Nathania Ong bags coveted roles in top musicals in London

From moving ballads to spirited anthems, Nathania Ong has aced them all – and even made it to one of the highest levels of commercial musical theatre in the English-speaking world.

- Benson Ang

The 26-year-old actress-singer has placed the Lion City on the map, being the first Singaporean to clinch two coveted roles on London's West End.

In 2022, the performer began playing Eponine, the beloved and tragic street waif holding an unrequited love for her student revolutionary friend Marius in Les Misérables, performing eight shows a week at the Sondheim Theatre.

Then, in June 2024, the mezzo-soprano gained another feather in her cap, this time playing female lead Eliza, the devoted wife of American founding father Alexander Hamilton who worked to protect his legacy after his death despite being wronged by him in the past, at the Victoria Palace Theatre.

The show is still running, with bookings until September 2025.

Ong is a finalist for the Singaporean of the Year award.

In a Zoom interview from her rented flat in London, where she is based, Ong said she is "very surprised" to be nominated.