Tania Jayatilaka learns how Cecilia Leong-Faulkner’s passion for London’s West End has revitalised Kuala Lumpur’s own theatre scene
Young Cecilia leong Faulkner always knew she was different from her peers. Ambitious, broad-minded and quietly resilient beneath her calm-and collected exterior, Cecilia’s instant connection to the dazzling world of theatre was first realised when she was just a student in London who had just chanced upon the stage musical La Cage aux Folles one evening. “The lyrics of one of the songs they sang in that musical sticks with me till today,” Cecilia says. “I am what I am…I am my own creation…” she sings gently, segueing back into conversation without missing a beat.
This story is from the August 2019 edition of Malaysia Tatler.
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