Eva Noblezada

 ( 1996 Births ) 

Eva Maria Noblezada ( ; born March 18, 1996) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her work in Musical theatre, starring in musicals in the West End and on Broadway theatre. Her accolades include a Grammy Awards and two Tony Awards nominations.

Noblezada made her professional debut as Kim in the West End revival of Miss Saigon, a performance for which she earned a WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical. She then appeared as Éponine in the West End production of Les Misérables before reprising the role of Kim in the Broadway revival of Miss Saigon, for which she won a Theatre World Award and nominations for a Tony Award and Drama League Award. She returned to London to star as Eurydice in the original London production of Hadestown, later reprising the role in the original Broadway production, earning a Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album and a second Tony Award nomination. She received a second nomination for a Drama League Award for creating the role of Daisy Buchanan in the original Broadway production of The Great Gatsby, and later starred in the show Cabaret as Sally Bowles.

On-screen, Noblezada has starred as Rose in the film Yellow Rose. She also provided the voice for Sam in Luck and appeared as Tala in Easter Sunday.

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Early life Eva Maria Noblezada was born on March 18, 1996, in San Diego. Her father, Jon, is of Filipino ancestry while her mother, Angie, is of Mexican descent. Noblezada's paternal grandparents are from Maguindanao and Iloilo. She and her family moved to Charlotte, North Carolina, where she attended the Northwest School of the Arts until she was 17. Her aunt is Annette Calud, who played Celina on Sesame Street and Kim in Miss Saigon on Broadway.

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Career On July 1, 2013, Noblezada became one of five finalists for the 2013 National High School Musical Theatre Awards. Her performance of the song "With You" from Ghost during the awards ceremony at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City was noted by casting director Tara Rubin, who arranged an audition for Noblezada, then 17, before producer Cameron Mackintosh for the forthcoming West End revival of Miss Saigon. Noblezada was cast in the lead role of Kim.

In the spring of 2014, Noblezada left the Northwest School of the Arts in Charlotte to star in Miss Saigon in London. For her performance as Kim, Noblezada won the 2015 WhatsOnStage Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical. She performed "I'd Give My Life for You" at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards ceremony.

Following the limited run of Miss Saigon in London, Noblezada assumed the role of Éponine in the West End production of Les Misérables from April to December 2016.

On May 2, 2016, Noblezada made her Carnegie Hall debut, celebrating Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, performing "The Movie in My Mind" with Lea Salonga and The New York Pops.

Noblezada reprised her performance as Kim in the first Broadway theatre revival of Miss Saigon, which opened at the Broadway Theatre on March 23, 2017, for a limited run through January 14, 2018. For her performance, Noblezada was nominated for the 2017 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical, becoming one of the youngest nominees in the category, at age 21.

She played the role of Ayla in the musical Vanara in a London workshop presentation on May 11, 2018. In November 2018, Noblezada opened in the lead role of Eurydice in the Royal National Theatre's production of the musical Hadestown. She continued in the role of Eurydice when the production transferred to Broadway's Walter Kerr Theatre in April 2019. She received her second Tony Award nomination for her role and won the Broadway.com Audience Choice Award for Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical. Noblezada played her final performance in the role on August 13, 2023.

Noblezada made her film debut in the Diane Paragas film Yellow Rose (2019) as the titular character, Rose. She starred alongside Lea Salonga, who originated the role of Kim in Miss Saigon. The film was released by Sony Pictures Stage 6 on October 9, 2020. In 2022, she starred in the film Easter Sunday, featuring an all-Filipino cast. Easter Sunday’ Actress Eva Noblezada on Representation: ‘People Want to See Themselves’ by Eva Noblezada from VARIETY May 25, 2022 1:00pm PT. Accessed July 8, 2022 In 2022, Blogtalk with MJ Racadio named her one of the "75 Most Influential Filipino-Americans".

In October 2023, Noblezada starred as Daisy alongside Jeremy Jordan as Gatsby in the world premiere of The Great Gatsby at the Paper Mill Playhouse. Both Noblezada and Jordan reprised their roles in the original Broadway production, which began previews in March 2024 and opened in April of the same year at the Broadway Theatre. She played her final performance on January 30, 2025 opposite Ryan McCartan as Gatsby. Video: Eva Noblezada Takes Final Bows in THE GREAT GATSBY

From February to March 2025, it was announced that Noblezada, opposite Carney and her other original Broadway cast co-stars Patrick Page, Amber Gray, and Andre de Shields would reprise their roles in the West End production for a limited four-week run. The show was professionally filmed during their time in the West End.

On 31 March 2025, Noblezada joined the cast of the Broadway revival of Cabaret as Sally Bowles for a limited engagement, opposite Orville Peck as the Emcee. Noblezada replaced Auliʻi Cravalho in the role.

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Personal life Noblezada has been vocal about her personal struggles with Anxiety disorder, depression, Bulimia nervosa, and body dysmorphic disorder.

In November 2017, Noblezada announced her marriage to English actor Leo Roberts, from whom she would divorce in 2019.

Since 2019, Noblezada has been in a relationship with Broadway actor Reeve Carney, who starred opposite her in Hadestown. The couple announced their engagement on March 14, 2025.

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Acting credits

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Theatre

2014–2016	Miss Saigon	Kim	Prince Edward Theatre, West End	West End revival	Original cast
2016	Les Misérables	Éponine Thénardier	Sondheim Theatre, West End	Original West End production	Replacement
2017–2018	Miss Saigon	Kim	Broadway Theatre, Broadway theatre	Broadway theatre revival	Original cast
2018–2019	Hadestown	Eurydice	Royal National Theatre, London	Original London production
2019–2020			Walter Kerr Theatre, Broadway theatre	Original Broadway theatre production
2021–2023
2023	The Great Gatsby	Daisy Buchanan	Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn	Regional tryout
2024–2025			Broadway Theatre, Broadway theatre	Original Broadway theatre production
2025	Hadestown	Eurydice	Lyric Theatre, West End	Original West End production	Replacement
	Cabaret	Sally Bowles	August Wilson Theatre, Broadway theatre	Broadway theatre revival

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Film

2016	Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary	Kim	Live recording of staged performance
2019	Yellow Rose	Rose Garcia	Feature film debut
2022	Champ	Genevieve	Short film
	Luck	Sam (voice)
	Easter Sunday	Tala

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Television

2021		Zoey Carrera	Episode: "Turn Me On, Take Me Private"

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Accolades

2013	Jimmy Award	Best Performance by an Actress	Footloose	Top 3
2015	WhatsOnStage Award	Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical	Miss Saigon
2017	Tony Award	Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical
	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance
	Broadway.com Audience Choice Award	Favorite Breakthrough Performance
	Theatre World Award
2019	Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival	Best Breakthrough Performance	Yellow Rose
	Tony Award	Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical	Hadestown
	Broadway.com Audience Choice Award	Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical
		Favorite Onstage Pair (with Reeve Carney)
2020	Grammy Award	Best Musical Theater Album
2024	Drama League Award	Distinguished Performance	The Great Gatsby
	Broadway.com Audience Choice Award	Favorite Performance of the Year (Musical)
		Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical
		Favorite Onstage Pair (with Jeremy Jordan)

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See also

• Filipinos in the New York metropolitan area

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External links

Categories: 1996 Births, 21st-century American Actresses, 21st-century American Women Singers, Actresses From San Diego, American Actresses Of Filipino Descent, American Actresses Of Mexican Descent, American Musical Theatre Actresses, American People Of Visayan Descent, Grammy Award Winners, Living People, Singers From San Diego, Theatre World Award Winners

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