The two Filipina Kims of "Miss Saigon" -- Abigail Adriano (left) and Lea Salonga. Adriano/Instagram

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1722940060859lea-08062024.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt=" The two Filipina Kims of " Miss="" Abigail="" Adriano="" and="" Lea="" Salonga.=""/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> The two Filipina Kims of &quot;Miss Saigon&quot; -- Abigail Adriano (left) and Lea Salonga.<em> Adriano/Instagram</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span></div><p>It&#x27;s not every day that you get to see two Kims in one photo. </p><p>Abigail Adriano, the Filipino-Australian star of the international production of &quot;Miss Saigon,&quot; had the chance to meet Tony Award winner Lea Salonga, as seen in her latest Instagram post.</p><p>&quot;Always nice to meet a fan,&quot; Adriano jokingly said in the caption as she tagged Salonga&#x27;s Instagram account.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/C-P3RK8SHn0/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=675&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A26520949%2C%22ls%22%3A17751%2C%22le%22%3A18599%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Salonga originated the role of Kim -- which Adriano currently plays --  in &quot;Miss Saigon&quot; in 1989. </p><p>Hailing from Sydney, Adriano performed as Kim during the staging of &quot;Miss Saigon&quot; in Manila earlier this year. </p><p>In a promotional video for the Manila run of &quot;Miss Saigon,&quot; Salonga shared advice to the young Kim: &quot;Just enjoy every moment of the process of creating this character. But create something that you can all absolutely yours.&quot; </p><p>Adriano, for her part, turned emotional over her idol&#x27;s message. </p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/15/24/fil-australian-plays-kim-in-manila-run-of-miss-saigon">This Filipino-Australian will play the role of Kim in Manila run of &#x27;Miss Saigon&#x27;</a></div>

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Fil-Australian 'Miss Saigon' star Abigail Adriano meets Lea Salonga

Fil-Australian 'Miss Saigon' star Abigail Adriano meets Lea Salonga

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Published Aug 06, 2024 06:30 PM PHT

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