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Alex Lee Tano

Korean Background:

South Korean

이소정

Alex Lee Tano, also known in Korea as musical actress Lee So-jung, is a South Korean performer whose career has spanned American and Korean stages. After appearing in the second national tour of Miss Saigon, she succeeded to the role of Kim and made her Broadway debut as an alternate replacement in 1998. Contemporary Broadway records list her as Kim at certain performances, while her own published account places the start of her Broadway engagement on December 16, 1998; the exact end date remains unconfirmed. She later continued performing in the United States and returned to Korea, where her credits included stage musicals, concert work, and the Korean-dubbed singing voice of Disney’s Mulan. Korean press has identified her as one of the early native Korean performers to take a leading role in a Broadway musical.

Broadway or West End Debut

Debut Marktet:

Broadway

Debut Year:

1998

Debut Production:

Miss Saigon

Debut Role:

Kim

Debut Theatre:

Broadway Theatre

Company Entry:

Replacement

Credit Type:

Alternate

Miss Saigon

Broadway Theatre

Kim — Alternate (Replacement) | Dec 16, 1998 - 1999 (end date unconfirmed)

Broadway

References

     

Playbill — Alex Lee Tano

https://playbill.com/person/alex-lee-tano-vault-0000041240

     

Playbill — Miss Saigon

https://playbill.com/production/miss-saigon-broadway-theatre-vault-0000012256

     

IBDB — Alex Lee Tano

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alex-lee-tano-83949

     

Playbill — Alex Lee Tano Appears as Kim at Certain Performances

https://playbill.com/article/billy-porter-re-ups-as-john-in-broadways-miss-saigon-may-17-com-81954

     

Gateway Playhouse Archive — Miss Saigon

https://www.gatewayproductionarchives.com/2009/Saigon/SaigonReviews.html

     

The Korea Herald — “Miss Saigon” Star Sings to Chopin

https://v.daum.net/v/20090212154010058

     

Lee So-jung — Published Book

https://product.kyobobook.co.kr/detail/S000001433457

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