By Ruel J. Mendoza
NAG-FINAL bow na si Lea Salonga sa kinabilangan niyang Broadway musical na “Once On This Island.”
Ginampanan ng Tony Award-winning actress ang role na Erzulie, the Goddess of Love sa naturang musical revival.
Nakatanggap ng standing ovation si Lea mula sa audience.
Proud si Lea na naging bahagi siya ng pag-revive ng naturang musical na nanalong Best Revival of a Musical sa Tony Awards 2018.
Ang final minutes ng musical ay pinost sa Facebook ng “Once On This Island” kunsaan makikita ang isang emotional na Lea.
In-upload din ang pasasalamat ni Lea sa maraming nanonood ng musical mula sa unang gabing nagbukas ito hanggang sa last performance niya bilang si Erzulie.
“To all of my fans that have been incredibly supportive since the very beginning of this journey, thank you all so very much from the bottom of my heart. The audiences that have come have been nothing but generous and kind, and they’ve been giving us so much life.
“Hopefully our paths will cross again wherever my journeys will take me. I love you all,” sey ni Lea.
Pinost naman ni Lea sa kanyang IG ang last photo niya kasama ang original cast pati na ang letter na binigay sa kanya ng isang misteryosong tao:
“Dear @onceislandbway family, I got this card and these flowers yesterday and would like to properly thank the giver, but there was no closing to the message. Whoever you are, thank you!”
Sa kanyang Twitter, nag-post si Lea ng magkasunod na tweets sa kanyang pagpaalam sa “Once On This Island:”
“And Erzulie says, PEACE OUT!!! I leave the show with a grateful heart, and so many beautiful memories. Onward and upward!”
“A lesson from Erzulie: Never stop learning. Learn from what elders and sages tell you, from life experience, and the choices (good AND bad) you make.”
Nagawaran naman si Lea ng award bilang Best Featured Actress in a Musical from a website’s annual Theater Fans’ Choice Awards para sa role niya as Erzulie.
