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Lea Salonga joins Amanda Seyfried, other celebs in Emmy-nominated series 'Finding Your Roots'

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1726810492289LEA SALONGA 09202024.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Lea Salonga in the trailer for the upcoming season of " Finding="" Your=""/><span class="fr-inner"><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 in the trailer for the upcoming season of &quot;Finding Your Roots.&quot; PBS</span> </span></span></span></div><p>Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is joining other prominent personalities in the new season of the Emmy-nominated series &quot;Finding Your Roots.&quot; </p><p>The Filipina theater star made the announcement in an Instagram post on Friday as she showed a trailer for the series, which will premiere on January 7 on PBS.</p><p>&quot;I&#x27;m on the next season of &#x27;Finding Your Roots!&#x27;&quot; Salonga said. </p><p>&quot;In each episode, Henry Louis Gates guides guests through their family history, uncovering deep secrets, hidden identities, and lost ancestors,&quot; she added. &quot;Here&#x27;s your first look at the season, including yours truly!&quot;</p><p>&gt;&gt;EMBED INSTAGRAM POST, NO CAPTION: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAHyTk9v9uz/?igsh=cmhnd3U1ZGo0Nnhy" id="isPasted">https://www.instagram.com/reel/DAHyTk9v9uz/?igsh=cmhnd3U1ZGo0Nnhy</a></p><p>Salonga will be paired with actress Amanda Seyfried in the first episode of the new season of &quot;Finding Your Roots&quot; titled &quot;Larger than Life.&quot;</p><p>Other episodes will feature the likes of actor Laurence Fishburne, actress Sharon Stone, model Chrissy Teigen, and chef Jose Andres, to name a few.</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/9/13/lea-salonga-s-wax-figure-for-madame-tussauds-singapore-finally-unveiled-1602">Lea Salonga&#x27;s wax figure for Madame Tussauds Singapore finally unveiled</a> </div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/PBS/" style="color:rgb(var(--ig-link));cursor:pointer;text-decoration:none;outline:none;list-style:none;margin:0px;text-align:start;border-style:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;padding:0px;box-sizing:border-box;border-width:0px;touch-action:manipulation;background-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);display:inline;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-line" tabindex="0"></a></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/8/21/lea-salonga-to-bring-stage-screen-and-everything-in-between-tour-to-manila-1835">Lea Salonga to bring &#x27;Stage, Screen, and Everything in Between&#x27; tour to Manila</a></div>

<p>Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is joining other prominent personalities in the new season of the Emmy-nominated series "Finding Your Roots."</p>

Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is joining other prominent personalities in the new season of the Emmy-nominated series "Finding Your Roots."