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Lea Salonga to be immortalized as Madame Tussauds wax figure

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Josiah Eleazar Antonio

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171758827429820240605-Lea-Salonga-via-Madame-Tussauds-FB.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Lea Salonga. Screenshot from Madame Tussauds Singapore&#x27;s Facebook page</div>MANILA — Tony winner and Broadway star Lea Salonga has been chosen as the latest celebrity to be immortalized as a Madame Tussauds wax figure.The announcement was made on social media account of Madame Tussauds Singapore.&quot;Shining, Shimmering, Splendid! The legendary Lea Salonga will have her very own wax figure in #MadameTussuadsSG! Are you as excited as we are?&quot; she said in the caption.Salonga said it was an honor and privilege to be chosen to be part of the artists immortalized as a wax figure.&quot;Hello everybody, I am super delighted to be joining Madame Tussauds with my very own wax figure. Are you ready?&quot;&quot;When my manager said that this is happening, Madame Tussauds was interested in turning me into a wax figure, I was like, &#x27;Oh my God!&#x27; It was an honor and privilege to be asked. It&#x27;s fantastic,&quot; she said.Salonga was last seen on Broadway in &quot;Here Lies Love,&quot; where she played Aurora Aquino in a limited engagement until August 13 last year.&quot;Here Lies Love&quot; got four Tony Award nominations including Best Choreography, Best Sound, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theater, and Best Scenic Design of a Musical.

Tony winner and Broadway star Lea Salonga has been chosen as the latest celebrity to be immortalized as a Madame Tussauds wax figure.

Tony winner and Broadway star Lea Salonga has been chosen as the latest celebrity to be immortalized as a Madame Tussauds wax figure.