Bao Ngan Au
I am...
Vietnamese singer, actor, vocal coach, painter. Originally an interior architect, she was first known at The Voice Vietnam 2013, ranked in the top 3, and then ventured herself into professional show business.
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Over the past 10 years, Bao Ngan Au has participated in many major shows domestically and abroad. In addition to singing, she has acted in a few notable Vietnamese movies (Thousand Pounds Beauty 2018, The Perfect Wedding 2019...), famous musicals (Secret Garden 2016, Les Miserables 2017 , Lucia and the Ice mountain 2018...), also being an MC or photo model...
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From 2018, Bao started a new role as a Vocal Coach and co-founded her own Music Academy in Vietnam.
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Fall 2024, she was granted Fulbright scholarship and take on a new life journey in the US by studying Master of Music Theatre at ASU. Roles at ASU includes Grandma Ida (First Date 24'), Agent/ Ensembles (As you like it 25'), Fighting Prawn/ Grempkin/ Mack/ Sanchez (Peter & the Starcatcher 26').
Bao Ngan Au
​Black hair, Brown eyes, 5'5''
VOCAL RANGE: A2- B5
MUSIC THEATRE
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Professional
· The Secret Garden (Rose Lennox, Soul Academy) in Vietnam
· Les Misérables (Eponine, University of theater) in Vietnam
· Lucia & The Ice Mountain (Sun Queen- Ice Queen, Deep Acting, Singapore) in Vietnam
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Educational
· First Date (Grandma Ida/ Ensembles, ASU student lab) in AZ, USA
. As You Like It (Agent/ Ensembles, ASU student lab) in AZ, USA
. Peter & The starcatcher (Fighting Prawn/ Grempkin/Mack/Sanchez, ASU production) in AZ, USA
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Concerts
· IMAGINATION cabaret concert ft. Imagine Philharmonic Orchestra, Vietnam (Sally Bowles from Cabaret, Annie Oakley from Annie get your gun) in Renaissance Hotel, Vietnam
. Broadway cabaret series ft. Impact Theatre Saigon (Eponine from Les Miserables, Maria from West side story, Glinda & Elphaba from Wicked, Fanny Brice from Funny girl, Bebe from Chorus line) in Vietnam
· UNITY THROUGH ART- 30 years diplomatic relations USA- Vietnam concert (Maria from West Side Story ft. Aaron Blake, Tony Bui, Henry Threadgill, Quynh Nguyen, Chuong Vu, An Tran) in Colombia University, New York, USA
· Color Cabaret ft. Kamie J (song writer, performer) in AZ, USA
· Solo Cabaret (scriptwriter, producer, performer) in AZ, USA
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FILMS & TV
· Top 3 The Voice 2013 (Vietnam)
· The perfect wedding (The Dentist Bride, dir.Le Thien Vien, Vietnam)
· 200 pounds beauty (Ngoc Minh, dir. James Nguyen, Vietnam)
· My Mr. Wife (The Manager, dir. Charlie Nguyen, Vietnam)
· Excerpt: Les Misérables (Eponine, national TV, Vietnam)
· Spin-off: The Little Mermaid (Ursula, national TV, Vietnam)
· Original: Love Song for My Homeland (the Mother, National TV, Vietnam)
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LANGUAGES & SKILLS
· Vietnamese (native), Vietlish accent, English (fluent), French (beginner), Japanese (beginner), Italian (beginner)
· Musical instruments (guitar, piano)
· Singing (jazz, pop, musicals, classical, rock), Acting, Dancing, Choir Singing
· Vocal Coaching
· Painting, Swimming, Baking, Cooking, Gardening, Fashion styling
· Communication, Teamwork
· Script writing, Song writing
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EDUCATION
· Bachelor of Arts of Architectural Interior Design, University of Architecture Ho Chi Minh City (UAH)
GPA: 7.18/10.0 Degree Classification: Good
· Master of Music of Voice, Music Theatre, Opera, Arizona State University, AZ, USA (Fulbright scholar)
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INSTRUCTORS
· Dance: Molly Lajoie (ballet, jazz, 2 year), Venytha Yoshiantini ( MT, 1 year)
· Acting: Toby Yatso, David Toro, Marc Valentine (2 year)
· Voice: Andrea Pitman Will (classical, contemporary, 2 year), Trung Kien Dinh ( classical, 2 years)
· Voice Acting: Thanh Danh (2 years), Thi Thanh (1 year)
·Architecture design: Tien Dat Nguyen Phuc, Huu Vinh Nguyen (5 years)