"SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Lea Salonga is one of the most acclaimed international superstars on stage and in film. The Broadway legend became the first Asian woman to win a Tony Award for originating the titular role in Miss Saigon in 1991, and has since forged an impressive singing and acting career. From playing Eponine and Fantine in Les Miserables on Broadway, to voicing Disney princesses in Aladdin and Mulan, to judging contestants on The Voice, Philippines, Salonga has done it all."
"Wen is a Silicon Valley mom and former tech worker who traded her corporate life for her dream of becoming a writer. Her debut YA novel, Loveboat, Taipei was a 2020 New York Times bestseller and spawned a popular series, including a film adaptation. In The Vale, Wen explores family, creativity, AI technology and healing through the eyes of 13-year-old Bran Joseph Lee, who creates an AI-generated virtual fantasy world with help from his grieving inventor parents. The story is both specific, universal, and timely, delving into the ethical complexities of rapidly-advancing technology. "I actually wrote it in 2015 but it was too early to publish knowing where AI generation was," Wen said. "So I had to shelve it for 10 years, and now it's time.""
Lea Salonga, a Tony-winning Broadway performer known for Miss Saigon and roles in Les Misérables, has a diverse career across stage, film, and television. She stars in The Vale - Origins, a hybrid live-action and animated short written and directed by Abigail Hing-Wen. Abigail Hing-Wen transitioned from a tech career to writing and previously authored the bestseller Loveboat, Taipei. The Vale follows 13-year-old Bran Joseph Lee, who builds an AI-generated virtual fantasy world with support from grieving inventor parents. The narrative examines family, creativity, AI technology, ethical complexities of advancing generation tools, and processes of emotional healing ahead of the novel's September 16 release.
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