From Penang to Broadway

By Melissa Chan

March 2020 FEATURE
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With the Miss Saigon ensemble.
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PENANG-BORN THEATRE actress Chee Kai An plays “Kim Alternate” on the Broadway Revival National Tour of “Miss Saigon” – the musical tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover. Penang Monthly catches up with the rising star fresh off her tour to talk about growing up as a third-culture kid and fulfilling her Broadway dreams.“As a perfectionist, things going wrong can throw me. I had to learn to get over mistakes...

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Melissa Chan

is a lawyer-in-training in the UK with a passion for musicals, stories and learning about people from all walks of life. She enjoys speaking to a diverse range of fellow Penangites, analysing their different perspectives and sharing their voices with the community.

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