Do You Hear the People Sing?” for Super Typhoon Haiyan Relief
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Genting Hong Kong Limited (Continued into Bermuda with limited liability – Registration No.29337) (formerly known as Star Cruises Limited) PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Resorts World Manila presents star-studded gala concert “Do You Hear the People Sing?” for Super Typhoon Haiyan relief Hong Kong / Manila, 7 January, 2014—The creators of international musical sensations “Les Misérables” and “Miss Saigon”, together with Resorts World Manila, the first one-stop, nonstop tourist destination of the Philippines, will present special concert “Do You Hear the People Sing?” on 29 and 30 January. The concerts aim to raise funds to build 200 homes devastated by Super Typhoon Haiyan (Typhoon Yolanda) in the Philippines. “Do You Hear the People Sing?” has played to enormous acclaim in major concert halls throughout the United States, and the Asia-Pacific tour of the show has recently commenced in China. The concerts celebrate the works of award-winning lyricist and composer Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, including musical numbers from “Les Misérables”, “Miss Saigon”, “La Révolution Française”, “Martin Guerre” and “The Pirate Queen”. Supported by the ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra and a 100-member choir and conducted by musical director Gerard Salonga, the Manila production will feature many of the world’s leading musical theatre performers. Tony Award-winning Filipina performer Lea Salonga, who rose to international stardom from the original production of “Miss Saigon”, will co-star with Australian theatre star David Harris (“Miss Saigon”, “Wicked” and “Legally Blonde”) and Marie Zamora (“Barnum”, “Kiss Me Kate”). The Manila concert event is produced by Bouberg Productions and Resorts World Manila in association with Australian producer Enda Markey. 1 Genting Hong Kong Limited (Continued into Bermuda with limited liability – Registration No.29337) (formerly known as Star Cruises Limited) The concerts will also feature special guests and a large ensemble of performers who have appeared in “Miss Saigon” from around the world. The entire company is donating their time and services pro bono. In addition to these unique performances, there will be online auctions of memorabilia and gala night tickets (including hotel accommodation) for the opening nights of “Les Misérables” (Broadway and Melbourne, Australia) and “Miss Saigon” (London). Reflecting on their long association with the Philippines, composer Claude-Michel Schönberg said, “The Philippines gave me the voices of ‘Miss Saigon’, my daughter Margot and the joy of seeing Filipino babies adopted all around the world for nearly two decades already from my Manila orphanage, Sun and Moon.” Alain Boublil added, “Creating ‘Miss Saigon’ with those numerous talented Filipino artists was the answer to a prayer. These two concerts bring this extraordinary adventure back to life and a chance for us to modestly contribute to those lives that were shattered. Let's hear the people sing!” “Do You Hear the People Sing?” is RWM’s latest effort in a series of fundraisers to relieve suffering and rebuild lives destroyed by the super typhoon. Funds raised from this production and auction will be channeled to charity Habitat for Humanity Philippines to build 200 homes in areas ravaged by the disaster. The charity concerts will run from 29 and 30 January, 8p.m. at Newport Performing Arts Theater. Ticket prices are as follows: Patron - PHP25,000; VIP - PHP15,000; Premiere - PHP9,200; Balcony Center - PHP6,700; Balcony L/R and Premiere B - PHP4,200. Tickets are now available at all TicketWorld outlets and at the RWM box office. Donations may also be made via the production’s website www.thepeoplesing.ph. To learn more, check out Twitter @ThePeopleSing and Facebook.com/thepeoplesing. 2 Genting Hong Kong Limited (Continued into Bermuda with limited liability – Registration No.29337) (formerly known as Star Cruises Limited) # # # # # About Genting Hong Kong Limited (“Genting Hong Kong”) Genting Hong Kong Limited is a leading global leisure, entertainment and hospitality corporation. A primary business activity of the company is cruise and cruise related operations under the brands of Star Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line. Star Cruises, together with Norwegian Cruise Line, is the third largest cruise operator in the world that owns a combined fleet of 19 ships visiting over 200 destinations in the world, offering approximately 39,000 lower berths. Genting Hong Kong’s first foray in a land-based attraction, Resorts World Manila, opened its doors to the public in August 2009. Resorts World Manila is one of the premier leisure brands under the Genting Group and the Philippines’ first one-stop, nonstop vacation spot for topnotch entertainment and world-class leisure alternatives, featuring 3 hotels including a six star all-suite Maxims Hotel, an iconic shopping mall, 4 high-end cinemas and a multi-purpose performing arts theatre. For more information, please visit Genting Hong Kong website http://www.gentinghk.com. 3 .