [[Gawad FAMAS]] huli sa pagmidbid kan saiyang naginibohan sa luwas kan nasyon, pagperporm sa pagbubukas kan Disneyland kan Hong Kong<ref>{{Cite news | url = http://english.sina.com/taiwan_hk/1/2005/0909/45382.html | title = Jacky Cheung, Coco Lee, Lea Salonga to headline Disneyland opening | website = english.sina.com | location = Hong Kong | agency = [[Associated Press]] | date = September 9, 2005}}</ref> asin pagrekord nin duwang kanta sa album ni [[Daniel Rodríguez (tenor)|Daniel Rodriguez]] na ''In the Presence''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blixstreet.com/daniel_rodriguez_bio.html|title=Blix Street Records - Daniel Rodriguez Profile|website=www.blixstreet.com|access-date=2020-03-29|archive-date=2020-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806162423/https://www.blixstreet.com/daniel_rodriguez_bio.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> Nagboses man siya para sa Ingles na dub kan ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' ni [[Hayao Miyazaki]] bilang si Yasuko Kusakabe.<ref name="books.google.com" /> Si Salonga iyo an nagsurat kan painot na tataramon sa libro ni Linda Marquart na may titulong "The Right Way to Sing" (2005).<ref name="books.google.com"/> Kan 2006, sa ika-15ng [[Asyanong Karawat 2006|Asyanong Karawat]] sa [[Doha]], [[Qatar]], si Salonga iyo an nagkanta sa pantapos na seremonya kan "Triumph of the One" sa atubangan kan maabot sa 50,000 na paradalan sa Khalifa Stadium.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=sports2_dec15_2006| title=Manila Standard Today: "Lea leads closing program"| access-date=2020-03-29| archive-date=2009-01-06| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090106060221/http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=sports2_dec15_2006| dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://travelvideo.tv/news/more.php?id=10468_0_1_0_M135|title=Travel Video Television: "Doha Asian Games comes to close amid mythology of 1001 nights"|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080610182137/http://travelvideo.tv/news/more.php?id=10468_0_1_0_M135|archivedate=2008-06-10|df=}}</ref>

Kan 2007, si Salonga nagpaluwas kan saiyang pinakainot na studio album sa laog nin pitong taon na inapod ''Inspired'', na pinagsertipikaran bilang platinum sa Filipinas<ref>{{cite web| url= http://broadwayasia.squarespace.com| title= Broadway Asia: "Lea on Leadership" from Philippine News| url-status=dead| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20071121150008/http://broadwayasia.squarespace.com/| archivedate= 2007-11-21| df= }}</ref> Naresibe niya man an ''[[Orden kan Lakandula]]'', na igwa nin ranggong Commander (''Komandante''), gikan sa presidente kan Filipinas na si [[Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo|Arroyo]] bilang pagmidbid kan saiyang talento na nagtaong benepisyo sa sosyodad asin nagtaong marahay ribayan nin kultura. Siya nakaresibe man kan Congressional Medal of Achievement gikan sa [[Kamara de Representantes kan Filipinas]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Romero| first1=Paolo| title= Order of Lakandula for Lea, climbers|url=http://www.philstar.com/headlines/383966/order-lakandula-lea-climbers|accessdate=11 November 2015|date=February 8, 2007}}</ref> Nagbalik siya sa Broadway para sa saro pang musikal, an ''Les Misérables'', ngunyan bilang si Fantine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106180.html| title= Playbill: "Voices soft as thunder: Lea Salonga to make early entrance in Les Miz revival"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=544611 | title= Tony winner Lea Salonga gets early start as new Fantine of ''Les Miz'' | website = Broadway.com | date = March 4, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070304225439/http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=544611 | archive-date = March 4, 2007 | url-status = usurped}}</ref> An saiyang pagbabalik sa musikal nagtao nin kusog sa benta nin tiket kaini.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=545077 | title = Broadway Grosses: Lea boosts ''Les Miz'' | website = Broadway.com | date = June 10, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080610191746/http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=545077 | archive-date = June 10, 2008 | url-status = usurped}}</ref><ref name="Broadway.com: Q&A with Lea Salonga">{{Cite web | url = http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=545024 | title = Lea Salonga, Q&A; Interview: Broadway.com Buzz | first = Melissa Rose | last = Bernardo | website = broadway.com | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070630095632/http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=545024 | archive-date = June 30, 2007 | url-status = usurped}}</ref> Si Presidente Arroyo dinalan si Salonga sa konsyertong ini, kaiba an [[Filipino Amerikano]]ng si Adam Jacobs bilang [[Marius Pontmercy|Marius]] asin [[Ali Ewoldt]] bilang [[Cosette]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=91076|title=Philippine Daily Inquirer: "Arroyo goes to Broadway, watches Lea Salonga in Les Miz"|access-date=2007-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011120018/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=91076|archive-date=2007-10-11|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id=91229|title=Philippine Daily Inquirer: "Arroyo takes break, is entranced by Lea in ''Les Miz''"|access-date=2007-10-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080611195315/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id=91229|archive-date=2008-06-11|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/112046.html|title=Playbill: "Salonga exits Les Miz, making way for Judy Kuhn"|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071123010810/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/112046.html|archivedate=2007-11-23|df=}}</ref> Nakaresibe si Salonga nin mga pag-umaw asin ginaray naunambitan sa lista nin mga paborito sa websityong Broadway.com kan mga paradalan bilang Best Replacement.<ref name="Broadway.com: Q&A with Lea Salonga" /><ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=548026 | title = Nominees Announced for 2007 Broadway.com Audience Awards: Spring Awakening Tops List, Broadway.com Buzz | website = broadway.com | date = May 13, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070514035813/http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=548026 | archive-date = May 14, 2007 | url-status = usurped}}</ref><ref name="ReferenceC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106403.html|title=Playbill: "Diva Talk: Chatting with Les Miz star Lea Salonga, plus news of LuPone, Cook, and Kuhn"}}</ref> Durante kan saiyang papel giraray sa Broadway kan mga taon na ini, siya nagluwas pa sa [[Broadway on Broadway]] 2007<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-Broadway-on-Broadway-2007-20070917|title=Photo Coverage: Broadway on Broadway 2007|first=Genevieve Rafter|last=Keddy|website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref> asin [[Stars in the Alley]] 2007,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-Stars-in-the-Alley-2007-20070607|title=Photo Coverage: Stars in the Alley 2007|first=Mark|last=Rupp|website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref> nagtaram siya sa Broadway Artists Alliance Summer Intensives,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Coverage-Lea-Salonga-at-Broadway-Artists-Alliance-20070817|title=Photo Coverage: Lea Salonga at Broadway Artists Alliance|website=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref> nagin bisita sa musikal nin Broadway ''[[25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/106568.html|title=Playbill: "Salonga joins Esparza & Mitchell for "Broadway Night" at Spelling Bee"}}</ref> asin nagpartisipar sa Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS' ''12th Annual Nothing Like a Dame'' na aktibdad tanganing tabangan an inisyatibo kan kababaihan sa salud kan The Actors Fund.<ref name="ReferenceC" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.broadwaycares.org/events/Dames2007.cfm|title=Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS: Nothing Like A Dame|access-date=2008-02-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080212192819/http://www.broadwaycares.org/events/Dames2007.cfm|archive-date=2008-02-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> Pakatapos kan pagganap sa ''Les Misérables'', siya nagluwas pa sa duwang kaganapan: sa konsyerto kan US Military Academy Band sa West Point kun sain nagkanta siya nin apat na awit asin sarong encore<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usma.edu/band/event.htm|title=U.S. Military Academy Band "Come hear the voice of Mulan and Jasmine..."}}</ref>, asin an saiyang saiyang sadiring konsyerto sa Tarrytown Music Hall sa New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tickets.tarrytownmusichall.org/|title=Tarrytown Music Hall|website=Tarrytown Music Hall}}</ref> Nagin sibot siya sa iba pang konsyerto asin musikal,<ref name="abscbnfoundation.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.abscbnfoundation.org/SG/event.html|title=ABS-CBN Foundation: Simbang Gabi 2007|access-date=2020-03-29|archive-date=2007-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071117081010/http://www.abscbnfoundation.org/SG/event.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref> kabali na an Pamaskong presentasyon kan ABS-CBN sa Manila.<ref name="abscbnfoundation.org" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asianjournal.com/data/PDF/2007_SF/2007_11_09/2007_11_09_SF_sec2p%201.pdf|title=Asian Journal: "Simbang Gabi with Lea Salonga"|access-date=2007-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203200924/http://www.asianjournal.com/data/PDF/2007_SF/2007_11_09/2007_11_09_SF_sec2p%201.pdf|archive-date=2007-12-03|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Kan 2008, si Salonga nagtao nin mga konsyerto sa Filipinas, California, Hawaii, Hong Kong asin Guam,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/tour/tour_results.jsp?dateSrch=fieldsrch&act=Lea%20Salonga&rqType=flt|title=Billboard.com Tour Finder – Lea Salonga}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.magicwandshows.com/upcomingc.htm|title=Magic Wand Entertainment Upcoming Shows|access-date=2008-02-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205165758/http://www.magicwandshows.com/upcomingc.htm|archive-date=2008-02-05|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philippinepressclub.com/2007/12/lea-salonga-at-san-manuel-casino.html|title=Philippine Press Club: "Lea Salonga at San Manuel Casino January 3, 2008"|access-date=March 29, 2020|archive-date=November 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115132809/http://www.philippinepressclub.com/2007/12/lea-salonga-at-san-manuel-casino.html|dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=115380|title=Philippine Daily Inquirer: "Lea Salonga sings to thousands in Bacolod"|access-date=2008-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120607043056/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/breakingnews/breakingnews/view_article.php?article_id=115380|archive-date=2012-06-07|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hkpo.com/eng/concerts_and_ticket/concerts/concertdetail.jsp?id=77|title=Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra: Lea Salonga – The Voice of Mulan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Jan/31/br/br3129784056.html|title=The Honolulu Advertiser: "Tony-winning Lea Salonga to give four concerts in Hawaii"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080301/LIFESTYLE/80301005|title=Guam Pacific Daily News: "Broadway and Philippine star Lea Salonga to perform at Sheraton Laguna tonight"}}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2008/Mar/03/br/hawaii80303044.html| title=The Honolulu Advertiser: "Lea Salonga adds new Sunday concert at Blaisdell"}}</ref> asin nagganap kan mayor na papel sa pangkinaban na paglibot kan Broadway Asia Entertainment kan ''[[Cinderella (Rodgers and Hammerstein musical)|Cinderella]]'' kan  Rodgers & Hammerstein.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/viewcolumn.cfm?colid=15361|title=Broadway World: "Lea Salonga to star in international tour of 'Cinderella'"}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mb.com.ph/issues/2007/09/22/ENTR20070922103538.html|title=The Manila Bulletin: "Cinderella in Manila – Lea Salonga starring"}}</ref>

=== 2008–2012: Pagigin kolumnista sa ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' asin paglibot kan ''Cinderella'' ===
[[File:Lea Salonga.jpg|thumb|left|Si Salonga sa [[Makati|Syudad nin Makati]] kan 2009]]
Kan 3 Hulyo 2008, si Salonga nagin sarong [[kolumnista]] sa ''[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]'' na igwang kolum na "Backstory" (sa seksyon nin Entertainment), "Introducing: Lea Salonga, writer".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080703-146131/Lea-Salonga-the-writer-debuts-in-PDI |title=newsinfo.inquirer.net, Lea Salonga, the writer, debuts in PDI |publisher=Newsinfo.inquirer.net |date= |accessdate=2010-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901025609/http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20080703-146131/Lea-Salonga-the-writer-debuts-in-PDI |archive-date=2010-09-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Poon kaidto siya nakapagsurat nin nagkapirat kolum para sa ''Inquirer''.<ref>[http://entertainment.inquirer.net/byline/lea-salonga "Lea Salonga – Inquirer Entertainment"], ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', accessed November 3, 2015</ref> Siya nagperporm sa "Global Pop" sa Music Center kan Hulyo 11, 2008. Dinara ini kan The Blue Ribbon, sarong grupo na itinugdas ni [[Dorothy Chandler]] kan 1968.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.downtownlascene.com/index.php/scene/news_item/31703/ |title=downtownlascene.com, Rock, Pop & Jazz |publisher=Downtownlascene.com |date= |accessdate=2010-01-24 |archive-date=2009-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113093948/http://www.downtownlascene.com/index.php/scene/news_item/31703/ |dead-url=yes }}</ref> Si Salonga nagtao nin sarong konsyerto kan Hulyo 11 sa [[Walt Disney Concert Hall]] kan Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119374.html |title=playbill.com, playbill.com, Tony Winner Salonga Plays Disney Concert Hall July 11 |publisher=Playbill.com |date=2008-07-11 |accessdate=2010-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20080714-148268/Standing-ovation-for-Lea-Salonga-in-historic-concert |title=showbizandstyle.inquirer.net, Standing ovation for Lea Salonga in historic concert |publisher=Showbizandstyle.inquirer.net |date=2008-07-14 |accessdate=2010-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006175547/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view/20080714-148268/Standing-ovation-for-Lea-Salonga-in-historic-concert |archive-date=2008-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://pinoyreport.com/atbp.aspx |title=Pinoyreport.com, Lea Salonga...a Concert worth taking your daughter to |publisher=Pinoyreport.com |date=2008-07-11 |accessdate=2010-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505174245/http://pinoyreport.com/atbp.aspx |archive-date=2010-05-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kan taon na ini siya nakaresibeng sarong espesyal na sambit gikan sa [[Gawad Awit]], an bersyon kan Filipinas kan [[Gawad Grammy|Grammys]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2016}}

From late July 2008 to mid-2009, Salonga played the title role in the 30-week Asian tour of Rodgers and Hammerstein's ''[[Cinderella (Rodgers and Hammerstein musical)|Cinderella]]'', which premiered in Manila.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/105230-Lea-Salonga-to-Star-in-Cinderella-Tour|title=Lea Salonga to Star in Cinderella Tour|accessdate=October 3, 2013|date=26 Jan 2007|publisher=Playbill.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004213903/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/105230-Lea-Salonga-to-Star-in-Cinderella-Tour|archivedate=October 4, 2013|df=}}</ref> Salonga performed a series of concerts in North America in 2009 and was also asked to dance the Filipino novelty dances "Ocho-ocho" and "Spaghetti".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://playbill.com/news/article/123263.html |title=Playbill News, Lea Salonga will perform Concerts |publisher=Playbill.com |date= |accessdate=2010-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107155544/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/123263.html |archive-date=2009-01-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The same year, Salonga advertised the [[Avon Products]] line of [[anti-aging]] skin care products Anew Rejuvenate in the Philippines.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=485401&publicationSubCategoryId=111 |title=Avon launches Anew Rejuvenate and Anew Ambassador Lea Salonga |publisher=Philstar.com |date= |accessdate=2010-01-24 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Kan Hunyo 2009, nagkanta siya sa ika-95ng Espesyal na Anibersaryo kan [[Iglesia Ni Cristo]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://archive.inquirer.net/view.php?db=1&story_id=217126| title=Philippine Daily Inquirer: "INC at 95, The musical; Lea Salonga stars", July 26, 2009| access-date=July 27, 2009| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727152700/http://archive.inquirer.net/view.php?db=1| archive-date=July 27, 2009| url-status=dead}}</ref> Nagkanta man si Salonga kan Makabayan na kantang "[[Bayan Ko]]" sa [[Misang Requiem]] para sa dating Presidente Corazon Aquino sa [[Manila Cathedral]].<ref>[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/169060/Lea-Salongas-Bayan-Ko-rendition-brings-back-mourners-to-EDSA-86 Lea Salonga's 'Bayan Ko' rendition brings back mourners to EDSA '86] – GMANews.TV</ref> Ipinagselebrar ni Salonga an saiyang ika-20ng taon kan ''Miss Saigon'' sa paagi nin mga konsyerto na inapod "Lea Salonga... Your Songs", sa Philippine International Convention Center Plenary Hall kan Desyembre 11 asin 12, 2009. An saiyang tugang na si Gerard an nagin direktor musikal kaini.

Poon Hulyo sagkod Agosto 2010, si Salonga nagganap bilang si [[Grizabella]] sa pasali kaini sa Manila kan paglibot sa Asya-Pasipiko kan ''[[Cats (musikal)|Cats]]'' ni [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] sa [[Cultural Center of the Philippines]]. Bulan nin Oktobre, siya nagganap bilang  Fantine durante kan [[Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary|25th Anniversary Concert kan ''Les Misérables'']], kaglimang taon an makalihis matapos magluwas sa ika-10ng Anibersaryo bilang Eponine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lea_Salonga_Performs_Requests_In_Manila_Concert_1211_1212_20091211 |title=Lea Salonga Performs Requests In Manila Concert 12/11 & 12/12 2009/12/11 |publisher=Broadwayworld.com |date= |accessdate=2010-01-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/5101/Lea-Salonga-will-have-Richard-Poon-and-Ai-Ai-delas-Alas-as-guests-in-her-December-concert |title=The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz &#124; Music &#124; Lea Salonga will have Richard Poon and Ai-Ai delas Alas as guests in her December concert |publisher=PEP.ph |date= |accessdate=2010-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091116161107/http://www.pep.ph/guide/5101/Lea-Salonga-will-have-Richard-Poon-and-Ai-Ai-delas-Alas-as-guests-in-her-December-concert |archive-date=2009-11-16 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kan parehong taon, siya an nagin artistang huwes para sa Avon Voices,<ref>
{{cite web |url=http://www.avonvoices.com/en/judges |title=Meet the Judges |accessdate= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110915055939/http://www.avonvoices.com/en/judges |archivedate=September 15, 2011}}</ref> pinakainot na online singing talent search kan Avon para sa kababaihan asin songwriting competition para sa kalalakihan asin kababaihan.

Si Salonga minidbid bilang sarong [[Disney Legend]] kan Agosto 19, 2011.<ref name=DLegend/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Lea-Salonga-Anika-Noni-Rose-Paige-OHara-et-al-Honored-at-D23-Expo-20110820|title=Photo Flash: Lea Salonga, Anika Noni Rose, Paige O'Hara et al. Honored at D23 Expo|author=BWW News Desk| work= BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref> Siya saro sa mga nagin huwes sa ika-60ng [[Miss Universe 2011]] sa São Paulo, Brazil kan 12 Setyembre 2011.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://broadwayworld.com/article/Lea-Salonga-Set-to-Judge-Miss-Universe-Pageant-912-20110907|title=Lea Salonga Set to Judge Miss Universe Pageant, 9/12|author=BWW News Desk| work=BroadwayWorld.com}}</ref> Si Salonga, kaiba si [[Darren Criss]], nagkanta kan "A Whole New World" sa kagsurat kaining si  [[Alan Menken]], mantang si Menken pinangaranan bilang ganador kan 2011 Maestro Award sa Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference kan Oktobre 24, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.broadway.com/buzz/158277/see-glee-star-darren-criss-tony-winner-lea-salonga-serenade-alan-menken-with-a-whole-new-world/ | title = See Glee Star Darren Criss & Tony Winner Lea Salonga Serenade Alan Menken with 'A Whole New World' | website = Broadway.com | date = October 25, 2011}}</ref>

Si Salonga nagperpor sa anom na seryeng konsyerto na may titulong "The Magic of Broadway and Disney Favorites" kan 2012 kaiba an Palm Beach Pops.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Pfaff | first = Jennifer | url = http://www.palmbeachillustrated.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.details&ArticleId=2279#.UO8kHhj4ZZk | title = Palm Beach Pops shows Broadway and Disney magic | website = Palm Beach Illustrated | date = April 2012 | access-date = October 21, 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151119215047/http://www.palmbeachillustrated.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.details&ArticleId=2279#.UO8kHhj4ZZk | archive-date = November 19, 2015 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Siya nagluwas sa pinakainot na produksyon kan ''[[Allegiance (musikal)|Allegiance]]'', sa [[Old Globe Theatre]] sa [[San Diego]] poon Setyembre sagkod Oktobre 2012.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://playbill.com/news/article/170526-Allegiance-Musical-With-George-Takei-and-Lea-Salonga-Extends-Run-in-CA| title=Allegiance Musical, With George Takei and Lea Salonga, Extends Run in CA| author=| date=| work=Playbill| access-date=2012-10-05| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001024846/http://playbill.com/news/article/170526-Allegiance-Musical-With-George-Takei-and-Lea-Salonga-Extends-Run-in-CA| archive-date=2012-10-01| url-status=dead}}</ref> Si Salonga nagluwas man sa produksyon kan Filipinas kan komedyang ''[[God of Carnage]]'' poon Hulyo 2012 sa Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium, RCBC Plaza, Manila. Kinaptan niya an parehong papel sa DBS Arts Centre sa Singapore, kan Nobyembre 2012.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/56742/lea-salonga-goes-straight-in-%E2%80%98god-of-carnage%E2%80%99 |title=Lea Salonga goes straight in 'God of Carnage'&thinsp; |first=Anne A. |last=Jambora |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=9 July 2012 |accessdate=2012-09-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| last1=Salonga|first1=Lea|title=Time to say goodbye|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/64434/time-to-say-goodbye|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> Si Salonga nagbali sa Candlelight Processional sa [[Epcot]] sa [[Walt Disney World]] bilang tagasaysay kan Desyembre 14 sagkod 16, na ipinag-istorya liwat an istoryang Pamasko sa togtog kan sarong 50-pidasong orkestra asin koro.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/candlelight-processional/news/20oct2012-lea-salonga-added-to-this-year's-candlelight-processional.htm|title=Lea Salonga added to this year's Candlelight Processional|author=|date=October 20, 2012|work=wdwmagic.com}}</ref>

=== 2013–presente: ''The Voice of the Philippines'' asin pagbalik sa Broadway ===
[[File:Lea Salonga San Francisco Sept 16 2011.png|thumb|Si Salonga sa [[San Francisco]] kan 2011]]
[[File:P20230426CS-3832.jpg|right|thumb|260px|Si Salonga sa White House State dinner kan Abril 2023]]
Kan January 2013, si Salonga nagin parte kan seryeng konsyerto ni American Songbook Lincoln Center taon 2013 sa Allen Room.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/206402?show_date=2013-01-30%2020:30:00&hit=1|title=Lea Salonga|author=|date=|work=lincolncenter.org|access-date=2012-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509152215/http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/206402?show_date=2013-01-30%2020:30:00&hit=1|archive-date=2013-05-09|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kan Pebrero sa Filipinas, natao si Salonga provided kan theme song para sa reality singing competition kan [[Associated Broadcasting Company|TV5]] na ''[[Kanta Pilipinas]]'' asin, kaiba si [[Tyne Daly]] sagkod [[Norm Lewis]], siya nagluwas bilang Ina sa sarong concert performance kan ''[[Ragtime (musikal)|Ragtime]]'' sa [[Avery Fisher Hall]] kan Lincoln Center.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/165581/lea-salonga-norm-lewis-tyne-daly-to-headline-ragtime-concert | title = Lea Salonga, Norm Lewis & Tyne Daly to Headline Ragtime Concert | first = Lindsay | last = Champion | date = November 16, 2012 | work = Broadway.com | access-date = August 20, 2019}}</ref> Nagluwas man si Salonga sa sarong seryeng konsyerto na inapod "4 Stars One World of Broadway Musicals," sa Tokyo Osaka kan Hunyo, asin nagperporm kaiba si Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess asin Yu Shirota.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/76859/turning-japanese-2|title=Turning Japanese|author=Lea Salonga|date= January 16, 2013|work=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}</ref> Saro man siya sa apat na mga tagatukdo, kaiba si [[apl.de.ap]], [[Sarah Geronimo]], asin [[Bamboo Manalac]] sa programa kan [[ABS-CBN]] na ''[[The Voice of the Philippines]]'', kun sain inot na ipinaluwas kan Hunyo 2013.<ref name="Twitter Lea">{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/MsLeaSalonga/status/303868092994437121 | title=It's official: I am a coach on ''The Voice of The Philippines!'' I wonder who coach #4 will be. | publisher=[[Twitter]] | date=February 19, 2013 | accessdate=February 20, 2013 | author=Lea Salonga}}</ref> Kan Desyembre 2013, si Salonga nagpoon kan saiyang paglibot nin konsyerto sa Filipinas na inapod "Lea Salonga: Playlist" bilang selebrasyon kan saiyang ika-35ng taon sa show business. An serye nin konsyerto pinalawig sagkod Enero 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lea Salonga's 'Playlist' guests daughter Nicole Chien, Martin Nievera|url=http://entertainment.inquirer.net/130401/lea-salongas-playlist-guests-daughter-nicole-chien-martin-nievera|author=Maila Ager| work=January 18, 2014| publisher=INQUIRER.net|accessdate=April 11, 2014}}</ref> Nagsurat man si Salonga nin librong may titulong ''Playlist: A Celebration of 35 Years'', na saiyang ipinanao bilang sarong souvenir program sa saiyang mga konsyerto.<ref>Salonga, Lea. [http://leasalonga.com/shop/playlist-a-celebration-of-35-years ''Playlist – A Celebration of 35 Years''] (2013)</ref>

Kan 2014, nagbalik siya sa ikaduwang edisyon kan ''The Voice of the Philippines'' asin kabali man sa bagong bersyon nin Filipinas kan ''[[The Voice Kids Philippines|The Voice Kids]]'',<ref>{{cite web | url=http://push.abs-cbn.com/features/10234/lea-salonga-talks-about-being-back-on-the-voice | title=Lea Salonga talks about being back on 'The Voice' | publisher=[[ABS-CBN Interactive|Push]] | date=January 15, 2014 | accessdate=January 27, 2014 | author=Krissa Donida | language=fil}}</ref> kun sain nagluwas siya sa tulong edisyon kaini.<ref name="Villano">Villano, Alexa. [http://www.rappler.com/entertainment/news/151597-lea-salonga-fun-home-eric-kunze "Lea Salonga on ''Fun Home'', working with Eric Kunze"], [[Rappler]], November 11, 2016</ref> Nagrekord si Salonga nin kantang inapod "Wished That I Could Call You" na kabali sa charity compilation album na ''Children In Need''. ini ipinaluwas kan Marso 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last=Cerasaro|first=Pat|title=Lea Salonga & Sierra Boggess Record New Tracks For Charity Compilation Album|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lea-Salonga-Sierra-Boggess-Record-New-Tracks-For-Charity-Compilation-Album-20131024|work=24 October 2013|publisher=Broadway World|accessdate=February 11, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lea Salonga's song 'Wish That I Could Call You' just sounds incredible now. Out in March.|url=https://twitter.com/DanLauraCurtis/status/421389459599261697|work=10 January 2014| publisher=DanLauraCurtis Twitter account|accessdate=February 11, 2014}}</ref> Siring man kan 2014–15, naglibot siya sa Asya asin NOrteng Amerika kaiba sa [[Il Divo]].<ref>Henry, Alan. [http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/BWW-Interviews-Lea-Salonga-Talks-Il-Divo-Tour-Allegiance-Miss-Saigon-and-More-20140522 "BWW Interviews: Lea Salonga Talks Il Divo Tour, ''Allegiance, Miss Saigon'', and More!"], BroadwayWorld, May 22, 2014</ref> Katahawan kan 2015, nagkaiwa siya nin seryeng konsyerto sa Asutralya asin New Zealand.<ref>Cerasaro, Pat. [http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lea-Salonga-Kicks-Off-Australia-New-Zealand-Tour-Today-20150723 "Lea Salonga Kicks Off Australia & New Zealand Tour Today"], Broadwayworld.com, July 24, 2015</ref> Nagganap man si Salonga bilang Kei Kimura sa produksyon nin Broadway kan 2015–16 na ''Allegiance''.<ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Breaking-News-Tony-Winner-Lea-Salonga-Telly-Leung-to-Join-George-Takei-in-ALLEGIANCE-on-Broadway-20150312 Breaking News: Tony Winner Lea Salonga & Telly Leung to Join George Takei in ALLEGIANCE on Broadway!] Broadway World, Retrieved March 13, 2015</ref> Nagsurat si [[Charles Isherwood]] sa ''[[The New York Times]]'' kan perpormans ni Salonga: "Her voice retains its plush beauty, and her culminating first act solo, "Higher" ... is perhaps the show's musical highlight."<ref>Isherwood, Charles. [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/09/theater/review-allegiance-a-musical-history-lesson-about-interned-japanese-americans.html?_r=0 "Review: ''Allegiance'', a Musical History Lesson About Interned Japanese-Americans"], ''The New York Times'', November 8, 2015</ref>

[[File:Jalon Matthews sings "Open Road" (34146898485).jpg|left|thumb|upright|Si Salonga mantang tinutukdoan an sarong klase nin master sa [[Pepperdine University]] kan 2017]]
Nagin bisitang artista si Salonga kan Abril 2016 sa pinal na parte kan edisyon kan seryeng programa sa telebisyon sa Estados Unidos na ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]''.<ref>{{cite news| last1=Dimalanta| first1=Ces|title=Lea Salonga to appear, sing in 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' finale|url=http://www.mb.com.ph/lea-salonga-to-appear-sing-in-crazy-ex-girlfriend-finale/| accessdate=January 15, 2016|work=[[Manila Bulletin]]|date=January 12, 2016}}</ref> Ginampanan niya si Helen Bechdel sa pangkinaban na paglunsar kan ''[[Fun Home (musikal)|Fun Home]]'' kan Nobyember 2016 sa Manila.<ref name=Villano/><ref name=FH>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/lea-salonga-will-star-in-fun-home-international-premiere-372281 "Lea Salonga Will Star in ''Fun Home'' International Premiere"], ''Playbill'', November 18, 2015</ref> Sa sarong rebyu sa [[ABS-CBN News]] nasabing si Salonga "delivers a finely tuned performance, utilizing her prodigious stage presence to provide the cold and dark shadings to erstwhile peppy scenes with her subtle stares and held back emotions. ... [In] "Days by Days" ... she finally lets go of all the resentment and repressed anger of a woman stuck in a marriage built on a lie. Yet there is dignity in her breakdown ... Salonga pulls it off with such clarity, both musically and emotionally, that it's difficult not to be moved."<ref>Bunoan, Vladimir. [http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/11/11/16/review-superb-fun-home-cast-moves-audience-to-tears "Review: Superb ''Fun Home'' cast moves audience to tears"], ''ABS-CBN News'', November 12, 2016</ref>

Kan 2016 naggana siya nin duwa pang Gawad Aliw, an saro para sa Best Major Concert in a Foreign Venue asin an ikaduwa iyo an Entertainer of the Year award.<ref>[http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/02/16/lea-salonga-wins-entertainer-of-the-year-at-aliw-awards-2016 "Lea Salonga wins Entertainer of the Year at Aliw Awards 2016"], ''ABS-CBN News'', December 2, 2016</ref> Kan suminunod na tao, si Salonga saro sa mga nagin tagatukdo sa ''The Voice Teens''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/03/01/17/lea-excited-to-mentor-teens-on-the-voice |title=Lea excited to mentor teens on 'The Voice' |date=March 1, 2017 |publisher=[[ABS-CBN News]] |publication-date=April 17, 2017}}</ref> Also in 2017, she released an album, ''Bahaghari: Lea Salonga Sings Traditional Songs of the Philippines'', with songs sung in several languages spoken in the Philippines.<ref>Gans, Andrew.[http://www.playbill.com/article/from-carnegie-hall-to-miss-saigon-and-the-oscars-tony-winner-lea-salongas-5-most-memorable-nights-onstage "From Carnegie Hall to Miss Saigon and the Oscars, Tony Winner Lea Salonga's 5 Most Memorable Nights Onstage"], ''Playbill'', February 9, 2018</ref> Ginampanaman man ni Salonga si Erzulie sa pagbuhay-liwat kan Broadway nin 2017–2018 in the Broadway revival of ''[[Once on This Island]]'' at [[Circle in the Square Theatre]], where she received critical praise for her vocal performance.<ref>{{cite web| last=Stasio| first=Marilyn| title=Variety review of ''Once on This Island''|url=https://variety.com/2017/legit/reviews/once-on-this-island-review-broadway-1202629232|date=December 3, 2017}}<br/>{{cite news| title=''Once on This Island'' on Broadway holds 'Filipino Night' |url=http://usa.inquirer.net/10529/island-broadway-holds-filipino-night |work=Philippine Daily Inquirer |location=Philippines |date=March 2, 2018 |access-date= March 22, 2018}}</ref><ref>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/article/lea-salonga-will-depart-broadways-once-on-this-island "Lea Salonga Will Depart Broadway's ''Once on This Island''"], ''Playbill'', May 8, 2018</ref> She returned to the show for its final performances in December 2018 and January 2019.<ref>Wild, Stephanie. [https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Lea-Salonga-Returns-to-ONCE-ON-THIS-ISLAND-Today-December-27-20181227 "Lea Salonga Returns to ''Once on this Island'' Today, December 27"], ''Broadway World'', December 27, 2018</ref>

== Personal na buhay ==
Kan Enero 10, 2004, si Salonga ikinasal ki Robert Charles Chien, sa Intsik-Hapon na tagapamahalang direktor kan sarong kompanya nin entertainment software sa Los Angeles, California, na saiyang nanagboan mantang nagkakanta sa ''[[Flower Drum Song]]''.<ref>Santiago, Erwin. [http://www.pep.ph/celeb/spotlight/11692/lea-salonga-returns-to-broadway-and-les-miserables "Lea Salonga returns to Broadway and ''Les Misérables''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124183701/https://www.pep.ph/celeb/spotlight/11692/lea-salonga-returns-to-broadway-and-les-miserables |date=2020-11-24 }}, Philippine Entertainment Portal, January 5, 2007, accessed March 10, 2016</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsflash.org/2002/08/sb/sb002334.htm|title=A Whole New World for Lea Salonga|website=www.newsflash.org|access-date=2020-03-29|archive-date=2013-08-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820203910/http://www.newsflash.org/2002/08/sb/sb002334.htm|dead-url=yes}}</ref> They have one daughter.<ref>{{cite magazine | url = http://www.catholicdigest.com/article/print/this-is-the-career-god-has-chosen-for-me | title = This is the career God has chosen for me | last = Rattey | first = Julie L. | magazine = [[Catholic Digest]] | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090107051101/http://www.catholicdigest.com/article/print/this-is-the-career-god-has-chosen-for-me | archive-date = January 7, 2009 | url-status = usurped}}</ref> Si Salonga saro man na panatiko nin [[video game]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://gmtristan.com/lea-salonga-is-a-gamer/| title=Le Salonga is a gamer| access-date=2020-03-29| archive-date=2009-07-24| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724083610/http://gmtristan.com/lea-salonga-is-a-gamer/| dead-url=yes}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Flores |first1=Karen |title=Lea Salonga: On Ricky Martin, Aga Muhlach and FFXIII |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/04/08/10/lea-salonga-ricky-martin-aga-muhlach-ffxiii |accessdate=16 December 2018 |work=ABS-CBN News}}</ref> Siya nakaistar sa Filipinas asin Estados Unidos.<ref>{{cite book|author=Mary Yu Danico| title=Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZleBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA697|date=3 September 2014|publisher=SAGE Publications| isbn=978-1-4522-8189-6|page=697}}</ref>

Kan Oktobre 15, 2010, si Salonga nahirang bilang [[FAO Goodwill Ambassador|Goodwill Ambassador]] para sa [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] kan [[United Nations]] (FAO).<ref>{{cite news|title=Lea Salonga is UN goodwill ambassador in fight vs hunger|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/15/10/lea-salonga-un-goodwill-ambassador-fight-vs-hunger|accessdate=January 15, 2016|work=[[ABS-CBNnews.com]]|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]|publisher=[[ABS-CBN Corporation]]|date=October 15, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-leasalonga/en/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130115094900/http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-leasalonga/en/ | archive-date = January 25, 2013 | url-status=dead | title = Get Involved: Lea Salonga | date = January 15, 2013 | website = Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations | via = www.fao.org}}</ref>

== Diskograpiya ==
{{Main|Diskograpiya ni Lea Salonga}}

=== Mga Solo rekording ===
* ''[[Small Voice]]'' (1981)
* ''[[Lea (album)|Lea]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Lea Salonga (album)|Lea Salonga]]'' (1993)
* ''[[I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (album)|I'd Like to Teach The World to Sing]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Lea... In Love]]'' (1998)
* ''[[By Heart (Lea Salonga album)|By Heart]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Lea Salonga Christmas Album|Lea Salonga: The Christmas Album]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Songs from The Screen]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Inspired (album)|Inspired]]'' (2007)
* ''Lea Salonga: Your Songs'' (2010)<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/album/your-songs-mw0002111066/releases ''Lea Salonga: Your Songs''], AllMusic.com, accessed October 10, 2018</ref>
* ''Bahaghari [Rainbow]: Lea Salonga Sings Traditional Songs of the Philippines'' (2017)

=== Mga pigganapan na rekording ===
* ''[[Miss Saigon]]'' (Original London Cast Recording) (1990)
* ''[[Little Tramp]]'' (Studio Recording) (1992)
* ''[[The King and I (1992 studio cast)|The King and I]]'' (Hollywood Studio Cast Recording) (1992)
* ''[[Aladdin (1992 soundtrack)|Aladdin]]'' (Soundtrack Recording) (1992)
* ''[[Mulan (soundtrack)|Mulan]]'' (Soundtrack Recording) (1998)
* ''[[Making Tracks]]'' (Original Cast Recording) (2001)
* ''[[Flower Drum Song]]'' (Revival Cast Recording) (2002)
* ''[[Mulan II (soundtrack)|Mulan II]]'' (Soundtrack Recording) (2005)
* ''Dayo: Sa Mundo ng Elementalia'' (Soundtrack Recording) (2008)
* ''[[Cinderella (Rodgers and Hammerstein musical)|Cinderella]]'' (Original International Tour Cast Recording) (2010)
* ''[[Allegiance (musical)|Allegiance]]'' (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (2016)
* ''[[Once on This Island]]'' (First Broadway Revival Cast Recording) (2018)

=== Video/Live recordings ===
* ''Hey Mr. Producer: The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh'' (1997)
* ''[[Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert]]'' (1995)
* ''Lea Salonga Live Vol. 1'' (2000)
* ''Lea Salonga Live Vol. 2'' (2000)
* ''[[The Broadway Concert]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Songs from Home: Live Concert Recording]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary]]'' (2010)
* ''The Journey So Far – Recorded Live at Cafe Carlyle'' (2011)
* ''Live: Jazz at Lincoln Center'' (2016)
* ''Blurred Lines'' (2017)

=== Mga pagsasararong album ===
* ''[[100% Lea Gives Her Best]]'' (2003)
* ''[[The Ultimate OPM Collection]]'' (2007)

=== Tampok na mga rekording ===
* ''[[Disney Princess: The Ultimate Song Collection]]'' (2004), for the song "[[If You Can Dream]]" (sung with Susan Logan, [[Grey Griffin]], [[Jodi Benson]], [[Paige O'Hara]] and [[Judy Kuhn]])
* ''[[Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams]]'' (2007), for the songs "Peacock Princess" (sung with Gilbert Gottfried) and "I've Got My Eyes on You"
* ''Shelldon'' (2008), for the song "It's a Brand New Day"
* ''Sofia the First'' (2014), for the songs "The Ride of Our Lives" (episode 12: "Two to Tangu") and "Stronger that You Know" (episode 36: "Princesses To The Rescue")

== Mga bantog na kredito pan-entablado ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" width="80%"
|-
! width="3%"| Taon
! width="15%"| Titulo<ref name=EncyclopediaCom/>
! width="5%"| Papel
! width="30%"| Toltolan
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Annie (musical)|Annie]]''
| Annie
| Manila
|-
| 1981
| ''[[The Bad Seed (play)|The Bad Seed]]''
| Rhoda
| Manila
|-
| 1983
| ''The Paper Moon''
| Addie
| Manila
|-
| 1988
| ''[[The Fantasticks]]''
| Luisa
| Manila
|-
| 1989–1990
| ''[[Miss Saigon]]''
| Kim
| West End<br>[[Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical]] 
|-
| 1991–1993;<br>1999–2001
| ''[[Miss Saigon]]''
| Kim
| Broadway<br>[[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical]]<br>[[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical]]<br>[[Outer Critics Circle Award]] for Best Actress - Musical<br>[[Theatre World Award]] 
|-
| 1993; 1996
| ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''
| Eponine
| Broadway, West End and US national tour in Hawaii<ref>[[Robert Simonson|Simonson, Robert]]. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/lea-salonga-returns-to-bway-miss-saigon-jan.-18-79513 "Lea Salonga Returns to Bway Miss Saigon, Jan. 18"], ''Playbill'', January 17, 1999, accessed January 30, 2016; and Wedekindt, David. [http://www.buffalo.edu/news/releases/2009/09/10498.html "Lea Salonga, Award-winning Broadway Star and Singing Voice of Disney's Mulan and Princess Jasmine, to Perform Oct. 10"], University of Buffalo, September 24, 2009, accessed January 30, 2016</ref>
|-
| 1994
| ''[[My Fair Lady]]''
| Eliza Doolittle
| Manila
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Into the Woods]]''
| Witch
| Singapore
|-
| 1999–2000
| ''[[They're Playing Our Song]]''
| Sonia Walsk
| Singapore (1999)<br>Manila(2000)
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Miss Saigon]]''
| Kim
| Manila
|-
| 2001–2003
| ''[[Flower Drum Song]]''
| Mei-Li
| Los Angeles (2001–2002)<br>Broadway (2002–2003)<br>Nominated: [[Ovation Award]] for Best Lead Actress in a Musical<ref>Ehren, Christine. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/flower-drum-song-into-the-woods-among-theatre-l.a.-ovation-nominees-nov.-24-109752 "Flower Drum Song, Into the Woods Among Theatre L.A. Ovation Nominees, Nov. 24"], ''Playbill'', November 24, 2002, accessed March 10, 2015</ref><br>Nominated: Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Proof (play)|Proof]]''
| Catherine
| Manila
|-
| 2002
| ''Something Good: A Broadway Salute to Richard Rogers on His 100th Birthday''
| Performer
| Broadway
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Baby (musical)|Baby]]''
| Lizzie Fields
| Manila<br>Nominated: [[Aliw Award]] for Best Actress (Musical)
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Les Misérables (musical)|Les Misérables]]''<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/voices-soft-as-thunder-lea-salonga-to-make-early-entrance-in-les-miz-reviva-138964 "Voices Soft as Thunder: Lea Salonga to Make Early Entrance in ''Les Miz'' Revival"], ''Playbill'', March 2, 2007, accessed March 10, 2016</ref>
| Fantine
| Broadway<br>Nominated: Audience Choice Award for Favorite Replacement (Female)<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://awards.broadway.com/2007 | title = The Favorites of the Fans: 2007 | website = Audience Choice Awards | via = Broadway.com | access-date = March 10, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234002/http://awards.broadway.com/2007/ | archive-date = March 4, 2016 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Cinderella (Rodgers and Hammerstein musical)|Cinderella]]''
| Cinderella
| Asian Tour
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]''
| Grizabella
| Manila
|-
| 2012
| ''[[God of Carnage]]''<ref>Blank, Matthew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/photo-call-god-of-carnage-with-lea-salonga-plays-the-philippines-195618 "Photo Call: God of Carnage, With Lea Salonga, Plays the Philippines"], ''Playbill'', July 12, 2012, accessed March 10, 2016</ref>
| Veronica
| Manila
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Allegiance (musical)|Allegiance]]''
| Kei Kimura
| San Diego<br>Nominated: Noel Craig Award for Outstanding Feature Performance in a Musical – Female
|-
| 2015–2016
| ''[[Allegiance (musical)|Allegiance]]''
| Kei Kimura
| Broadway<br> BroadwayWorld.com Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical<ref>[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/And-the-Winners-Are-The-Results-Are-in-for-the-2016-BroadwayWorldcom-Awards-20160607 "And the Winners Are... The Results Are in for the 2016 BroadwayWorld.com Awards!"], BroadwayWorld.com, June 7, 2016</ref> <br>Nominated: Audience Choice Award for Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.broadway.com/buzz/184680/vote-now-hamilton-breaks-record-for-most-broadwaycom-audience-choice-award-nominations | title = Vote Now! Hamilton Breaks Record for Most Broadway.com Audience Choice Award Nominations | website = Broadway.com | date = April 29, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Fun Home (musical)|Fun Home]]''<ref name=FH/>
| Helen Bechdel
| Manila
|-
| 2017–2018;<br>2018–2019
| ''[[Once on This Island]]''
| Erzulie
| Broadway
|-
|2018
|''Annie''
|Grace Farrell
|Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles<ref>Miller, Daryl H. [http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-cm-annie-hollywood-bowl-review-20180729-story.html "Review: The sun is out. Annie and her pals visit the Hollywood Bowl to show us how a family gets along"], ''Los Angeles Times'', July 29, 2018</ref>
|-
|2019
|''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]''
|Mrs. Lovett
|Manila and Singapore
|}

== Pelikulohiya asin pagganap sa telebisyon ==
{| class = "wikitable sortable"
! Taon
! Pelikula
! Papel
! class = "unsortable" | Toltolan
|-
| 1981
| ''Tropang Bulilit''
| Lisa
|
|-
| 1985
| ''Like Father, Like Son''
| Angela
|
|-
| 1986
| ''[[That's Entertainment (TV series)|That's Entertainment]]
| Herself
| Thursday group member
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Captain Barbell]]''
| Rosemarie
|
|-
| 1986
| ''Ninja Kids''
| Yoko
|
|-
| 1988
| ''Pik Pak Boom''
| Rosie
|
|-
| 1989
| ''Dear Diary''
| Lenny Tacorda
| Segment "Dear Killer"
|-
| 1989
| ''{{sortname|The|Heat is on in Saigon|nolink=1}}
| Herself (Kim)
| The making of ''Miss Saigon''.
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]''
| [[Princess Jasmine]] (singing voice) 
| 
|-
| 1992
| ''Bakit Labis Kitang Mahal''
| Sandy
|
|-
| 1993
| ''Olsen Twins Mother's Day Special''
| Singer
| [[Television film]]
|-
| 1993<ref>Endrst, James. [http://articles.courant.com/1993-11-19/features/0000001781_1_sesame-street-furry-arms-angel-jemmott "''Sesame Street'': After 25 Years, Still Sweeping the Clouds Away"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181007084842/http://articles.courant.com/1993-11-19/features/0000001781_1_sesame-street-furry-arms-angel-jemmott |date=2018-10-07 }}, ''Hartford Courant'', November 19, 1993, accessed August 23, 2016</ref>
| ''[[Sesame Street]]''
| Herself
| Episode 3154
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Reading Rainbow]]''
| Narrator
| Episode: "Silent Lotus"
|-
| 1994
| ''Aladdin Activity Center''
| [[Princess Jasmine]] (singing voice)
| [[Video game]]
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Sana Maulit Muli (film)|Sana Maulit Muli]]''
| Agnes
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Redwood Curtain]]''
| Geri Riorden
| Television film
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Les Misérables: The Dream Cast in Concert|Les Misérables: The 10th Anniversary Concert]]''
| Éponine
|
|-
| 1997–present
| ''[[ASAP (variety show)|ASAP]]''
| Herself
| Guest performer and co-host
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]''
| [[Mulan (Disney character)|Mulan]] (singing voice) 
| Voice
|-
| 2001<ref>[http://www.tv.com/shows/reading-rainbow/my-america-a-poetry-atlas-of-the-united-states-257814 "My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823074049/http://www.tv.com/shows/reading-rainbow/my-america-a-poetry-atlas-of-the-united-states-257814/ |date=2017-08-23 }}, TV.com, accessed August 22, 2017</ref>
| ''Reading Rainbow''
| Narrator of ''Mauna Loa''
| Episode: "My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States"
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Disney's Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge]]''
| [[Princess Jasmine]] (singing voice)
| Video game
|-
| 2001
| ''[[ER (TV series)|ER]]''
| Amparo
| Television episode
|-
| 2001
| ''[[As the World Turns]]''
| [[Lien Hughes]] #2
| Television program<br />Reprised in 2003
|-
| 2004
| ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]''
| Yasuko Kusakabe
| English [[Dubbing (filmmaking)|dub]]
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Mulan II]]''
| [[Mulan (Disney character)|Mulan]] (singing voice)
| [[Direct-to-video]]
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams]]''
| [[Princess Jasmine]] (singing voice)
| Direct-to-video
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Les Misérables: 25th Anniversary Concert]]''
| Fantine
|
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Miss Universe 2011]]''
| Herself
| Judge
|-
| 2012–14
| ''[[Sofia the First]]''
| [[Princess Jasmine]] and [[Mulan (Disney character)|Mulan]] (singing voice)
| Voice
|-
| 2013; 2014–15
| ''[[The Voice of the Philippines]]''
| Herself
| Coach (2 seasons)
|-
| 2014–2019
| ''[[The Voice Kids (Philippine TV series)|The Voice Kids]]''
| Herself
| Coach (4 seasons)
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Crazy Ex-Girlfriend]]''
| Aunt Myrna
| Television episode
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Voice Teens (Philippine TV series)|The Voice Teens]]''
| Herself
| Coach
|-
| 2019
| ''Yellow Rose''
| Gail
| 
|-
|2020–
|''[[The Voice Teens (Philippine TV series)|The Voice Teens]]''
|Herself
|Coach
|-
|}

==Toltolan==
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== Mga panluwas na takod ==
{{Commons category|Lea Salonga}}
* {{Official website}}
* {{IBDB name}}
* {{IMDb name|0758964}}
* {{Twitter|MsLeaSalonga}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oiYC5BNMiQ Salonga presenting an illustrated autobiography] (2015)


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