Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...

iluvtheatertrash
#1Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 5:13pm

http://www.broadway.com/buzz/175929/londons-new-miss-saigon-eyeing-transfer-to-the-great-white-way/

As if this wasn't the plan all along...


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NewSynchopation
#2Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 5:20pm

As much as I would like this, there is no "eyeing" involved. They are coming to Broadway.

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LizzieCurry
#2Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 5:21pm

Bleh.


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BobbyBubbi
#3Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 5:26pm

Yay, helicopter porn.

TheatreKid3
#4Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 5:26pm

I'd say the Broadway Theatre will be open by the time this hits, so that place would be a no-brainer. Cam Mack is getting lucky with timing and theatre openings.

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Sutton Ross
#5Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 5:34pm

Ugh

Jonwo
#6Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 5:36pm

I'd say either the Broadway or The Winter Garden, I imagine late 2015 or early 2016 would be ideal.

evic
#7Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 5:54pm

This time I bet they hire an authentic Asian for The Engineer and have a helicopter that creates wind. I detested this show...the most deadly first hour ever. It ran for years to my amazement. But maybe with new direction and choreography, it improved.

RW3
#8Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 6:05pm

YESSSS!!!!!!

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haterobics
#9Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 6:07pm

I believe the terminology for "authentic Asian" is actually just Asian.

Although, to be fair, the Engineer is supposedly Eurasian (French-Vietnamese), not that they would try to argue that point again. Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...

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justincharacter
#10Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 6:10pm

@evic It was discussed over on the West End board that now, the helicopter does give off wind into the audience. Someone also pointed out that it smells like marijuana during "The Heat is On in Saigon..." and "American Dream".

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#11Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 6:24pm

I'm excited! I love the show.


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#12Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 10:28pm

He won't put Miss Saigon in the Winter Garden. Clearly he's trying to recreate his Broadway monopoly of the 90s and he'll be bringing Cats back to the Winter Garden in 2016. Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...

RW3
#13Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 10:52pm

It could also go into the Marquis, unless The Bodyguard is still coming and has that theater.

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#14Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 11:00pm

Any word on when the (much needed) renovations for the Marquee will be done?


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LizzieCurry
#15Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/14/14 at 11:04pm

Where's the new show that will employ the current generation of Asian American talent for the next several years? Why this again?


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Joviedamian
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#17Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/15/14 at 5:50am

It could also go into the Marquis, unless The Bodyguard is still coming and has that theater.

It would be a Shubert house, Cameroon Mackintosh and the Shuberts have the strongest plutonic civil partnerships on Broadway, wouldn't surprise me if a theatre has already been lined up, Cameron Mackintosh has first pick from the Shubert portfolio.

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devonian.t
#18Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/15/14 at 6:11am

I love the idea of "Cameroon" having a relationship on Pluto.

RW3
#19Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/15/14 at 8:42am

I really do hope Eva comes with the show. Apparently, her performance is breathtaking.

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Luscious
#20Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/15/14 at 10:19am

Love this show and very much looking forward to its return!


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LizzieCurry
#21Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/15/14 at 10:30am

Jovie: Ah yes. I meant to mention that. :)


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Jonwo
#22Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/15/14 at 11:19am

I think Eva would be a dead cert to come with the show on Broadway, I imagine Jon Jon Briones will as well.

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someone.else's.story2
#23Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/15/14 at 11:22am

Very excited to hear this!


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ErikJ972
#24Miss Saigon eyeing Broadway...
Posted: 5/16/14 at 10:05am

" Someone also pointed out that it smells like marijuana during "The Heat is On in Saigon..." and "American Dream".

That's cool. A contact high would help me get through the first act.