Cheeyang Ng

Biography

Born and raised in Singapore, Cheeyang Ng (they/them) is an award-winning singer-songwriter who writes at the intersection of queer, Asian and immigrant stories. Recipient of the Princess Grace Award and the ASCAP Foundation's Lucille & Jack Yellen Award, they have performed around the world, including Lincoln Center with Carole King and Carnegie Hall with a cappella group Vocalosity. They are the first Singaporean composer to headline a concert at the Millennium Stage at Kennedy Center, Joe's Pub and Feinstein's/54 Below.
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Creator of podcast East Side Story and vocal group The Lunar Collective, they have won multiple vocal awards all across Asia, including Singapore, Taiwan and China, including the first Campus Superstar award in 2006, Singapore's Mandarin version of American Idol.
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Musicals in development include:
EASTBOUND (2020 NAMT, 2022 Village Theatre Beta Production) with Khiyon Hursey;
MĀYĀ (2021 NAMT, 2023 ASCAP Musical Theatre Workshop with Stephen Schwartz) with Eric Sorrels;
THE PHOENIX (2023 Rhinebeck Writers' Retreat) with Desdemona Chiang & Eric Sorrels; and
LEGENDARY (2024 Johnny Mercer Writers Grove at Goodspeed, Goodspeed Festival of New Musicals)

As a screenwriter, pilots include AFTER LIFE (Coverfly Red List; Screencraft Sci-Fi Semifinalist), THE SONG OF THE YUAN WARRIOR, and THE O WORD.
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MFA: NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing
BMus: Berklee College of Music