Cast
Eva Noblezada
Eva portrayed the lead role of Kim in the 2014 and 2017 revivals of Miss Saigon, performances for which she won a 2015 WhatsOnStage Award. For her performance on Broadway, Noblezada was nominated for the 2017 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical.
Following the limited run of Miss Saigon in London, Noblezada assumed the role of Éponine in the West End production of Les Misérables in April 2016.[On May 2, 2016, Noblezada made her Carnegie Hall debut, performing "The Movie in My Mind" with Lea Salonga and the New York Pops.[
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 a Tony Award nomination for her role and won the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards Favorite Leading Actress in a Musical category.
Yellow Rose is Noblezada’s feature film debut.
Lea Salonga
Known across the world for her powerful voice and perfect pitch, Lea Salonga is a singer and actress who is best known for her Tony Award winning role in Miss Saigon. In addition to the Tony, she has won the Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theatre World Awards, in the field of musical theatre. She was also the first Asian to play Eponine in the musical Les Misérables on Broadway and returned to the beloved show as Fantine in the 2006 revival.
Most recently, Lea starred in the 2018 Broadway 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 Lea and the cast a Grammy nomination for “Best Musical Theater Album.”
Lea also serves as a judge on the Philippines hit version of “The Voice.” Mitoy Yonting, a member of Team Lea, was named the first season winner. She recently wrapped the third season of “The Voice Kids.”
Many fans of all ages recognize Lea as the singing voice of Princess Jasmine from Aladdin and Fa Mulan for Mulan and Mulan II. For her portrayal of the beloved princesses, the Walt Disney Company bestowed her with the honor of “Disney Legend” in August of 2011 along with such luminaries as Regis Philbin, Jim Henson (posthumously) and Anika Noni Rose.
Dale Watson
Dale Watson is an American country / Texas country singer, guitarist, songwriter, and self-published author based in Austin, Texas. He champions “Ameripolitan” as a new genre of original music and has positioned himself as a tatooed, stubbornly independent outsider who is interested in recording authentic country music. As a result, he has become a favorite of critics and alt-country fans.
Princess Punzalan
Princess Punzalan, a well-respected actor in the Philippines, has taken on diverse roles in her own weekly drama anthology, various drama series, sit-coms, and movies she has done. Nominated as MMFF's Best Supporting Actress for "Magkano Ang Iyong Dangal," and as FAMAS' Best Supporting Actress for "Kung Tapos Na Ang Kailanman." She won as PMPC's Best TV Drama Actress for her unforgettable characterization of the evil aunt Selina Matias in the daily drama series, "Mula Sa Puso." She has embraced new roles as wife, mother, and registered nurse in California but still takes the time to perform when she can.
Liam Booth
Liam was born in Burbank, Califirnia and moved to Austin, Texas when he was 11 years old. Liam’s other passion is drawing and when he isn’t acting, he’s doing animation. He is currently developing his own animated shorts. Liam’s first role was playing Tony Goldwyn’s son in a small independent film but put aside acting to focus on education until he was in high school. Liam then booked his first Television appearance in a starring role on a pilot.He then starred in “Lola: Girl Got A Gun: (2018) which was shown during South by Southwest (SXSW). He also stars in the TV pilot: “The Home Group”(2019) and in the feature film”Yellow Rose” (2019), He also has a small role in “Kindred Spirits” (2019).
Libby Villari
Veteran actress Libby Villari splits her time between LA &Texas, but she prefers her secluded lake house outside Dallas/Fort Worth. Libby has forty years of film & television credits to her name, and a storied stage career she's proud of. Audiences remember her from her role as Mayor Lucy Rodell for four seasons on the acclaimed television series "Friday Night Lights", her portrayal of Katherine, the grandmother in "Boyhood", and her guest star appearance on"Grey's Anatomy".She's worked with legendary directors Robert Altman, Clint Eastwood, AlanParker, Robert Rodriguez, Peter Berg, and Richard Linklater. Libby has returned to the stage to perform Holland Taylor's one woman play "Ann" about the life and times of Texas' firebrandDemocratic female governor, Ann Richards. She continues to take "Ann" around the country when she's not shooting. Libby is thrilled to be part of the "Yellow Rose" family.
Gustavo Gomez
Gustavo Gomez was born in Texas, but raised in Mexico. He currently plays the role of Marco on the Walking Dead. He starred as Santiago Santos in the new Stage 13 (Warner Brothers) series La Qunceanera (2018). He has also guest starred on TNT’s critically acclaimed show Animal Kingdom (2017), NBC’s Chicago PD (2018) and appeared on ABC’s American Crime (2016). His debut in film came from the feature All She Can; which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011. Since then, he has been seen in other films like Amanda & Jack Go Glamping (2017), Bachelor Lions (2018). His upcoming projects include TV comedy You’re The Worst (2019), Little America (2019), Denton’s Death Date (2019), as well as the feature Yellow Rose (2019).