Joanna Ampil is a musical theatre and film actress from the

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and

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Career

Joanna is a stage actress. She played Kim in ''

Miss Saigon ''Miss Saigon'' is a stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera ''Madame Butterfly'', and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed roma ...

'' (London, original Australian production, original United Kingdom and Ireland Tour and 10th Anniversary Performance), Mary Magdalene in the West End revival of '' Jesus Christ Superstar'' (London), Éponine in ''Les Misérables'' (London and Odyssey Arena Belfast Concert), Fantine in ''Les Misérables'' (London and Windsor Concert performed for HM Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family), Mimi in ''Rent'' (European Tour), Christmas Eve in '' Avenue Q'' (London), Sheila Franklin in ''Hair'' (London), Thanh in the world premiere of ''The Real Love'' (Los Angeles), Heidi in
I Sing!
' (London), The ingénue June in the West End premiere of ''The Musical of Musicals: The Musical!'' (London), Francesca Johnson in the international premiere of ''The Bridges of Madison County'' (Manila), Inang Bayan in ''Rebel EDSA 30'' (Manila), Maria in ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play '' Romeo and Juliet'', the story is set in the mid ...

'' (Manila), Maria Von Trapp in ''

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. S ...

'' (Manila), Nellie Forbush in ''South Pacific in Concert'' (Manila), Blue Fairy in ''Pinocchio: A New Musical'' (Singapore), ''West End Women'' (UK Tour), ''The Magic of Disney in Concert'' (Hyde Park, London), ''Defying Gravity: The Songs of Stephen Schwartz'' (Sydney),

Grizabella Grizabella the Glamour Cat is a main character in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ''Cats''. Lonely and decrepit, Grizabella seeks acceptance from the other Jellicle cats but is initially ostracised. She sings the most famous song from the musical ...

in ''Cats'' (London, UK, European, Middle Eastern, Asian and 40th Anniversary Tours), Mary Magdalene in ''Jesus Christ Superstar in Concert'' (Tokyo) and Jenna in the international premiere of ''Waitress'' (Manila). She performed on recordings of ''Miss Saigon (The Complete Symphonic Recording)'' as Kim, ''Jesus Christ Superstar (1996 London Revival Cast)'' as Mary Magdalene, ''The Postman and the Poet'' ''(Concept Cast)'' as Beatriz Gonzalez and ''Ang Larawan “The Portrait”'' ''(Original Soundtrack)'' as Candida. Her debut musicals album ''"Joanna Ampil"'' was recorded in Abbey Road Studios in 2007 by JAY Records, followed with pop albums ''"Try Love"'' in 2010 by

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and ''"Joanna Ampil"'' in 2014 with

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. Her latest singles are ''Reach for the Stars'', ''Always Better'' and ''Memory''. She portrayed Candida in the feature film ''Ang Larawan “The Portrait”'' where she won the Metro Manila Film Festival MMFF 2017, PMPC Star Awards, Gawad Pasado, Luna, Gawad Tangi, Guillermo Award, Urduja Best Heritage Film Awards and the prestigious

Gawad Urian The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP, "the Filipino Film Critics") and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Fi ...

Best Actress Awards. She worked on the television series ''"Call Me Tita"'' (

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, iWant, TFC), ''"Babae Sa Septic Tank 3"''(iWant, TFC), ''The Quest'' (BBC), ''Mummy Autopsy'' (Discovery Channel) and ''Broken News'' (BBC). She portrayed Corazon in ''Maalaala Mo Kaya's "Kadena"'' (ABS-CBN, iWant TFC) wherein she won the GEMS Award for Best Actress for Television. She performed

in the 40th Anniversary Tour of ''Cats'' (South Korea, 2020/2021) during the height of COVID-19 pandemic with socially distanced audiences and local government protocols; along with ''Phantom of the Opera'' World Tour (South Korea and Taiwan, 2020) at one point they were the only two performing productions in the whole world. This is chronicled in the new documentary ''"The Show Must Go On"'' directed and produced by Sammi Cannold. The documentary film will premiere at Broadway's

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on August 9, 2021, to benefit The Actor's Fund. In the summer of 2021, Joanna made her

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debut in Rodgers and Hammerstein's '' South Pacific'' as Bloody Mary. The production starred

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as Emile De Becque,

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as Ensign Nellie Forbush, Rob Houchen as Lieutenant Cable, Keir Charles as Billis and Sera Maehara as Liat. In the summer of 2022, she the role in London ahead of a UK Tour. In 2023, she will star as The Engineer in a brand new production of ''

'' at

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Theatre

Discography

Cast albums

* ''Miss Saigon (The Complete Symphonic Recording)'' *'' Jesus Christ Superstar (1996 London Cast)'' * ''The Postman and The Poet (Concept Cast)'' * ''Ang Larawan (Original Soundtrack)''

Studio albums

''Joanna Ampil''
(2007; Jay Records)
''Try Love''
(2010;

)
''Joanna Ampil''
(2014;

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)

Singles

*''Reach For The Stars'' *''I'm Caught Between Goodbye and I Love You'' *''For The Last Time I Felt Like This'' *''Hanggang Saan'' *''The Only Place To Be'' * ''Memory'' * ''Always Better''
''Kundimang Mahal''
(theme song of the movie

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) *''One More Gift''

Filmography

Film

* '' One Day'' (2011) - Waitress *
The Real Love
' (2011) - Thanh * ''

Ang Larawan ''Ang Larawan'', internationally released as , is a 2017 Philippine musical film directed by Loy Arcenas. Based on the 1997 stage play, ''Larawan'' which in turn was based on the 1950 literary play ''A Portrait of the Artist as Filipino'' by Nat ...

'' (2017) - Candida Marasigan(Best Actress:

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MMFF 2017, PMPC Star Awards, Gawad Pasado, Luna, Gawad Tangi, Guillermo Award, Urduja Best Heritage Film Awards and the prestigious

) *''Babae Sa Septic Tank 3'' (2019 Cinemalaya) - Herself/Narcisa *
The Show Must Go On
' (2021 Documentary) ''-'' Herself *'' South Pacific'' (2021

) - Bloody Mary

Television/Digital

* ''Call Me Tita'' (2019) - Maya *'' Maalaala Mo Kaya's "Kadena"'' (2019) - Corazon (Best Actress, GEMS Award for Best Actress for Television) *''Babae Sa Septic Tank 3'' (2019) - Herself/Narcisa *''Bulawan CCP 50th Anniversary Gala'' (2019) *''CNN Philippines presents Leading Women: Joanna Ampil'' *''

Broken News ''Broken News'' is a comedy programme shown on BBC Two in late 2005. The show poked fun at the world of 24-hour rolling news channels. The title of the show is a play on the phrase "breaking news". It had six thirty-minute episodes. Having previo ...

'' (2005) - Michelle Wong *''ANC's Storyline: Joanna Ampil'' *''TWBA:

Tonight with Boy Abunda ''Tonight with Boy Abunda'' (also known as TWBA) is a Philippine late-night talk show broadcast by ABS-CBN, hosted by Boy Abunda. The program premiered on September 28, 2015, and airs every weeknights from 10:55PM to 11:10PM on the network's ''Pri ...

'' * ''ASAP'' * ''Eat Bulaga'' *'' The Ryzza Mae Show'' *'' The Tim Yap Show'' *''Proudly Filipina'' *''

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'' *''Art2Art'' *''

Umagang Kay Ganda ''Umagang Kay Ganda'' (, also known as UKG) was a Philippine morning show that aired on ABS-CBN from June 25, 2007, to May 5, 2020. Prior to broadcast stoppage and the COVID-19 pandemic, the program was aired every weekday mornings from 5:00 ...

'' *'' Vanhilt on Tour'' (Belgium) *''Van Gils and Gasten'' (Holland) *''Slavi's Show'' (Bulgaria) *''Nyhetsmorgon'' (Sweden) *''Televizier Ring'' (Holland) *''Dancing with the Stars'' (Poland)

Digital

*''Lyric and Beat'' (2022)

Concerts

* ''

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'' (1995) The Domain, Sydney * ''Stars of the Musicals'' (2001) Putra, Kuala Lumpur * ''The Night of 100 Stars: Marvin Hamlisch'' (2001)

London Palladium The London Palladium () is a Grade II* West End theatre located on Argyll Street, London, in the famous area of Soho. The theatre holds 2,286 seats. Of the roster of stars who have played there, many have televised performances. Between 1955 a ...

* ''One Day More: A Symphonic Concert of

Alain Boublil Alain Boublil (born 5 March 1941) is a French musical theatre lyricist and librettist, best known for his collaborations with the composer Claude-Michel Schönberg for musicals on Broadway and London's West End. These include ''La Révolution ...

and

Claude-Michel Schönberg Claude-Michel Schönberg (born 6 July 1944, in Vannes) is a French record producer, actor, singer, songwriter, and musical theatre composer, best known for his collaborations with lyricist Alain Boublil. Major works include '' La Révolution Fran ...

'' (2004)

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* ''An Evening with

Jason Robert Brown Jason Robert Brown (born June 20, 1970) is an American musical theatre composer, lyricist, and playwright. Brown's music sensibility fuses pop-rock stylings with theatrical lyrics. He is the recipient of three Tony Awards for his work on ''Parad ...

'' (2005) Players Theatre, London * ''Musical Moments'' (2007) Hong Kong Cultural Centre * ''Musical Moments'' (2008) Hong Kong Cultural Centre * ''Musical Moments'' (2009) Hong Kong Cultural Centre * ''Joanna Ampil, I Love...'' (2009) Music Museum, Manila * ''West End Girl: Joanna Ampil'' (2010) OnStage, Manila * ''

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Unmasked with Joanna Ampil'' (2010) Taipei International Convention Centre, Taiwan * ''Broadway Showstoppers'' (2011) Newport Performing Arts Theatre * ''The Vietnam-Philippines Friendship Concert'' (2012)

Hanoi Opera House The Hanoi Opera House (french: Opéra de Hanoï), or the Grand Opera House ( vi, Nhà hát lớn Hà Nội, french: Grand Opéra) is an opera house in central Hanoi, Vietnam. It was erected by the French colonial administration between 1901 and 191 ...

, Vietnam * ''The Night of 1000 Voices'' (2012) Royal Albert Hall, London * ''The Magic of Disney in Concert'' (2012) Hyde Park, London In celebration of the H.M. The Queen's Diamond Jubilee * ''West End Women:

Kerry Ellis Kerry Jane Ellis (born 6 May 1979) is an English actress and singer who is best known for her work in musical theatre and subsequent crossover into music. Born and raised in Suffolk, Ellis began performing at an early age before training at La ...

, Ria Jones & Joanna Ampil'' (2014) United Kingdom Tour * Defying Gravity: The Songs of Stephen Schwartz (2016) Sydney * ''A Woman's World: Joanna Ampil'' (2016) Shangri-La Plaza, Manila * ''The Sound of Musicals: Joanna Ampil,

Graham Bickley Graham John Bickley (born 18 May 1958) is an English actor and singer. He is best known for playing the role of Joey Boswell in '' Bread'' from 1989 until 1991, taking over from Peter Howitt, who played him from 1986 until 1989. Early life Bi ...

and

Oliver Tompsett Oliver Tompsett (born 25 August 1981) is a British actor and singer. He is best known for his portrayal of Fiyero in the West End production of the musical ''Wicked'', and for playing the role of Galileo in the West End Smash hit ''We Will Ro ...

'' (2016) United Kingdom Tour * ''Una nit a Broadway Andrew Lloyd Webber: Joanna Ampil, John Owen Jones, Geronimo Rauch and Celinde Schoenmacher'' (2017) L'Auditori, Barcelona * ''Love Wins: Joanna Ampil'' (2018) Maybank Theatre, Manila * ''Silver Lining: Joanna Ampil'' (2019) Maybank Theatre, Manila * ''Pinoy Playlist: Joanna Ampil'' (2019) Maybank Theatre, Manila

References

External links

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