Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
good for her. good casting.
Well I guess they really wanted to keep that role ethnic. Interesting casting though. Salonga's kind of miscast but so was Vega. At least she'll sing it well.
Let the board drama begin.
Good choice.
Interesting. She'll certainly do a great job with the songs.
this will definately work. she has a great voice for the role
Swing Joined: 11/5/06
Voice-wise...Salonga can SING! Certainly, people won't be waiting for Fantine to die as quickly as possible anymore. This is very exciting news! No one will come out of the theater anymore asking themselves a question whether the actress playing Fantine was sick that evening.
And even better news is that Vega is NOT RETURNING! Yeah!!!
Updated On: 1/3/07 at 11:23 AM
This is wonderful news. I'll be going back to this show once Salonga is settled in!
She's a logical choice for the role, and she will sing the hell out of it.
Amazing! Amazing for Broadway!
Great News! I'm sure she'll be terrific. I'll be in NY sometime in April so I hope I get a chance to see her.
Great News. Hope I can go see it again.
Great choice!
And my second set of tickets are for.....
March 6!!!!
EXCELLENT!!!!!
I am shocked in like a really good way!
Very nice. The 'rents and I are going to see it when they visit me in March, so it's lovely timing for me.
And Nikki gets a week, I am all over that.
Anyone know why vega is not returning as planned?
hold up...it sounds to me that Daphne will not return.
I don't know, CPD, could it be the universally negative word of mouth and reviews?
Just curious, where or what story mentioned that Daphne would not be returning?
"Due to strong box-office and enthusiastic audiences, LES MISÉRABLES recently announced an extension through at least the summer of 2007, and Salonga will stay with the production through the entire period."
Stand-by Joined: 12/5/05
Although I actually enjoyed Daphne's performance, this is great news! This is quite funny for me actually. 3 nights ago, while watching the Les Mis dream cast concert, my father, who doesn't really have a passion for theater and who doesn't see the majority of shows with me, promised that when Lea Salonga returns to Broadway, in any show, He would take me to New York to see her (sadly, I don't live in nyc). Very funny that 3 days later, it would be announced that she would be back on Broadway, and in Les Mis nonetheless (although a different role).
Good for her She'll do well.
Updated On: 1/3/07 at 11:47 AM
Thanks, Rath. I didn't read the article in its entirety.
Novel thought, bringing in a former Les Miserable lead/popular/talented performer. Smart move. Good for Lea!
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