Lea Salonga, Darren Criss perform a duet of 'A Whole New World'

Tony Award-winning singer and actress Lea Salonga and "Glee" star Darren Criss recently did an acoustic performance of "A Whole New World" as tribute to its songwriter Alan Menken who was presented with the 2011 Maestro Award at the Billboard/Hollywood Reporter Film & TV Music Conference.

Check out below the video of Lea Salonga and Darren Criss's duet of "A Whole New World" from Alladin.
There is actually an account of Twitter called @LeaSalonga4Glee which petitions the Broadway star to be on the popular TV series "Glee." Is the duet with the Fil-Am "Glee" actor a sign that the cry for Lea Salonga to appear on Glee was finally heard? It will be quite a treat for Noypi fans for sure but there is no official announcement as of this writing yet. We'll just wait and see.

Video courtesy of Billboard.com

Miss Universe 2011 judges include Lea Salonga

The list of Miss Universe 2011 judges has been revealed today and it includes Filipina Tony Award winner and actress Lea Salonga.

Six of the Miss Universe 2011 candidates during their swimsuit photo shoot | AP

Joining Lea Salonga in judging the 89 lovely candidates of the Miss Universe 2011, are the following:

--Helios Castroneves, three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500;
--Connie Chung, U.S. broadcast legend;
--Isabeli Fontana, Brazilian supermodel;
--Vivica Fox, actress & television producer;
--Adrienne Maloof, from Bravo's hit series "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills"; and
--Amelia Vega, Miss Universe 2003.

The hosts of the 2011 Miss Universe Coronation Night will be Andy Cohen, host of Bravo's "Watch What Happens: Live," and Natalie Morales, news anchor of NBC's "Today."

There will also be performances from Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Bebel Gilberto and Brazilian native pop singer Claudia Leitte.

The 2011 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant will be broadcast live from Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on Monday, September 12 at 9 p.m. ET (September 13, 9 a.m., Manila Time).