2021 Princess Grace Award
Nominated by: Amas Musical Theatre
John Gore Theater Award
Born and raised in Singapore, Cheeyang Ng is an award-winning singer songwriter who writes at the intersection of queer, Asian and immigrant stories. They have performed around the world, including Lincoln Center with Carole King and Carnegie Hall with a cappella group Vocalosity and are the first Singaporean to headline a concert at Joe’s Pub and Millennium Stage at Kennedy Center. Creator of podcast East Side Story and vocal group The Lunar Collective, they have won multiple vocal awards all across Asia, including Singapore, Taiwan and China. Musicals in development include Eastbound (NAMT ’20, Village Theatre) with Khiyon Hursey and Māyā (NAMT ’21, Live & In Color, Hypokrit) with Eric Sorrels. Select Credits: Eric H Weinberger Librettist Award, ASCAP Foundation Lucille & Jack Yellen Award. BMus: Berklee. MFA: NYU.
Photo credit: Jeremy Daniel, David Moriya, Ryan Maxwell