VIDEO: The Heat is On in Saigon! MISS SAIGON Gives a Look Inside the Sitzprobe

As the cast and crew of MISS SAIGON prepare for their return to Broadway, the most memorable of these preparations in the sitzprobe. Take a look inside the thrilling first time the cast and orchestra come together in the video!

Previews begin today, March 1, at 8 pm for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg's legendary musical Miss Saigon, at The Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway). The original production of Miss Saigon opened at the same theater on April 11, 1991 and played there through January 28, 2001.

Directed by Laurence Connor (the recent hit revival of LES MISERABLES, School of Rock), the Broadway return of Miss Saigon will feature four of its London stars, Jon Jon Briones as The Engineer, Eva Noblezada as Kim, Alistair Brammer as Chris and Rachelle Ann Go as Gigi. The cast also includes Katie Rose Clarke as Ellen, Nicholas Christopher as John, Devin Ilaw as Thuy. Lianah Sta. Ana will play the role of Kim at certain performances.

MISS SAIGON has its official opening Thursday, March 23 at 6:30 pm. Miss Saigon will play a limited engagement through January 13, 2018 before launching a North American tour later in the year.

MISS SAIGON tells the story of the last days of the Vietnam War, when 17 year-old Kim (Eva Noblezada) is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as the Engineer (Jon Jon Briones). There she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris (Alistair Brammer) but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For three years Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he has fathered a son.