Jennifer Cheen-Mei Leigh is a British-Malaysian, independent producer, with a long-standing interest in musical theatre and new writing that tells exciting, feel-good and thought-provoking stories. Her current projects include LEGENDARY by international award-winning artist Cheeyang Ng, making its UK premiere at Edinburgh Fringe 2026. Previous work includes the award-winning best new musical THE SINGLE LADY (Drayton Arms 2021, Edinburgh Fringe 2022), LEAVES ON THE LINE (Edinburgh Fringe 2022) and CRASH AND BURNS (Edinburgh Fringe 2023).
She is proudly supported by Stage One, a charity supporting commercial theatre producers, through their 2022/23 Bridge The Gap programme and West End workshops. Jennifer was a 2022 EdFringe Society Emerging Producer and is a member of The League of Independent Producers.
Jennifer is a highly analytical producer, with a flair for understanding numbers. She holds first-class degree in Mathematics from Durham University and a masters in Computing from Imperial College London (QS Word Rankings 2025: 1st in UK/Europe, 2nd in the world).
Since 2024, Jennifer has worked for commercial producer Sonia Friedman Productions, providing data-driven, strategic insights across their slate of work in the West End and on Broadway. Her work at SFP includes sales management for West End shows 1536, RENT, THE CHERRY ORCHARD, MRS. WARREN’S PROFESSION and supporting analysis and pricing recommendations for all shows including THE BOOK OF MORMON, PADDINGTON THE MUSICAL, HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD.