Na-Young Jeon is a Dutch-South Korean actress and singer, best known for her musical theatre work.
Early life and education Born and raised in The Netherlands, Na-Young Jeon studied piano from the age of four and was involved in many productions of AlbA Theaterhuis in her hometown The Hague.
During her training at the Musical Theater Academy, Codarts in Rotterdam, she played leading roles in musical theatre productions. Credits include Kelsi in High School Musical (for which she got nominated for a John Kraaijkamp Musical Award in the category "Upcoming talent", and Kim in Miss Saigon (the revival).
Career She appeared in the Musical Awards Gala TV Show performing "Sun and Moon" as Kim, live on Dutch television. Also her performance of "Last night of the world" during the annual Uitmarkt in Amsterdam was shown live on Dutch television.
In June 2014 she portrayed the role of Fantine in Les Misérables at the Queen's Theatre in London's West End. For this she was nominated for a Broadwayworld UK / West End Award in the category Best Performance in a Long-running West End Show. She also reprised the role of Fantine in the revival of Les Misérables in Korea and The Arena World Tour Spectacular in Singapore.
In July 2017, she played the leading role of Meng Jiang Nü in the new musical The Great Wall: One Woman's Journey in Singapore. It was directed by Darren Yap and composed by David Shrubsole. In 2018, she played Tuptim in The King and I in the West End.Bano, Tim. "The King and I review at London Palladium – an opulent and intelligent revival", The Stage, July 3, 2018
Her notable screen credits include Pong in the series Conny & Clyde (VTM, Antwerp), and the title role in Akiko (Nps Kort!, nominated Gouden Kalf, best short film).
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2008 High School Musical on Stage! Kelsi Nielsen Recording 2008 Akiko Akiko Short film 2010 Hitomi Hitomi Short film 2010 Van Hier Tot Tokio Bo Series 2013 Connie & Clyde Pong 5 episodes 2016 The Calling Girl Short film 2016 Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Gigi Recording 2018 The King and I Tuptim Recording
Stage Year Title Role Notes 2009 High School Musical on Stage! Kelsi Nielsen Tilburg 2011 Miss Saigon Kim Dutch Revival 2012 Kiss Me, Kate Bianca Theatre M-Lab, Amsterdam 2013–2014 Les Misérables Fantine Queen's Theatre, London 2015–2016 Les Misérables Fantine Blue Square Theatre, Seoul 2016 Notre Dame de Paris Esmeralda Korea Revival Tour 2017 The Great Wall Musical: One Woman's Journey Lady Meng Jiang Nü Drama Centre, Singapore 2017 Miss Saigon Gigi UK Tour 2018 The King and I Tuptim London Palladium Revival, London 2019–2022 Aida Aida Blue Square Interpark Hall, Seoul2020–2023RentMaureen JohnsonD-cube Arts Center, Seoul2023Miss SaigonGigiCopenhagen2024ZorroLuisaKorea Revival Tour2026Les Misérables The Arena World Tour SpectacularFantineSingapore
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