Les Miserables- Lea Salonga

I might see Les Miserables on the 4th of July. I am not seeing it specifically for Lea, but I really want to see her in the role. Does anyone know how her attendance is usually with the show? Does she have any scheduled vacations? Do understudies usually go on during holidays? And when is she in the show until?

Also, off-topic from the thread, what are the dates this summer Megan McGinnis is scheduled to go on?

Sorry for all the questions!

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Lea is scheduled until October.

I've seen Lea several times and expect that she will do both July 4th performances. I'll be at the 8:00 pm show.
Can we expect fireworks afterwards? Or do we have to return on Bastille Day?


p.s. Holiday week, not weekend. July 4th is on Wednesday.

That's because most of those absenses happened while she had the flu, or some other respiratory illness that lasted more than one show.

If she calls out on a Weds or Sat, that's already 2/7 shows missed, and if she missed ONE WEEKEND, that's 4/7 shows. It's really not that bad.

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WickedGeek a performance week usually consists of 8 shows not 7. Unless Les Mis does a 7 show week which I don't think is too common.

Thanks, everyone!

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i went to see les miz in april and she was sick..nikki renee daniels was on..i saw her when she was full time fantine in between daphne and lea..she is great..just not lea

She has a child, plus performs 8 times a week (even though she is onstage little time). She's a real trouper!

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I am just curious. Why hasn't Lea salonga originated a role for a long time (aside from FDS of course), which would make her eligible for the Tony? Are these casting directors blind for not seeing this great talent and a temendous crowd-drawer?

Anyway, I saw from her blog this message from a scriptwriter offering her the role of a Hawaiian for a $30M worth Sci-Fi movie. The script according to this person is already in the hands of Warner Brothers and the agent of Steven Spielberg. But it's kinda odd that this casting manager or scriptwriter would contact Lea through her multiply, though he left the email addresses of his agents and the people that Lea's agents can communicate to. I checked it this afternoon, the message was already deleted from the site. Was it proven to be fraud? Or it is already at works, that they want it discreet at this time until everything is finalized?

I hope you have insider information on this.

How about that movie I mentioned in the second paragraph of my first post? Do u have any idea about that Lizzie?

How long shall her engangement with the Cinderella Tour be?

How about that movie I mentioned in the second paragraph of my first post? Do u have any idea about that Lizzie?

Nope.

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On Cinderella - Salonga will play the title role in the summer of 2008 commencing in her homeland of the Philippines. Broadway Asia Entertainment will produce the tour, which will also play mainland China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. No other details about the tour have been announced.

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