&content_salonga=Lea has performed as Kim in Miss Saigon. 
Lea Salonga's excellent performance as Kim has won her awards, such as the Sir Laurence Olivier Award, the Tony, the Drama Desk, the Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Theater World Awards. These awards are international awards given to people for best theater and acting performances.
She has also performed the role of Eponine in the famous Les Miserables of Broadway.   
&content_popup=Have you seen or heard about the broadway play, Miss Saigon? Did you ever watch the animated (cartoon) movies Alladin and Mulan released by Walt Disney? If you have, then you may know about the lady name Lea.
Lea Salonga started her professional career at the age of seven in the Repertory Philippines production of The King and I. After  her first appearance in this production, she appeared in other plays such as Cat on the Hot Tin Roof, Fiddler on the Roof, The Rose Tattoo, Annie and many more.
She is not only famous for her acting but also for her singing. She earned fame for starting as the lead character Kim in the Broadway hit musical Miss Saigon. Miss Saigon is a story about the prostitutes in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Miss Saigon has been staged in London, New York and many other cities, as well as in Manila at the Cultural Center of The Philippines.
Lea Salonga's excellent performance as Kim has won her awards, such as the Sir Laurence Olivier Award, the Tony, the Drama Desk, the Outer Critics Circle Awards and the Theater World Awards. These awards are international awards given to people for best theater and acting performances.
Lea has not only performed as Kim in Miss Saigon; she has also performed the role of Eponine in the famous Les Miserables of Broadway. Les Miserables is a story about a convict named Jean Valjean who repented for his sins and became a good man.
Lea Salonga also did recordings for Walt Disneys animation movies Alladin and Mulan. She also graced the 65th Annual Academy Award by singing the song A Whole New World which won an Oscar.
Lea Salonga has indeed proven that a Filipino can rise to the top in singing and acting. Thus, her name is known all over the world.