Lea Salonga. Image: Instagram/@danny_with_a_camera via @msleasalonga
Lea Salonga, Norm Lewis and Jessica Vosk have been invited to perform at the White House during a state dinner for South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Aside from the Broadway stars, whose performance brought “a quintessential American art form to the world stage,” Korean-American chef Edward Lee was also invited at the event, as reported by theater news website BroadwayWorld on Friday, April 21.
The Tony award-winning actress then expressed excitement over her upcoming performance by sharing the said report through her Twitter page.
“This is happening!” she exclaimed.
This is happening! https://t.co/Q94Ovl5BrH
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) April 22, 2023
Vosk, who played the role of Elphaba in Tony-winning musical “Wicked,” also announced this through her Instagram Stories. The state dinner reportedly will be held next week.
Image: Instagram/@jessicavosk
Meanwhile, Salonga earlier announced her Broadway comeback as a cast member and production staff of the musical “Here Lies Love,” which tells the story of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and former First Lady Imelda Marcos. Salonga is set to take on the role of Aurora Aquino, the mother of the late senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr. /ra