Rachelle Ann Go (born August 31, 1986) is a Filipino singer and actress. Known primarily for her work in theater, she has starred in musicals on Broadway and in the West End. She began her career as a pop artist in her native country, winning the television talent show Search for a Star in 2003. She has since released six albums. Go started her theater career in the Philippines, playing the lead roles of Ariel in The Little Mermaid (2011) and Jane Porter in Tarzan (2013). Her international breakthrough came when she was cast as Gigi Van Tranh in the West End revival of Miss Saigon in 2014. She gained further recognition for her portrayal of Eliza Schuyler in the original 2017 West End production of Hamilton. Go has also played Fantine in various stagings and tours of Les Misérables. Outside of music, she has had roles in the television series Diva (2010), Nita Negrita (2011), Biritera (2012), and Indio (2013). (This article is part of a featured topic: Overview of Rachelle Ann Go.).

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1888:

The body of Mary Ann Nichols, the alleged first victim of an unidentified serial killer known as Jack the Ripper, was found in Buck's Row, London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper

1942:

The Matagorda hurricane, the most intense and costliest tropical cyclone of the 1942 Atlantic hurricane season, dissipated after causing $26.5 million in damages and eight deaths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1942_Matagorda_hurricane

1969:

On the final day of the Isle of Wight Festival 1969, attended by approximately 150,000 people over three days, Bob Dylan appeared in his first gig in three years. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Wight_Festival_1969

2019:

A sightseeing helicopter crashed in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta, Norway, killing all six people on board. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Alta_helicopter_crash

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

mee: 1. Chinese-style wheat noodles. 2. With a descriptive word: a dish containing Chinese-style wheat noodles. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mee

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Wars, for us, are either inevitable, or created. Whatever they are, they should not wholly vitiate art. What art needs is greater men, and what politics needs is better men.   --William Saroyan https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Saroyan