Nathania Ong

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Nathania Ong
Nathania Ong on Kiss92.jpg
Ong interviewed by Kiss92 FM in 2023
Born (1998-07-24) July 24, 1998 (age 26)
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Actress
  • Singer
Years active2021–present
Parents
  • Kevin Ong (father)
  • Jenny Ong (mother)
Musical career
Genres Musical theatre
InstrumentVocals

Nathania Ong (born 24 July 1998) is a Singaporean actress and singer. A graduate of the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts, she made her West End debut in 2021 as Jenna Rolan in Be More Chill .

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Early life and education

Ong was born in 1998 to dentist and former a cappella singer Kevin Ong and homemaker Jenny Ong. [1] She has three older sisters. [2] [3] Ong enjoyed singing from a young age and often performed at City Harvest Church concerts, [1] [4] but only began to be formally trained at age 11. [2]

Ong received her primary education at Methodist Girls' School. [1] [5] She was a member of the Drama Elective Programme at Anglo-Chinese Junior College. After completing her Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations in 2017, she applied to study at several overseas drama schools, but failed to be accepted by any of them. [2] She then enrolled at Lasalle College of the Arts in Singapore but dropped out after a year to reapply to schools in the United Kingdom. [6] In 2021, she graduated from Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts with a Bachelor of Arts in musical theatre. [7]

Career

In 2010, Ong led the singing of "Majulah Singapura" at the closing ceremony of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. [2] She made her West End debut in 2021 as Jenna Rolan in Be More Chill . [8] The same year, she played Éponine in the UK and Ireland tour of Les Misérables , despite not having seen the musical prior to auditioning for the role. [9] In 2022, she began playing Éponine in the West End production at the Sondheim Theatre. [2] She returned to Singapore in 2023 to play Cinderella in a local adaptation of Into the Woods . [7] In 2024, she was cast as Eliza in the West End production of Hamilton at the Victoria Palace Theatre. [10]

Stage credits

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
2021 Be More Chill Jenna Rolan Shaftesbury Theatre [7]
2021–2022 Les Misérables Éponine UK, Ireland and International Tour
2022–2023 Les Misérables Éponine Sondheim Theatre [7]
2023 Into the Woods Cinderella Singtel Waterfront Theatre [11]
2024–2025 Les Misérables Éponine Arena World Tour [12]
2024–2025 Hamilton Eliza Victoria Palace Theatre [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Tan, Chelsia (1 November 2023). "Into the Woods star Nathania Ong discusses her big break: "I've been surprised by how much more capable I am than I initially thought"". Her World .
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Izza Haziqah Abdul Rahman (11 October 2023). "How Singaporean Nathania Ong became Les Miserables' Eponine at London's West End: Passion, support, self-belief". CNA .
  3. ↑ Kan, Ethan (13 October 2023). "Nathania Ong on being the first Singaporean actress to play Éponine in 'Les Misérables' on the West End". Tatler Asia .
  4. ↑ Tan, Tabitha (28 November 2022). "Raising Singapore's Éponine: A Father's Journey With God". City News.
  5. ↑ Toh, Christopher (10 August 2012). "A good cause". Today . p. 12.
  6. ↑ Lye, Jesslyn (16 November 2022). "Meet Nathania Ong, the Singaporean actress playing Eponine in 'Les Misérables' on the West End". Vogue .
  7. 1 2 3 4 Chua, Candice (20 March 2024). "On The Digital Cover: Actress-singer Nathania Ong talks Les Misérables, rejection and making theatre magic". Prestige.
  8. ↑ Lim, Charmaine (7 August 2024). "Singapore's got talent: Nathania Ong on a dream trajectory on London's West End stage". The Straits Times .
  9. ↑ Yusof, Helmi (7 December 2023). "Nathania Ong: A sonic homecoming". The Business Times .
  10. 1 2 Hoo, Shawn (9 May 2024). "Singaporean actress-singer Nathania Ong to play Eliza in West End staging of Hamilton". The Straits Times .
  11. ↑ "Into the Woods". Pangdemonium!. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  12. ↑ Lucie Jones to return to Les Miserables London as Fantine & Katie Hall, Nathania Ong, Aviva Tulley, Linzi Hateley to star in Les Mis Arena Spectacular
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