Dream Again Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:Dream Again Tour
Artist:Lea Salonga
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.[1] In May 2020, the tour was once again postponed to Fall 2021.[2] On September 20, 2021, Salonga announced the United Kingdom (UK) leg of the tour, officially named after the 2020 single.[3] [4] The following month, she announced that she would first be touring the United States and Canada in Spring 2022.[5] [6]

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.,[7] 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.[8] 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."[9]

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

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, and venue!Date (2022)!City!Country!Venue
North America[10]
April 6WinnipegCanadaClub Regent Event Centre
April 8CalgaryJack Singer Concert Hall
April 10EnochRiver Cree Casino & Resort
April 12VancouverQueen Elizabeth Theatre
April 13BeavertonUnited StatesPatricia Reser Center for the Arts
April 15LancasterLancaster Performing Arts Center
April 16CerritosCerritos Center
April 20New York CityThe Town Hall
April 22ChicagoCopernicus Center
April 23North BethesdaMusic Center at the Strathmore
April 25North Little RockCenter for Humanities and Arts at UA Pulaski Tech
April 29IndianapolisHilbert Circle Theatre
April 30
May 5ScottsdaleScottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
May 7Las VegasEncore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas
May 8
May 10LivermoreBankhead Theater
May 11
May 13BrooksCache Creek Casino Resort
May 15ModestoGallo Center for the Arts
May 17San DiegoThe Rady Shell at Jacobs Park
May 20HonoluluNeal S. Blaisdell Center
May 21
Europe
June 18LeicesterEnglandDe Montfort Hall
June 19SouthamptonMayflower Theatre
June 21CardiffWalesSt. David's Hall
June 23BirminghamEnglandSymphony Hall
June 24ManchesterBridgewater Hall
June 26BrightonBrighton Dome
June 28LondonRoyal Albert Hall
June 29CanterburyThe Marlowe Theatre
July 1GlasgowScotlandGlasgow Royal Concert Hall

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gans . Andrew . March 18, 2020 . Lea Salonga Postpones North American Tour Until the Fall . October 22, 2022 . Playbill.
  2. Web site: May 14, 2020 . 'We'll be back in 2021': Lea Salonga reschedules US tour again due to COVID-19 . October 22, 2022 . ABS-CBN News.
  3. Web site: Salonga . Lea . September 20, 2021 . Lea Salonga on Twitter: "Hey, UK! I'm so excited to announce that I..." . October 22, 2022 . Twitter.
  4. Web site: Mayo . Douglas . September 20, 2021 . Lea Salonga Dream Tour 2022 – Lea Salonga Tour . October 22, 2022 . British Theatre.
  5. Web site: Salonga . Lea . October 25, 2021 . Lea Salonga on Twitter: "Dream Again 2022. Tix @ http://LeaSalonga.com. #dreamagaintour ‍♀️" . October 22, 2022 . Twitter.
  6. Web site: Meyer . Dan . October 26, 2021 . Lea Salonga Unveils 2022 Dream Again Tour . October 22, 2022 . Playbill.
  7. Web site: May 31, 2022 . National Memorial Day Concert Lea Salonga Performs "The Prayer" . October 2, 2022 . PBS.
  8. Web site: Review: Lea Salonga at The Music Center at Strathmore. BroadwayWorld. April 26, 2022. Elliot. Lanes. October 23, 2022.
  9. Web site: June 29, 2022 . Review: Lea Salonga – Dream Again Tour (Royal Albert Hall) . October 22, 2022 . All That Dazzles.
  10. Web site: Lea Salonga Calendar . October 22, 2022 . Lea Salonga.