OLIVIER- and Tony Award-winning artist Lea Salonga was given the Gawad CCP Para sa Sining on Friday at the Samsung Performing Arts Theater in Makati City.
Gawad CCP Para Sa Sining is the highest award given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines to artists in the fields of dance, music, theater, film and broadcast arts, literature, visual arts, architecture, as well as allied arts and design who have had consistently produced outstanding works that enrich the development of their chosen discipline. Salonga was recognized for her achievements as a theater artist that put the Philippines on the global theater map. Lea Salonga .
Salonga was included in international productions, among them 'The King and I' , 'Annie' , 'Miss Saigon' , 'Les Misérables' , 'Aladdin' and 'Mulan' .'I don't think any artist can work in a vacuum. I as an artist in this ephemeral art form, I don't work alone. I just take the trophy home and look at them. I look at the awards, and I'm incredibly grateful.
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