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LEA SALONGA is best known for her Tony Award-winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to the Tony, she won the Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Theatre World Awards, Time100 Impact Award from Time Magazine, and the Gold Legend Award from Gold House. Most recently, Lea starred in the West End production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, and as Aurora in Here Lies Love on Broadway, which she also produced. Lea was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway and returned to the show as Fantine in the 2006 revival. She will next appear on Broadway in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends at Manhattan Theatre Club. Fans of all ages recognize Lea as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan for Mulan and Mulan II. For her portrayal of the beloved princesses, the Walt Disney Company bestowed her with the honor of “Disney Legend.” She has released 14 albums – including her latest recording, Sounding Joy – and toured all over the globe, performing sold-out concerts in landmark venues. Salonga’s talents extend to the screen, where she can be seen on MAX’s “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” and Sony’s “Yellow Rose” and heard on Netflix’s “Centaurworld” and FX’s “Little Demon.”


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STAGE CREDITS

Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2025
Performer
Here Lies Love Here Lies Love
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2023
Aurora Aquino [Replacement]
Annie Annie
[Los Angeles]
Hollywood Bowl Production, 2018
Grace Farrell
Once On This Island Once On This Island
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Erzulie [Replacement]
Erzulie
Fun Home Fun Home
[International Tour]
Manila Return Engagement, 2017
Helen
Fun Home Fun Home
[International Tour]
International Premiere in Manila, 2016
Helen
Allegiance Allegiance
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2015
Kei Kimura
Les Miserables Les Miserables
[Broadway]
Return Engagement [Broadway], 2006
Fantine [Replacement]
Flower Drum Song
[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2002
Mei-Li
Something Good
[Broadway]
Richard Rodgers 100th Birthday Celebration, 2002
"Love, Look Away" Performer
Miss Saigon
[Broadway]
Broadway Production, 1991
Kim
Kim [Replacement]
Kim [Replacement]
Kim
Miss Saigon
[West End]
Original London Production, 1989
Kim
Les Miserables Les Miserables
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1987
Eponine [Replacement]

Productions

Here Lies LoveHere Lies Love
 
[Broadway, 2023]
Producer

Movies

Tropang bulilit
[ 1981 ] Lisa
Like Father, Like Son
[ 1985 ] Angela
Captain Barbell
[ 1986 ] Rosemarie
Ninja Kids and the Samurai Sword
[ 1986 ] Yoko
My Neighbor Totoro
[ 1988 ] Mrs. Kusakabe
Aladdin
[ 1992 ] Jasmine's Singing Voice
Second Chances
[ 1995 ] Agnes
Mulan
[ 1998 ] Mulan's Singing Voice
Les Misérables in Concert: The 25th Anniversary
[ 2010 ] Fantine
George Takei's Allegiance
[ 2016 ] Kei Kimura
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary
[ 2016 ]
Yellow Rose
[ 2019 ] Gail

TV Shows

Les Misérables the Dream Cast in Concert
Eponine
Redwood Curtain
Geri Riordan
ER
Amparo
Sofia the First
[ 2013-2014 ] Mulan, Jasmine
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Aunt Myrna
Little Demon
Amalia, Dia
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
Elodie Honrada
Does This Murder Make Me Look Gay?!
Lea Salonga
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin
[ 2022-2024 ] Elodie Honrada
Firebuds
Yolanda Yamada

Awards and Nominations


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2018 - Best Featured Actress in a Musical

Lea Salonga, Once on this Island


winner
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2016 - Best Leading Actress in a Musical

Lea Salonga, Allegiance


winner
Drama Desk Awards - 1991 - Outstanding Actress - Musical

Lea Salonga, Miss Saigon


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1991 - Best Actress - Musical

Lea Salonga, Miss Saigon


winner
Theatre World Awards - 1991 - Performance

Lea Salonga, Miss Saigon


winner
Tony Awards - 1991 - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Lea Salonga , Miss Saigon


winner
Olivier Awards - 1990 - Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical

Lea Salonga, Miss Saigon

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Video: Lea Salonga Belts Out A GYPSY Classic In New Look At OLD FRIENDS Photo
Video: Lea Salonga Belts Out A GYPSY Classic In New Look At OLD FRIENDS
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 15, 2025

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga is playing now at at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Check out new video of Tony Award-winner Lea Salonga performing, 'Everything's Coming Up Roses,' from Gypsy.
Review Roundup: Broadway-Bound Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Opens in Los Angeles Photo
Review Roundup: Broadway-Bound Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Opens in Los Angeles
by Joshua Wright - Feb 14, 2025

What did the critics think of Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles?
Video: Watch Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters and More Sing 'Old Friends' Photo
Video: Watch Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters and More Sing 'Old Friends'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 14, 2025

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends is now open at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Check out a clip of cast members including Lea Salonga, Bernadette Peters, Beth Leavel and more singing 'Old Friends' here! 
MISS SAIGON UK Tour Adds Additional Dates Photo
MISS SAIGON UK Tour Adds Additional Dates
by Stephi Wild - Feb 14, 2025

New dates have been added for the major UK tour of MISS SAIGON. The new production has confirmed the addition of seven new venues on its UK 2025 /26 tour.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld February 14, 2025 Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld February 14, 2025
by - Feb 14, 2025

Happy Valentine's Day, BroadwayWorld! It is February 14, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Photos: Broadway-Bound Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Opens At Center Theater Group L Photo
Photos: Broadway-Bound Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Opens At Center Theater Group LA
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 14, 2025

Cameron Mackintosh's production of Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga opens tonight, at Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles. Check out new production photos featuring the star-studded cast!
Lea Salonga Set to Star in Short Film Prequel to Middle-Grade Novel THE VALE Photo
Lea Salonga Set to Star in Short Film Prequel to Middle-Grade Novel THE VALE
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 12, 2025

Tony-winner Lea Salonga will star in The Vale- Origins, a new animation/live-action hybrid short film that is tied to a middle-grade novel by Abigail Hing Wen.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld February 11, 2025 Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld February 11, 2025
by - Feb 11, 2025

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is February 11, 2025 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Lea Salonga's Child Nic Chien Will Join His Mother in INTO THE WOODS in the Philippin Photo
Lea Salonga's Child Nic Chien Will Join His Mother in INTO THE WOODS in the Philippines
by Stephi Wild - Feb 10, 2025

Lea Salonga's child, Nic Chien, will join his mom on stage in Into The Woods when the musical comes to the Philippines this summer. Chien will star as Jack, alongside his mother, Salonga, in the role of The Witch.
Nyoy and Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante Join INTO THE WOODS in the Philippines Photo
Nyoy and Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante Join INTO THE WOODS in the Philippines
by Stephi Wild - Feb 10, 2025

Real-life couple Nyoy and Mikkie Bradshaw-Volante will take on the roles of The Baker and The Baker’s Wife in the upcoming production of Into The Woods in the Philippines! Learn more here!
Photos: STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS New Rehearsal Shots Plus New Cast Members Jo Photo
Photos: STEPHEN SONDHEIM’S OLD FRIENDS New Rehearsal Shots Plus New Cast Members Join
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2025

Center Theatre Group will present the North American premiere of Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends, starring two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga. See new rehearsal photos here!
Interview: Beth Leavel of OLD FRIENDS at Center Theatre Group Photo
Interview: Beth Leavel of OLD FRIENDS at Center Theatre Group
by Andrew Child - Feb 5, 2025

Even for a seasoned performer, approaching Sondheim’s repertoire can be daunting. “It’s intimidating as a performer because you want to please him, to do something perfect.”
Breaking Down the Different Stephen Sondheim Revues Photo
Breaking Down the Different Stephen Sondheim Revues
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Feb 2, 2025

This time, the reader question was: Other than Old Friends, what are the other Sondheim revues and what makes them different? This marks the theatre world’s fifth major Sondheim revue and the first since the theatre legend passed away in 2021. 
MONTHLY QUIZ""Musical People Born in February Photo
MONTHLY QUIZ""Musical People Born in February
by Rob Lester - Feb 1, 2025

Every month, Broadway World's cabaret section offers a quiz saluting notable music-related people born in that month. February's edition is ready for you now. Put on your thinking cap. The clues should help.
BWW Q&A: Lee Siegel on BRAMPTON CONCERT BAND & THE JAZZ MECHANICS at Brampton On Stag Photo
BWW Q&A: Lee Siegel on BRAMPTON CONCERT BAND & THE JAZZ MECHANICS at Brampton On Stage/The Rose
by Joshua Wright - Jan 30, 2025

Experience 'A Love Letter to New York' — a dazzling celebration of the Big Apple through music! Acclaimed Broadway star Lee Siegel joins forces with the Brampton Concert Band and The Jazz Mechanics for an afternoon of melodies and magic. Immerse yourself in the spirit of New York as the show takes you from jazz classics like Orange Colored Sky and In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning to Broadway hits from Les Misérables, West Side Story, Crazy for You, Jesus Christ Superstar, and more. Don’t miss this unique collaboration — it’s like a trip to Broadway, right here in Brampton!
Video: Watch Lauren Patten Sing 'One Song Glory' From RENT at MCC MISCAST24 Photo
Video: Watch Lauren Patten Sing 'One Song Glory' From RENT at MCC MISCAST24
by Michael Major - Jan 27, 2025

Watch a video of Lauren Patten singing 'One Song Glory' from the musical RENT at MCC Theater's MISCAST24. Miscast features stars of stage and screen who take the stage to perform songs from roles in which they would not traditionally be cast.
Video: In Rehearsal with the Cast of STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS Photo
Video: In Rehearsal with the Cast of STEPHEN SONDHEIM'S OLD FRIENDS
by Joey Mervis - Jan 27, 2025

The music of the great Stephen Sondheim is back on Broadway this spring when Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends opens at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Watch as we chat with the whole cast as they prepare for the start of previews in this video.
Broadway Jukebox: The Greatest Sondheim Songs Photo
Broadway Jukebox: The Greatest Sondheim Songs
by Sidney Paterra - Jan 25, 2025

Rehearsals are officially underway for Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends. Can't wait for opening night? Hold yourself over with these 65 songs from Sondheim shows.
Photos: Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, & Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Meets the Pr Photo
Photos: Bernadette Peters, Lea Salonga, & Stephen Sondheim's OLD FRIENDS Meets the Press
by Bruce Glikas - Jan 25, 2025

The cast of Manhattan Theatre Club's production of Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends met the press this week! Check out photos of the show's stars, two-time Tony Award winner Bernadette Peters and Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, and more!
Lea Salonga, Whitney White & More to be Honored at The 91st Annual Drama League Award Photo
Lea Salonga, Whitney White & More to be Honored at The 91st Annual Drama League Awards
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 22, 2025

The Drama League has revealed the 2025 Special Recognition Honorees of the 91st Annual Drama League Awards, who will be celebrated for their outstanding lifetime contributions to the theater industry and to popular culture. Learn more!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Lea Salonga been in?

Lea Salonga has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows.

How many West End shows has Lea Salonga been in?

Lea Salonga has appeared on London's West End in 2 shows.

What was Lea Salonga's first West End show?

Lea Salonga's first West End show was Miss Saigon which opened in 1989

What awards has Lea Salonga been nominated for?

Best Featured Actress in a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Once on this Island, Best Leading Actress in a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Allegiance, Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Miss Saigon, Best Actress - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Miss Saigon, Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Miss Saigon, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Miss Saigon and Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Miss Saigon.

What awards has Lea Salonga won?

Lea Salonga has received several prestigious awards, including: - Best Featured Actress in a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Once on this Island - Best Leading Actress in a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Allegiance - Outstanding Actress - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Miss Saigon - Best Actress - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Miss Saigon - Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Miss Saigon - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical (Tony Awards) for Miss Saigon - Outstanding Performance of the Year by an Actress in a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Miss Saigon

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