DAHIL sa COVID-19 pandemic ay stay at home lang si Lea Salonga kasama ang pamilya at aminadong nami-miss na niya ulit ang entablado para mag-perform.
Nabanggit niya ito sa solo virtual mediacon niya para sa pelikulang “Yellow Rose” na magkakaroon ng digital premiere bukas, Enero 28 at magbubukas naman sa publiko sa Biyernes, Enero 29 via KTX.ph.
Sabi ni Lea, “I love to do theater. I love to do concerts. Basta something with an actual live audience in front of me. There are a lot of us in the theater industry, in the live events industry, na atat na atat na ulit magtrabaho, to be in front of an audience.
“But obviously it’s not possible yet and I guess I’m going to have to sit on my hands and wait until the day that it is possible.
“So I’m just hoping and praying for the best, that there will be a pathway to that and it still breaks my heart that all over the world pretty much, save for I guess Australia and New Zealand, and up until a few weeks ago the UK, there isn’t a lot of live performance happening anywhere in the world because of this pandemic,” pahayag ng international singer-actress.
“But I’m hoping that every country in the world is able to figure out how to gain control over this and how all of us will be able to return to life. It’s definitely a new normal.
“We’re communicating via Zoom and figuring out how to do a lot of stuff at home ourselves. That’s the normal now until it no longer will be. So at this point I’m not super picky, I mean I’m still picky but not super picky (sabay tawa),” aniya.
Naikumpara rin niya na mas mahirap daw gumawa ng pelikula kaysa sa teatro.
“It was a very quick process for Yellow Rose because we really didn’t have a lot of time to spend on filming. If you got it down on one or two takes, that’s great. Then everybody had to move on really, really quickly and that is testament to how organized Diane Paragas (director) was, how organized her crew were.
“But it’s still not the most comfortable medium that I’ve worked with. I’m more comfortable in theater. I’m more comfortable on stage. I navigate my way around the theatrical piece more comfortably because there’s a natural chronology when doing a piece.
“There’s a definite beginning, a definite middle, and a definite end and I like that kind of running order. Then I don’t have to keep track of my emotions because everything is set and set in the rehearsal room.
“In film, you might be doing your finale on day one. For me that enjoys order, it’s a little confusing. There definitely is a craft to keeping track of your emotional arch in making a film and I have only the greatest respect for the folks that are able to do this and do this really well.
“It’s something that I need to work on and figure out. But I’d like to think that I’m better at it than I was 20 or so years ago. But there’s still a lot for me to learn. But I like to think I got better. Sana naman,” mahabang pahayag pa ni Lea.
Patuloy pa niya, “The last movie that I did was Sana Maulit Muli which was released in 1995, matagal na ano. It’s been almost 26 years since that movie was released here in the Philippines. It’s held up well I have to say and it’s been beautifully restored by ABS-CBN so it was really wonderful getting to see the restored film again many, many years later.
“It still holds and I remember that process being very, very difficult because I’m not the most comfortable person on film. Still not. I’d like to think that I’ve gotten somewhat better since I’ve attended acting classes and really focused on working for film and TV.
“I’d like to think that I’ve gotten somewhat better and that I’m a much more active participant as far as what I need to do and what I need to achieve in asking questions, in making sure that what I need to do is clear,” paliwanag pa ni Lea.
Anyway, bukod sa KTX.ph ay mapapanood din sa iWantTFC, Cignal Pay-Per-View at Sky Cable Pay-Per-View ang “Yellow Rose” sa Enero 29.