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On this episode I talked with Emily about the moment she knew she wanted to be a performer, her college experience and why she almost changed majors, her audition for Miss Saigon came about when her dad sent Cameron McIntosh an email asking about upcoming auditions, how surreal it was for her when she ended up booking the understudy for Kim in Miss Saigon on Broadway, her favorite part about working with the kids who play Tam in Miss Saigon, what the day she made her Broadway debut was like, how she prepared to take on the role of Kim for the first time, touring with Les Miserables as Eponine, what it was like stepping back into the role of Kim, but as the lead on the Miss Saigon tour, how her Kim changed over the years, how she keeps up the positivity in real life when she’s playing characters in heavy shows like Miss Saigon and Les Miserables, her dream roles, what she’s been up to in quarantine, and MUCH MORE!
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Emily made her Broadway debut understudying the role of Kim in Miss Saigon in 2017. In September 2017 after finishing her time with Miss Saigon on Broadway Emily went on to play Eponine on the Les Miserables US tour. Shen then later returned to play the role of Kim, this time as the lead, in Miss Saigon on tour. She was recently studying theater and communications at Ithaca College. High School Theater: West Side Story (Anita), Les Miserables (Eponine). Most recently you might have seen her in HBO Max's Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.
