Two Broadway legends gave us immense joy on Twitter earlier this week when Tony Award winners Lea Salonga and Lin-Manuel Miranda (‘Hamilton’, ‘Moana’, ‘In The Heights’) had this hilarious exchange.
It all started when Lin tweeted Lea three years ago.
DUDE PARE, @MsLeaSalonga I don’t know who these other guys are but you sound amazing mahal kita minamahal kita https://t.co/0YLEDJhiNN
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) October 4, 2014
Lea, busy woman that she is, finally replied on May 16, Tuesday.
@Lin_Manuel Dude, pare, just tried clicking the link and I see nothing. What video is this of?
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) May 16, 2017
Lin, bless his heart, pointed out the obvious:
@MsLeaSalonga Dude pare that’s from 3 YEARS AGO!
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) May 16, 2017
Lea a.k.a. Eponine/Fantine/Jasmine/Mulan/Kim was embarrassed.
@Lin_Manuel Dude, pare, oh shat.
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) May 17, 2017
But that’s okay, we all still love her! But apparently not as much as Lin loves his “mamshie”, so of course Pinoy Twitterverse almost exploded.
@MsLeaSalonga Good talk Mamshie ingat tsong!
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) May 17, 2017
Lin used to date a Filipina actress, so he picked up a few Tagalog phrases here and there. But where is this newfound fountain of Tagalog slangs coming from?! We love it!
@Lin_Manuel Ha! Dude, you’ve got the Pinoy twitterers up in a frenzy!!! Hope to see you soon!!!
— Lea Salonga (@MsLeaSalonga) May 17, 2017
She’s right, you know?
As with all good things, this exchange too must end. So Lin bade Lea goodbye in the most Pinoy way:
@MsLeaSalonga I know Bes! Labyu!
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) May 17, 2017
We do hope a real Lea-Lin collab will happen soon. Please hear us, oh theater gods… For now, here’s Lin and Lea a.k.a. Princess Jasmine singing “A Whole New World” for ‘Hamilton’ fans outside the theater.
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