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40 years later, Lea’s ‘Sound of Music’ cast reunites with message amid calamities

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<p>MANILA<strong> (UPDATE) </strong>— Forty years later, the cast of Repertory Philippines’ 1980 staging of “Sound of Music” has reunited for a performance, with a message amid consecutive calamities that have devastated the country.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/hontiverosrisa/videos/369992264220855" data-width="auto"> </div><p>The Von Trapp children in the play were complete for the virtual reunion: Lea Salonga (Brigitta), Monique Wilson (Marta), Menchu Lauchengco Yulo (Liesl), Raymond Lauchengco (Friedrich), Javier Arriaga (Kurt), Risa Hontiveros (Louisa), Gianina Revilla-Dayrit and Angela Adams (Gretl).</p><p>They performed Ryan Cayabyab’s “Paraiso,” in commemoration of World Day of the Poor, whose theme this year is, “Stretch Forth Your Hand to the Poor.”</p><p>The message: a reminder to reach out to the less fortunate who are affected by the coronavirus pandemic, and whose homes and loved ones were lost during typhoons Rolly and Ulysses.</p><p>“Hindi lang ito basta reunion,” said Hontiveros, who is now a Philippine senator. “Sa pamamagitan ng musika, nais naming maipahatid sa ating mga kababayan ang mensahe ng pagbibigayan at pagtutulungan.”</p><p>“Nagpapasalamat ako sa aking mga dating kasamahan sa Repertory Philippines na hindi nag-alinlangan para gawin ang makabuluhang pagsasama-samang ito.”</p>

<p><strong>(UPDATE) </strong>Forty years later, the cast of Repertory Philippines’ 1980 staging of “Sound of Music” has reunited for a performance, with a message amid consecutive calamities that have devastated the country.</p>

(UPDATE) Forty years later, the cast of Repertory Philippines’ 1980 staging of “Sound of Music” has reunited for a performance, with a message amid consecutive calamities that have devastated the country.