{
  "id": 5583215,
  "title": "Lea Salonga on ‘Miss Saigon,’ ‘Aladdin’ and Supporting Her Trans Son Amid Anti-Trans Rhetoric: ‘It Makes Me Intensely Afraid and Not Just for My Child’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/lea-salonga-on-miss-saigon-aladdin-and-supporting-her-trans-son-amid",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/columns/lea-salonga-miss-saigon-aladdin-trans-son-nic-1236849599/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Tony winner Lea Salonga admits she never really thought about getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “Most of my work is in musical theater,” says Salonga, who earned international recognition for originating the role of Kim in “Miss Saigon” in 1989. “So even though musical theater does reach Los Angeles and Hollywood, […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}