West End's MISS SAIGON to Open in Toronto Prior to Arrival on Broadway in 2015?

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Posted: 5/14/14 at 2:32pm

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/West-Ends-MISS-SAIGON-to-Open-in-Toronto-Prior-to-Arrival-on-Broadway-in-2015-20140514#.U3O2TfldUrU

https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/london-production-of-miss-saigon-may-come-to-broadway/

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Mr. Mackintosh, who led the British blockbuster musical invasion of Broadway in the 1980s with “Cats,” “Les Misérables,” and “The Phantom of the Opera,” would like to open the new “Miss Saigon” in Toronto first and then come to Broadway as early as next spring, according to the two theater executives, who spoke on condition of anonymity because Mr. Mackintosh wanted plans to remain private. The London-Toronto-Broadway path would be similar to the one taken by his latest revival of “Les Misérables,” which opened in New York in March. The earliest that “Miss Saigon” would come to Broadway is the 2015 spring theater season.

Asked for comment, Mr. Mackintosh responded in an email that talk of “Miss Saigon” returning to Broadway was “only speculative gossip,” then added of Toronto and New York: “Of course I would like to bring the show to both cities if it proves to be the success it’s shaping up to be – indeed the Princess of Wales in Toronto was built specially to house the original production of ‘Saigon.’ However with our incredibly busy international openings of several different titles over the next two years, and the very limited number of theaters that could house a production as big as ‘Saigon’ on Broadway, lining up a theater and production slot is going to be very difficult particularly as many of ‘Saigon’s’ creative team are working on my other shows as well.”

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Posted: 5/14/14 at 3:27pm

This was maybe news last October...
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