Joanna Ampil

[Starship]

Good gracious, how have I not heard of her before?

Defying Gravity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJTGmRk0_GA&feature=related

Seasons of Love
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwSwuGxYQOw&feature=relmfu

[RockStarNYC]

She has an AMAZING voice. She's Kim on the complete symphonic album of MISS SAIGON. Highly recommend getting it, even if it's the Highlights version.

[Musicaldudepeter]

She also sings Mary Magdalene on the 1996 London revival cast recording of JCS, and she is phenomenal on that recording; her 'I Don't Know...' is the best (after Yvonne Elliman's original)

[Starship]

She's the most amazing! I wonder why she isn't a leading character in more shows! Elphaba, please?

[LizzieCurry]

She's great. She's also played Eponine and Fantine on the West End.

[Musicaldudepeter]

*in the West End

[EricMontreal22]

I was lucky enough to see her in Miss Saigon, the month before it closed in London.

[maila]

saw her too as kim in miss saigon in london, but much earlier probably in 1993. i thought she was excellent!

[ooliveros]

Love, love, Ms. Joanna Ampil!

[ooliveros]

You should listen to her musicals album: http://www.amazon.com/Joanna-Ampil-O-C-R/dp/B000X418I6

[jo]

>>>She also sings Mary Magdalene on the 1996 London revival cast recording of JCS<<<

Is that the one with Steve Balsamo? I saw that revival in London.

Joanna is back here in Manila and ended a run of SOUND OF MUSIC a few months ago. I also remember her tweeting about hosting a dinner for recent visitor Claude Michel Schonberg ( who has visited Manila a few times) and they talked about the new song written by CMS for the Les Miserables movie musical, called "Suddenly".