Having started at a very young age in theater, our very own Lea Salonga is definitely the first person that comes to mind for many Filipinos when musical theater is talked about.
After a plethora of characters portrayed, including the red-haired ‘Annie’ when Lea was all of 9 years old, it was her phenomenal casting and portrayal of the lead role of Kim in the musical ‘Miss Saigon,’ that earned her international acclaim and various awards such as the Tony, Laurence Olivier and Drama Desk, among others. Only 18 at that time, her role is still one of the most coveted and challenging ever created in the music theater canon.
