Lea Salonga and Dolly de Leon headline landmark theatrical piece
Two of the world’s most acclaimed Filipino stage stars, Lea Salonga anf Dolly de Leon, will star in “Request sa Radyo” (“Wunschkonzert/Request Program”), a play by Franz Xaver Kroetz. Kroetz’s landmark theatrical piece that captures the poignant solitude of a woman through her meticulous evening routine. As she navigates her quiet life, her actions and her favorite radio program reveal the profound loneliness and yearning for connection that lie beneath.
The strictly limited engagement with 20 performances will be on Oct. 10 to Oct. 20 at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Makati City, the Philippines. Salonga and De Leon will perform the solo piece in scheduled alternating performances.
Clint Ramos, a six-time Tony Award nominee and a winner for his designs for “Eclipsed,” has taken on this special project as creative director and producer. This is also director/producer Bobby Garcia’s homecoming project.
Salonga said, “When I was asked by Clint and Bobby if I was interested at all in this project, an experience that told a probable and possible story that absolutely applies to our people, I said sure, even before knowing the details. It will be a challenge, though, but hopefully will lend a figurative voice to those who are suffering.”
De Leon also expressed her excitement: “I’m so looking forward to coming back to my first love, the theater after five long years and I am equally excited that it is in ‘Request Sa Radyo,’ a play that is relevant and timely.”
For tickets, visit requestsaradyo.com.
