Salonga is best known for her Tony Award-winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to her Tony, she has won Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Theatre World awards. She was also the first Asian to play Éponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway and returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival. In January 2026 she took on the role of Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables: World Tour Spectacular. On Broadway, she starred in the 2018 revival of Once on This Island as the goddess of love, Erzulie. The show’s return to the Broadway stage earned a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical and also garnered Salonga and the cast a Grammy nomination for Best Musical Theater Album. She has also been seen on Broadway in Here Lies Love, Allegiance, and Flower Drum Song.

Fans of all ages recognize Salonga as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine in Aladdin and Fa Mulan in Mulan and Mulan II. For her portrayals of the beloved princesses, the Walt Disney Company bestowed on her the honor of Disney Legend.

Salonga starred in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (a reboot of the popular series), available on HBO Max, after starring in the critically acclaimed Sony Pictures musical-drama Yellow Rose. She can also be heard in the Netflix record-breaking film KPop Demon Hunters, the Netflix animated series Centaurworld, and in FX’s animated series Little Demon. In August 2021, she released her single “Dream Again,” and in November 2020 Lea Salonga in Concert, from Sydney Opera House, aired as part of Great Performances on PBS. A live album of the performance was subsequently released by Broadway Records.

Salonga’s 2025 Stage, Screen and Everything In Between Tour and her 2022 Dream Again Tour saw sold-out audiences and record-breaking sales across North America and the UK. She has toured all over the world, performing sold-out concerts in such venues as the Sydney Opera House, O2 Arena, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Singapore’s Esplanade, Kuala Lumpur Convention Center, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok, and Carnegie Hall in New York.

In addition to her stage and screen credits, Salonga served as a judge on the Philippines hit version of The Voice, including the ratings juggernaut The Voice Kids. She has released multiple solo albums, toured the world with legendary pop-opera quartet Il Divo, and received rave reviews for her many cabaret engagements, including a record-setting run at New York’s 54 Below. Her latest album, Sounding Joy — The Holiday Album, was released by Center Stage Records in November 2024.

In her 45-year career, Salonga has performed for six Philippine presidents (from Ferdinand Marcos to Benigno S. Aquino III), four American presidents (George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Joe Biden), and for Diana, Princess of Wales, and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She was honored by Time magazine as a Time100 Impact Award recipient and received the Gold House 2023 Gold Legend Award.