MANILA - Lea Salonga joins the roster of Filipino and Filipino-American talents who are featured in a new book on Filipino-American theater history.

"Barangay to Broadway: Filipino American Theater History" details the history of Filipino-American theater groups and artists from all over the US from the 1900s to the 2010s.

It includes information on Tony Award winners such as composer Robert Lopez ("Avenue Q" and "Book of Mormon") and University of the Philippines alumnus costume designer Clint Ramos (Best Costume for "Eclipsed" starring Lupita Nyong'o).

Written by Walter Ang, the book also features the Filipino connection of the musical "Miss Saigon," where Salonga won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.

"Fun fact: Fil-Ams have been performing on Broadway since the late 1940s, Barbara Luna was in 'South Pacific,' Neile Adams was in 'Kismet' and Patrick Adiarte was in 'The King and I,'" notes Ang.

Published in the US, the book includes some of Ang's previously published news articles on Filipino-American theater and features new interviews and additional research.

The book also lists seminal Fil-Am theater groups such as Ating Tao and Sining Bayan, as well as Fil-Am artists who either founded or were early members of pioneering Asian American theater companies in the 1960s and 1970s in Seattle, New York and Los Angeles.

According to Ang, he hopes the book will be useful both for Filipinos and Filipino-Americans, whether they are "casual theatergoers, passionate theater fans, new or seasoned theater makers seeking information about the paths carved by their fellow artists, or parents and educators looking for resources to help younger generations become more aware of the rich heritage and artistic work that has been and continues to be created by our fellow Pinoys."

"Barangay to Broadway: Filipino American Theater History," is available at Amazon.com in hardcover, paperback and ebook editions.