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For her performance as the leading role of Kim in Miss Saigon, Salonga won Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical at the 1990 Laurence Olivier Awards. After her return to the Philippines, she won Outstanding Performer at the Aliw Awards.
Feb 8, 2024 · MANILA, Philippines — While waiting in excitement and anticipation for the Manila leg of “Miss Saigon” at The Theatre at Solaire, we embarked on a journey back in time with Lea Salonga, the...
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Nov 27, 2013 · Julia Abueva (currently in Resorts World Manila’s Cinderella) and Tanya Manalang (recently in Resorts World Manila’s The King and I) have been cast in the ensemble and could possibly be tapped as understudies for Kim. Lea Salonga originated Kim in the original 1989 West End run of Miss Saigon.
In the London production of Miss Saigon, Lea Salonga originally starred as Kim, with Jonathan Pryce as the Engineer. When the production transferred from London to New York City , the Actors' Equity Association (AEA) refused to allow Pryce, a white actor, to portray the role of the Engineer, a Eurasian pimp , in the United States.
Mar 17, 2017 · Lea Salonga (actress who played Kim, the bargirl, in the original London and Broadway productions) I was in Manila, and in my freshman year at college — I was pre-med. I was 17, and I was...
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Her portrayal of Kim, the Vietnamese prostitute who falls in love with an American soldier (Willy Falk) and conceives his child while Saigon crumbles around them, is one of the most draining...
1 view 2 minutes ago. We sat down with Lea Salonga, the original Kim from the 1989 production of MISS SAIGON, and talked about her experiences from the show and how she feels about the...
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