Other Theatrical Credits:
Witch in Into the Woods - Singapore Repertory Theatre (1994)
Eponine in Les Miserables - Royal Albert Hall, London (1995)
Sonia Walsk in They're Playing Our Song - Singapore Repertory Theatre (1999)
Mei-Li in Flower Drum Song - Virigina Theatre, New York City (2002)
Lizzie in Baby - Meralco Theare, Manila Philippines (2004)
Fantine in Les Miserables - Broadhurst Theatre, New York (2007)
Lea dropped out of her pre-med course in Ateneo de Manila University in Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines in 1989. She initially wanted to become a dermatologist.
Lea: (on her involvement with theater) I auditioned, got in and the love affair started from there and just kept going. In fact it's the longest relationship that I've had!
Lea: I think that if an audience is truly appreciative of a performance, they will show it. Sometimes though, there are little differences, and there are audiences that are very reserved even though they are enjoying the show.
Lea: You can't coach everybody in the same way. When I'm doing a one-on-one with somebody, I have to speak in a language that that person can understand, using a vocabulary that they instantly get, and I always have to feel my way around to figure that out.