Dolly De Leon, Lea Salonga, naranasang masigawan, matawag ng masasakit na salita sa theater

- Dolly De Leon and Lea Salonga, in an interview posted by PhilStar News, admitted they have experienced being shouted at and called names in the theater

- According to the two, that experience somehow created an impact in who they are today

- As for Lea, she said that when she worked at a theater in New York, she got a bit of culture shock as there was no shouting or name-calling there

- Dolly said though that seeing young artists being shouted at and called names by big name directors or members of production crew somehow makes her cringe a bit

Dolly De Leon and Lea Salonga, in a recent interview posted by PhilStar News, admitted they have experienced being shouted at and called names in the theater in the past.

Both actresses have vast experience when it comes to theater acting and have portrayed major roles, like in the case of Lea, as main character in various Broadway musicals and plays.

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Lea said that when she started very young at the theaters and has seen artists wanting to get into the industry find themselves being slammed against the wall.

“A lot of artists want to go into this industry and find themselves slammed against the wall,” Lea said.

She also admitted having experienced being treated like a “hampaslupa” but said she didn’t take it too personally.

“I didn't take it too personally. There was like a hampaslupa approach, you take the hampas now and after rehearsals were over they would be nicer, they would be kinder,” she revealed.

As for Dolly, she said while she didn’t welcome an environment where there’s name calling, screaming, and insults being hurled back in forth, she said it somehow helped her become into the person she is today.

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I won't welcome any environment where there's name calling, or screaming or insulting,” Dolly said.

“Pero that played a very big part in shaping us into the people we are today. I can't say that was the best method but it was the method that I went through and it made me strong,” she added.

Dolly then revealed some of the names she was called back then during her early days in the theater.

“I've been called boba, tonta, estupida, gaga, tanga, pangit, and I can say na despite the fact na masama yun, I can't say na pinagsisihan ko yun yung ng ginawa nila sa akin eh,” she said.

“Dahil dun it shaped me into the person that I am today and I think I'm really strong because of that and I'm really grateful to them for treating us like sh1t,” Dolly concluded.

Lea Salonga is an award-winning international singer and actress. She became known around the world when she got the role of 'Kim' in the musical Miss Saigon for which she won a Tony Award. She is also the first Asian woman to get this award. Lea is also known for being the singing voice of several Disney Princess characters, Jasmine and Mulan.

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Recently, Lea gave her take on the issue involving BINI Aiah. It can be recalled that the BINI member shared a lengthy statement on Instagram about setting boundaries. Some famous celebrities also expressed their take on Aiah's sentiments. One of them was Lea Salonga, who agreed with what Aiah said.

Meanwhile, in a previous post last year, Dolly posted a heartfelt message to Kathryn Bernardo, which subsequently stirred a buzz on the social media grapevine. It can be recalled that the two actresses play lead roles together in the new movie “A Very Good Girl.” In her message, Dolly thanked Kathryn for looking out for her and supporting her in other projects. She then said that there are many things that are good and great about their movie but there is one thing that for her is the best.

Source: KAMI.com.gh