CNA Insider | Singapore's First Les Miserables Star, Nathania Ong: How I Made It To West End | On The Red Dot @CNAInsider | Uploaded 2 months ago | Updated 4 minutes ago
Host Rozz Lee is in London to meet Nathania Ong, who has just embarked on her third role on London’s West End, as the leading female role of Eliza Hamilton on Hamilton the musical. After her West End debut in 2021, Nathania gained attention as the first Singaporean to play Eponine in musical classic Les Miserables.
The young star’s vocal talent has been apparent since young. Fueled by a love for singing and performing, she shone on stages big and small in Singapore from a young age – including leading the national anthem at Singapore’s Youth Olympic Games closing ceremony when she was just 11. She was well set on her path to become a professional pop singer – so what stopped her then? And how did she end up on theatre stages in London?
00:00 A Singaporean starring in West End musicals
03:15 How Nathania prepares for her role as Eliza Hamilton
05:12 Nathania warms up her voice for theatre
08:41 Casting Nathania in Hamilton
10:37 Playing Eponine in Les Miserables
14:16 Who was the first to discover Nathania’s singing talent?
18:17 How Nathania came back from a crushing rejection
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Host Rozz Lee is in London to meet Nathania Ong, who has just embarked on her third role on London’s West End, as the leading female role of Eliza Hamilton on Hamilton the musical. After her West End debut in 2021, Nathania gained attention as the first Singaporean to play Eponine in musical classic Les Miserables.
The young star’s vocal talent has been apparent since young. Fueled by a love for singing and performing, she shone on stages big and small in Singapore from a young age – including leading the national anthem at Singapore’s Youth Olympic Games closing ceremony when she was just 11. She was well set on her path to become a professional pop singer – so what stopped her then? And how did she end up on theatre stages in London?
00:00 A Singaporean starring in West End musicals
03:15 How Nathania prepares for her role as Eliza Hamilton
05:12 Nathania warms up her voice for theatre
08:41 Casting Nathania in Hamilton
10:37 Playing Eponine in Les Miserables
14:16 Who was the first to discover Nathania’s singing talent?
18:17 How Nathania came back from a crushing rejection
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About On The Red Dot: CNA's weekly programme documents the stories of ordinary Singaporeans and celebrates their resilience, identity and sense of belonging.
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On The Red Dot playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkMf14VQEvTYbQaR9ddxnJmJRangPrY5f
#CNAInsider #OnTheRedDot #Actor #Singapore #Musical #Hamilton #WestEnd #London #UnitedKingdom
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