Dream Again Tour

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{{Short description|2022 concert tour by Lea Salonga}}

{{Infobox concert

| concert_tour_name = Dream Again Tour

| artist = Lea Salonga

| location = {{Flatlist|

  • North America
  • Europe

}}

| start_date = {{Start date|2022|4|6}}

| end_date = {{End date|2022|7|1}}

| number_of_legs = 2

| shows = 23 in North America

9 in Europe

32 in total

}}

The Dream Again Tour was a two-leg concert tour by Filipina singer Lea Salonga. The tour was titled after her 2020 single, "Dream Again." It was originally intended to run during 2020 under a different headline, but it was postponed in March 2020, shortly after Salonga's performances in Dubai, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=March 18, 2020 |title=Lea Salonga Postpones North American Tour Until the Fall |url=https://playbill.com/article/lea-salonga-postpones-north-american-tour-until-the-fall#:~:text=%E2%80%9CWhile%20I'm%20incredibly%20disappointed,Salonga%20said%20in%20a%20statement. |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=Playbill}} In May 2020, the tour was once again postponed to Fall 2021.{{Cite web |date=May 14, 2020 |title='We'll be back in 2021': Lea Salonga reschedules US tour again due to COVID-19 |url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/05/14/20/well-be-back-in-2021-lea-salonga-reschedules-us-tour-again-due-to-covid-19 |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=ABS-CBN News}} On September 20, 2021, Salonga announced the United Kingdom (UK) leg of the tour, officially named after the 2020 single.{{Cite web |last=Salonga |first=Lea |date=September 20, 2021 |title=Lea Salonga on Twitter: "Hey, UK! I'm so excited to announce that I..." |url=https://twitter.com/MsLeaSalonga/status/1439849649800716289 |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=Twitter}}{{Cite web |last=Mayo |first=Douglas |date=September 20, 2021 |title=Lea Salonga Dream Tour 2022 – Lea Salonga Tour |url=https://britishtheatre.com/lea-salonga-dream-again-tour-2022/ |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=British Theatre}} The following month, she announced that she would first be touring the United States and Canada in Spring 2022.{{Cite web |last=Salonga |first=Lea |date=October 25, 2021 |title=Lea Salonga on Twitter: "Dream Again 2022" |url=https://twitter.com/MsLeaSalonga/status/1452730352401850381 |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=Twitter}}{{Cite web |last=Meyer |first=Dan |date=October 26, 2021 |title=Lea Salonga Unveils 2022 Dream Again Tour |url=https://playbill.com/article/lea-salonga-unveils-2022-dream-again-tour |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=Playbill}}

The North American leg of the tour officially began on April 6, 2022, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and ended on May 21, 2022, in Honolulu, Hawaii. After performing at the 2022 National Memorial Day Concert at the West Lawn of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C.,{{Cite web |date=May 31, 2022 |title=National Memorial Day Concert {{!}} Lea Salonga Performs "The Prayer" |url=https://www.pbs.org/video/lea-salonga-performs-prayer/#:~:text=Lea%20Salonga%20performs%20the%20song,the%20Capitol%20in%20Washington%2C%20D.C. |access-date=October 2, 2022 |website=PBS}} Salonga continued the tour, opening the UK leg on June 18, 2022, in Leicester, England. Salonga concluded the tour on July 1, 2022, in Glasgow, Scotland.

Traveling with her throughout the tour, her four-piece band consisted of Larry Yurman (Music Director/Piano), Paul Viapiano (Guitars), Kevin Axt (Basses), and Ray Brinker (Drums).

Critical reception

The tour received a positive review from Elliot Lanes in BroadwayWorld.{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/washington-dc/article/BWW-Review-LEA-SALONGA-at-The-Music-Center-at-Strathmore-20220426|title=Review: Lea Salonga at The Music Center at Strathmore|publisher=BroadwayWorld|date=April 26, 2022|first=Elliot|last=Lanes|access-date=October 23, 2022}} While reviewing her performance at the Royal Albert Hall in London, All That Dazzles wrote that "seeing her live is an experience like no other."{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2022 |title=Review: Lea Salonga – Dream Again Tour (Royal Albert Hall) |url=https://www.allthatdazzles.co.uk/post/review-lea-salonga-dream-again-tour-royal-albert-hall |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=All That Dazzles}}

Setlist

This setlist is representative of the show in London, performed on June 28, 2022. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

= Overture =

  1. "Lea Salonga Overture"

== Act 1 ==

  1. "Dream Again"
  2. "Time After Time / Here You Come Again"
  3. "Move On / Not While I'm Around"
  4. "It's Quiet Uptown"
  5. "For Forever"
  6. "Photograph"
  7. "Imagine"
  8. "Bring Him Home"

== Act 2 ==

  1. "Waiting for Life"
  2. "Somewhere"
  3. "Maybe This Time"
  4. "Written in Stone"
  5. "Toxic"
  6. "Happy Days Are Here Again"
  7. "Greatest Hits Medley (I'd Give My Life For You / A Whole New World / Reflection / On My Own / I Dreamed a Dream / The Human Heart)"
  8. "Dynamite"

== Encore ==

  1. "How Far I'll Go"
  2. "Back for Good / MMMBop / Tearin' Up My Heart / I Want It That Way / My Love / What Makes You Beautiful"

Shows

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|+List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue

!Date

(2022)

!City

!Country

!Venue

colspan="4" |North America{{Cite web |title=Lea Salonga Calendar |url=https://leasalonga.com/calendar |access-date=October 22, 2022 |website=Lea Salonga}}
April 6

|Winnipeg

| rowspan="4" |Canada

|Club Regent Event Centre

April 8

|Calgary

|Jack Singer Concert Hall

April 10

|Enoch

|River Cree Casino & Resort

April 12

|Vancouver

|Queen Elizabeth Theatre

April 13

|Beaverton

| rowspan="19" |United States

|Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

April 15

|Lancaster

|Lancaster Performing Arts Center

April 16

|Cerritos

|Cerritos Center

April 20

|New York City

|The Town Hall

April 22

|Chicago

|Copernicus Center

April 23

|North Bethesda

|Music Center at the Strathmore

April 25

|North Little Rock

|Center for Humanities and Arts at UA Pulaski Tech

April 29

| rowspan="2" |Indianapolis

| rowspan="2" |Hilbert Circle Theatre

April 30
May 5

|Scottsdale

|Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts

May 7

| rowspan="2" |Las Vegas

| rowspan="2" |Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas

May 8
May 10

| rowspan="2" |Livermore

| rowspan="2" |Bankhead Theater

May 11
May 13

|Brooks

|Cache Creek Casino Resort

May 15

|Modesto

|Gallo Center for the Arts

May 17

|San Diego

|The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

May 20

| rowspan="2" |Honolulu

| rowspan="2" |Neal S. Blaisdell Center

May 21
colspan="4" |Europe
June 18

|Leicester

| rowspan="2" |England

|De Montfort Hall

June 19

|Southampton

|Mayflower Theatre

June 21

|Cardiff

|Wales

|St. David's Hall

June 23

|Birmingham

| rowspan="5" |England

|Symphony Hall

June 24

|Manchester

|Bridgewater Hall

June 26

|Brighton

|Brighton Dome

June 28

|London

|Royal Albert Hall

June 29

|Canterbury

|The Marlowe Theatre

July 1

|Glasgow

|Scotland

|Glasgow Royal Concert Hall

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