Lea Salonga, out sa The Voice Kids
TRENDING ngayon ang naging performance ni Lea Salonga kasama ang Tabernacle Choir.
Formerly known as Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the world-acclaimed choir held this year’s Christmas concerts at the Temple Square in Salt Lake City in Utah. The venue has a 21,000 seating capacity; but this year’s performances were limited due to the ongoing constructions in and around the facility. Kasama ni Lea ang British actor na si Sir David Suchet na siyang naging narrator sa nasabing concert. The Grammy and Emmy Award-winning choir is under the baton of Marc Wilberg as its music director.
The Broadway star wowed the audiences with her own renditions of Christmas jingles such as “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” “O Holy Night” and the Broadway classic “The Story Goes On” from the musical “Baby.” Pero ang pag-awit niya nang “Payapa ang Daigdig” ang isa sa highlight nito. Hearing her singing the said Filipino Christmas song gives pride to every Filipino across the globe. Lutang na lutang ang magandang boses ni Lea sa 360-member choir. Pahayag nga niya, “It’s quite overwhelming. … It’s a lot of seats and it’s not just one level but a few.”
Lea has catapulted to global fame with her Tony Award-winning role in “Miss Saigon” and acknowledged as a Disney legend being the only Asian to have portrayed a major Disney princess. Hanggang ngayon, kaliwa’t kanan pa rin ang mga international performance ni Lea. Ito ba ang dahilan kung bakit hindi na siya makakaupong coach sa bagong season ng The Voice Kids? Just asking…
FAMILY MATTERS, PANALO SA DRAMA
ISA sa mga official entry sa na tiyak na hahakot nang parangal sa 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards ay ang “Family Matters.”
Topbilled by veteran actors Noel Trinidad and Liza Lorena, the film focuses on an elderly couple and their children played by Nonie Buencamino, Mylene Dizon, Nikki Valdez and JC Santos. Sa pagpunta ni Ellen (Nikki Valdez) sa abroad, dito magsisimula ang conflict dahil maiiwan sa tatlong magkakapatid ang responsibilidad sa pag-aalaga sa kanilang mga magulang. It’s what a typical Filipino family goes through everyday. Kaya naman tiyak na makaka-relate ang bawat Pinoy sa kuwento.
Trailer pa lang, napaiyak na kami dahil kumukurot sa puso ang kuwento. Kudos to the tandem of Nuel Naval (director) and Mel Mendoza-Del Rosario (screenwriter) for effectively and realistically translating Filipino family matters to the big screen. Nahasa ang dalawa sa ganitong storytelling sa Asia’s longest-running drama anthology na “Maalaala Mo Kaya.”
As gym mate sa Slimmers’ World-SM North EDSA, I personally know Direk Nuel. Kaya mas lalo akong humahanga sa kanya. Dahil isa siya sa mga kilala kong film director na walang ere at unassuming. Nakakabilib dahil hindi siya kinain ng sistema sa showbiz.
His last tearjerker movie was the Aga Muhlach-starrer “Miracle in Cell No. 7.” Will Direk Nuel bring home this year’s MMFF Best Director trophy? Just asking…
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