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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1767088757918viber_image_2025-12-30_17-47-34-307.jpg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Lea Salonga and Raymond Lauchengco" width="960"/>Lea Salonga and Raymond Lauchengco with Rico Hizon. ABS-CBN News</div>On New Year’s Eve, Broadway legend Lea Salonga and veteran performer Raymond Lauchengco will be doing what they do best: taking center stage.The longtime friends and Repertory Philippines alumni are currently deep in rehearsals for their highly-anticipated Dec. 31 concert, &quot;Symphony of the Stars.&quot;In an interview with Rico Hizon, Lauchengco said that there are &quot;so many duets in this show.&quot; Salonga playfully declined when asked for a sneak peek, however, instead saying: &quot;No! Go to the show. Oh wait, it’s sold out.  We just got the news... thank you to everybody who bought tickets.&quot;For Lauchengco, the concert is a full-circle moment.&quot;This is the first time in a long time I’m doing a New Year’s Eve show. And to do that with Lea is, wow, going to be one of the highlights of my career. I am just so happy,&quot; he explained.Salonga, meanwhile, sees the concert as a launchpad for what promises to be a landmark year for her. The Tony Award winner will return to a beloved masterpiece in 2026.&quot;There’s the Les Misérables Arena Spectacular coming here. I’ve never done Les Mis in Manila, and now I actually get to,&quot; she said.Amid their success, their New Year&#x27;s resolutions remain grounded.Salonga is focusing on a shift in perspective, noting that her goal is &quot;just to find joy everywhere.&quot; Lauchengco, on the other hand, has this wish for the coming year: &quot;To be the best version of myself as possible, now that I am a &#x27;senior bagets&#x27;.&quot;

On New Year’s Eve, Broadway legend Lea Salonga and veteran performer Raymond Lauchengco will be doing what they do best: taking center stage.

On New Year’s Eve, Broadway legend Lea Salonga and veteran performer Raymond Lauchengco will be doing what they do best: taking center stage.

'A highlight of my career': Lea Salonga, Raymond Lauchengco talk joint year-end show

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'A highlight of my career': Lea Salonga, Raymond Lauchengco talk joint year-end show

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Olive Gan

Published December 30, 2025 06:12 PM PHT

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