{{Short description|Filipina-British actress and singer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Christine Allado | birth_name = Christine Marie Allado | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|07|15}} | birth_place = Manila, Philippines | occupation = Actress, Singer | years_active = 1998–present | past_member_of = | current_member_of = | website = {{URL|https://www.christineallado.live}} | image = Headshot Christine Allado.jpg | caption = Allado in 2019 | image_size = }}
'''Christine Marie Allado''' (born 15 July 1995) is a Filipina-British actress and singer.<ref>[https://www.thetimes.com/culture/article/theatre-review-hamilton-7sf653t7v "Theatre review: Hamilton"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404001315/https://www.thetimes.com/culture/article/theatre-review-hamilton-7sf653t7v |date=4 April 2025 }}. ''The Sunday Times'', 24 December 2017. Christopher Hart</ref><ref>[https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/red-magazine/20170409/281479276247728 "A Story inf Full:Christine Allado"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918012150/https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/red-magazine/20170409/281479276247728 |date=18 September 2018 }}. ''Red Magazine'', 9 April 2017 by Olivia Estrada</ref> She is best known for her performance in the role of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the multi Tony and Olivier award-winning West End Production of ''Hamilton: An American Musical''<ref>Emma Bradley. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/hamilton-west-end-review-believe-every-single-word-hype/ "Hamilton West End review: believe every single word of the hype"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917150925/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/hamilton-west-end-review-believe-every-single-word-hype/ |date=17 September 2018 }}. ''The Telegraph'', Dominic Cavendish, 22 December 2017</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://thepanoptic.co.uk/2017/12/23/review-hamilton-west-end/ | title=Review: Hamilton at the West End | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129175839/https://thepanoptic.co.uk/2017/12/23/review-hamilton-west-end/ |archivedate=29 November 2018 | work=The Panoptic | date=23 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-out/hamilton-review-hip-hop-american-11735527 | title=Hamilton review: This hip hop American musical is a phenomenon waiting to happen | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302204239/https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/going-out/hamilton-review-hip-hop-american-11735527 |archivedate=2 March 2024 | work=The Mirror | first=Mikey | last=Smith | date=21 December 2017}}</ref> and for starring as Vanessa in the West End production of ''In The Heights'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/in-the-heights-casting-christine-allado_40164.html|title=Exclusive: New casting announced for In The Heights|access-date=2018-07-03|language=en-GB|archive-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917215439/https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/in-the-heights-casting-christine-allado_40164.html|url-status=live}}</ref> both by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Her television credits include starring in the BBC's 60th-anniversary production of ''West Side Story'' as the lead role of Maria, Jasmine in Hallmark Channel's TV film ''Royal Hearts'', and Agent Beverly Walker for ''The Accidental Spy''. She most recently starred in the musical ''The Prince of Egypt'' at the Dominion Theatre in the West End. She was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Musical Album for the original recording of ''The Prince of Egypt''. She sang the Philippine national anthem for Manny Pacquiao's boxing against Jeff Horn.
==Early life and education== Allado is the daughter of Jojo Allado and Letty Guevara. She attended the University of the Philippines and Playshop school theatre workshops,<ref>[https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/14/941750/trumpets-alumni-out-wings-spotlight "Trumpets alumni: Out of the wings, into the spotlight"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404113849/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/05/14/941750/trumpets-alumni-out-wings-spotlight |date=4 April 2019 }}. ''Philadelphia Star'', Rosalinda L. Orosa - 14 May 2013</ref> and performed in several productions there including ''Hairspray'', ''The Phantom of the Opera'', and ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat''.<ref>[https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/To-the-Revolution-Rachelle-Ann-Go-Rachel-John-and-More-Announced-for-West-End-HAMILTON-20170126 "To the Revolution! Rachelle Ann Go, Rachel John, and More Announced for West End HAMILTON"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003141330/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/To-the-Revolution-Rachelle-Ann-Go-Rachel-John-and-More-Announced-for-West-End-HAMILTON-20170126 |date=3 October 2018 }}. by Alexa Criscitiello 26 Jan. 2017</ref>
== Career == Allado moved to Hong Kong at age 18 and went to work as a performer for Hong Kong Disneyland.<ref>[https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2011/01/28/651802/rising-star-hong-kong-disneyland "rising star in Hong Kong Disneyland"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918054552/https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2011/01/28/651802/rising-star-hong-kong-disneyland |date=18 September 2018 }}. Dot Ramos Balasbas-Gancayco, ''The Philippine Star'', 28 January 2011.</ref> She moved again to London, United Kingdom, and enrolled in musical theatre at the Royal Academy of Music.<ref>[https://www.cosmo.ph/lifestyle/career-money/christine-allado-pinay-powerhouse-a1194-20160623-lfrm "This 25-Year-Old Pinay Is Taking Over Theatre"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918054512/https://www.cosmo.ph/lifestyle/career-money/christine-allado-pinay-powerhouse-a1194-20160623-lfrm |date=18 September 2018 }}. ''Cosmo'', Ysa Singson | 23 Jun 2016</ref>
Allado's first theatre role in London's West End was in Tim Rice's ''From Here To Eternity'' at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 2013, taking on the role of Minerva and serving as understudy for the lead Lorene. In 2014 she had roles in a production of Fat Boy Slim and David Byrne's ''Here Lies Love'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Ramin-Karimloo-Christine-Allado-and-More-Record-Webborn-And-Finns-British-Musical-THE-CLOCKMAKERS-DAUGHTER-20180703|title=Ramin Karimloo, Christine Allado, and More Record Webborn And Finn's British Musical THE CLOCKMAKER'S DAUGHTER|author=BWW News Desk|work=BroadwayWorld.com|access-date=2018-07-03|language=en|archive-date=18 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123540/https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Ramin-Karimloo-Christine-Allado-and-More-Record-Webborn-And-Finns-British-Musical-THE-CLOCKMAKERS-DAUGHTER-20180703|url-status=live}}</ref> which was transferred from the Public Theater in New York to the National Theatre in London. She performed the role of Ursula in ''Sweet Charity'' at the Royal Exchange Theatre<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.royalexchange.co.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/sweet-charity|title=SWEET CHARITY - Royal Exchange Theatre|access-date=27 July 2021|archive-date=27 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727102553/https://www.royalexchange.co.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/sweet-charity|url-status=live}}</ref> and the title role in the show ''Turandot'', staged by the Tête à Tête opera company.
She headlined ''Magic of the Musicals'' at the Royal Albert Hall for Magic Radio, which was broadcast live and streamed worldwide.
In 2016, Allado performed with Italian opera singer Andrea Bocelli at a concert at the Mall of Asia Arena in the Philippines.<ref>[https://entertainment.inquirer.net/194161/andrea-bocelli-making-opera-more-accessible "Andrea Bocelli–making opera more accessible"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920214923/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/194161/andrea-bocelli-making-opera-more-accessible |date=20 September 2020 }}. By: Allan Policarpio - ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'',29 April 2016</ref><ref>[http://orangemagazine.ph/2016/andrea-bocelli-achieves-10x-platinum-philippines/ "Andrea Bocelli Achieves 10× Platinum In The Philippines"]. ''Orange Magazine'', 13 May 2016</ref><ref>[https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/227937/andrea-bocelli-the-warmth-of-the-filipino-audience-really-struck-me/ "Andrea Bocelli: The warmth of the Filipino audience really struck me"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917215308/https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/227937/andrea-bocelli-the-warmth-of-the-filipino-audience-really-struck-me/ |date=17 September 2018 }}. ''Inquirer'', By: Daphne Oseña Paez, 3 May 2016.</ref> That year she was a finalist on ''Britain's Got Talent'' on ITV as part of four-member girl band Zyrah. They were previously signed to Universal Records and have released four No.1 singles on the iTunes charts. She sings the lead role of Constance for the original West End recording of ''The Clockmaker's Daughter''.<ref name=karimloo>{{Cite news|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/clockmakers-daughter-ramin-karimloo-allado_47015.html|title=Ramin Karimloo, Christine Allado and Fra Fee to feature on The Clockmaker's Daughter recording|publisher=What's On Stage|access-date=2018-07-03|language=en-GB|archive-date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917215558/https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/clockmakers-daughter-ramin-karimloo-allado_47015.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Also in 2016, she was announced as Vanessa in the Olivier winner production of ''In the Heights'' at the King's Cross Theatre, taking over the role from Jade Ewen.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-04-11 |title=Exclusive: New casting announced for In The Heights |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/exclusive-new-casting-announced-for-in-the-heights_40164/ |access-date=2025-08-10 |language=en-US |archive-date=16 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240816001822/https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/exclusive-new-casting-announced-for-in-the-heights_40164/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2017, Allado took on the dual role of Peggy Schuyler and Maria Reynolds in the London production of ''Hamilton''. The show has gained considerable critical acclaim,<ref>[http://www.curtainup.com/hamiltonlon17.html "A CurtainUp London Review: Hamilton"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902220527/http://www.curtainup.com/hamiltonlon17.html |date=2 September 2018 }}. ''Curtain Up'', 2017. by Lizzie Loveridge</ref> and Allado's performance has received many positive reviews from renowned US and UK based publications.<ref>[https://www.thestrandmagazine.com/single-post/2018/03/01/Hamilton-An-American-Musical-London-Review "Hamilton An American Musical: London Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404113747/https://www.thestrandmagazine.com/single-post/2018/03/01/Hamilton-An-American-Musical-London-Review |date=4 April 2019 }}. ''The Strand Culture Magazine'', 1 March 2018. Sophie Perry</ref> Sometimes, she played the role of Eliza Hamilton.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BjpiERdBP7T/?hl=en | title=Instagram }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BjsFtq7hspy/?hl=en | title=Instagram | access-date=22 May 2023 | archive-date=22 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522152007/https://www.instagram.com/p/BjsFtq7hspy/?hl=en | url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2020 Allado played the role of Tzipporah in ''The Prince of Egypt'' musical on the stage of the Dominion Theatre in London, alongside Luke Brady, Liam Tamne and Alexia Khadime.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-18|title="The Prince of Egypt" West End Musical Cast Announced|url=http://theaterfansmanila.com/the-prince-of-egypt-west-end-musical-cast-announced/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=TheaterFansManila.com|language=en-US|archive-date=5 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005144753/http://theaterfansmanila.com/the-prince-of-egypt-west-end-musical-cast-announced/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=The Prince of Egypt sets final West End performance {{!}} WhatsOnStage|url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/the-prince-of-egypt-sets-west-end-closing-date_55042.html|access-date=2021-10-05|website=www.whatsonstage.com|date=October 2021 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
Allado played Meat in ''We Will Rock You'' at the London Coliseum from 2 June to 27 August 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/we-will-rock-you-announces-full-west-end-cast-_58724.html | title="We Will Rock You" announces full West End cast – with Ben Elton set to make stage debut | date=12 April 2023 }}</ref>
From September 2023, Allado joined the Broadway legend Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga in the cast of ''Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends'' for a limited 16-week run at the Gielgud Theatre.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-12-20 |title=Sondheim's Old Friends {{!}} Book Now |url=https://sondheimoldfriends.com/ |access-date=2024-04-08 |website=sondheimoldfriends.com |language=en-GB |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405031203/https://sondheimoldfriends.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2024, Allado starred as Julie Jordan in ''Carousel'' in Concert at the Royal Festival Hall, alongside Jamie Muscato as Billy Bigelow and Rebecca Caine as Nettie Fowler. The concert production was presented by the London Musical Theatre Orchestra and conducted by Freddie Tapner. In 2025, she performed in Disney in Concert at the Sydney Opera House, a symphonic celebration of Disney's iconic music. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://rodgersandhammerstein.com/news/jamie-muscato-christine-allado-and-rebecca-caine-to-star-in-carousel-concert | title=JAMIE MUSCATO, CHRISTINE ALLADO AND REBECCA CAINE TO STAR IN CAROUSEL CONCERT | date=12 March 2025 | access-date=17 March 2025 | archive-date=25 January 2025 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125215246/https://rodgersandhammerstein.com/news/jamie-muscato-christine-allado-and-rebecca-caine-to-star-in-carousel-concert/ | url-status=live }}</ref>
Allado played Esmeralda in the UK premiere concert of ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' at the Prince Edward Theatre in the summer of 2025. Cast included Ben Joyce as Quasimodo, Zachary James as Claude Frollo, Dex Lee as Captain Phoebus and Adam Strong as Clopin.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-08-01 |title=Disney’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame reveals full West End concert casting |url=https://www.whatsonstage.com/news/disneys-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame-reveals-full-west-end-concert-casting_1688443/ |access-date=2025-08-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>
In September 2025, Allado starred as '''Rachel Marron''' in the Philippine production of ''The Bodyguard: The Musical'' at the Proscenium Theater in Rockwell, opposite West End actor Matt Blaker.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web |last=Inquirer.net |title=From West End glory to Manila’s spotlight: Christine Allado leads ‘The Bodyguard: The Musical’ |url=https://business.inquirer.net/542543/from-west-end-glory-to-manilas-spotlight-christine-allado-leads-the-bodyguard-the-musical/amp |website=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=8 September 2025 |access-date=15 September 2025}}</ref><ref name="auto">{{cite web |last=TheaterFansManila |title=Modernizing ‘The Bodyguard’ and Christine Allado’s Manila Comeback |url=https://theaterfansmanila.com/modernizing-the-bodyguard-and-christine-allados-manila-comeback/ |website=Theater Fans Manila |date=9 September 2025 |access-date=15 September 2025}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite web |last=GMA News Online |title=From West End to Manila: Christine Allado, Matt Blaker to star in ‘The Bodyguard: The Musical’ |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/957902/from-west-end-to-manila-istine-allado-matt-blaker-to-star-in-the-bodyguard-the-musical/story/ |website=GMA News Online |date=10 September 2025 |access-date=15 September 2025}}</ref>
<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-17 |title=Disney in Concert: Live at the Sydney Opera House (NSW) |url= https://theatrethoughtsaus.online/disney-in-concert-sydney-opera-house/}}</ref>
In January 2026, Allado starred as Jo March in the world premiere concert production of ''Jo – The Little Women Musical'' at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London.<ref>{{cite news |last=Gans |first=Andrew |title=Check Out Photos From London's Jo—The Little Women Musical in Concert |work=Playbill |date=26 January 2026 |url=https://playbill.com/article/check-out-photos-from-londons-jo-the-little-women-musical-in-concert |access-date=14 February 2026}}</ref> The musical, based on ''Little Women'', featured music by Dan Redfeld with book and lyrics by Christina Harding and John Gabriel Koladziej, and was presented in a one-night-only semi-staged concert performance.
{| class="wikitable" !Year !Title !Role !Theatre |- |2013 |''From Here To Eternity'' |Minerva/Understudy Lorene |Shaftesbury Theatre |- |2014 |''Here Lies Love'' |Dovee |National Theatre |- | |''Sweet Charity'' |Ursula |Royal Exchange Theatre |- |2016 |''In the Heights'' |Vanessa |King's Cross Theatre |- |2017 |''Hamilton'' |Peggy Schuyler/ Maria Reynolds |Victoria Palace Theatre |- |2020 |''The Prince of Egypt'' |Tzipporah |Dominion Theatre |- |2023 |''We Will Rock You'' |Meat |London Coliseum |- |2023 |''Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends'' |performer |Gielgud Theatre |- |2024 |''Carousel'' in concert |Julie Jordan |Royal Festival Hall |- |2025 |''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' |Esmeralda |Prince Edward Theatre |- |2025 | ''The Bodyguard: The Musical'' || Rachel Marron || Proscenium Theater, Rockwell || Philippine production<ref name="auto2"/><ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto1"/> |}
==Discography== *Zyrah - 2014 - Assassin's Creed, Game of Thrones, I See Fire, Oblivion *''The Clockmaker's Daughter'' - 2019 - Original Studio Cast Recording<ref name=karimloo /> *''The Prince of Egypt'' - 2020 - Original Studio Cast Recording{{fact|date=October 2025}} *''Jo – The Little Women Musical'' - 2025 -(Original Studio Cast Recording, Center Stage Records) – as Jo March<ref>{{cite web |title=Jo - The Little Women Musical 2025 Studio Cast Recording |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/recordings/Jo-The-Little-Women-Musical-2025-Center-Stage-Records |website=BroadwayWorld |date=18 July 2025 |access-date=15 September 2025}}</ref>
== Awards and nominations == {| class="wikitable sortable" !Year !Work !Role !Award !Category !Result |- |2018 |''Hamilton'' |Peggy Schuyler/ Maria Reynolds |IARA Awards |Best Female Stage Performer | {{nominated}} |- |2019 |''Hamilton'' |Peggy Schuyler/ Maria Reynolds |WhatsOnStage Awards |Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | {{nominated}} |- | 2021 | The Prince of Egypt (Original Cast Recording) | — | Grammy Awards | Best Musical Theater Album | {{nominated}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Christine Allado |website=GRAMMY.com |url=https://grammy.com/artists/christine-allado/287106 |access-date=15 September 2025}}</ref> |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == * <nowiki>https://www.christineallado.live</nowiki> *{{IMDb name|nm3504767}}
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