One I remember is after the "Wandering Child" graveyard scene in act two. The police chief orders his men to secure all the doors in the theatre. You hear them each close their doors and shout "secure" and then we hear the Phantom's voice and he shouts "I'm here! I'm here!" One of the policemen in the orchestra pit, I believe, fires his gun. It shouldn't be too bad if you mentally prepare yourself once the policemen
mikey2573 said: "I've only seen it once but remember thinking it was "Masterpiece Theater meets Rodgers and Hammerstein". I recall it being a somewhat "dry" presentation."
I agree! The US version looked a bit under rehearsed, but it was joyful. The UK version looked a bit more realistic, and save for Maria Friedman who couldn't sing her role, it had a solid cast, but it was totally devoid of any joy.
hec078 said: "If I had to choose what song I would cut, I couldn't answer that because I liked them. However, one song I didn't care for was "The Box" I just thought it's the song I would skip once the Cast Recording comes out."
If I had to guess, the boyband song should probably be the first to go. And Lydia’s ballad that interrupts and brings the opening number to a screeching halt.
Touring Miss Saigon In San Francisco Oct 16
2018, 06:23:57 PM
It’s not like the authors of Miss Saigon wrote the ending the way they did because of racial bias. The opera they based their musical on ends the same way. If you want to claim the authors are punishing their lead character for mixed-race copulation you have to go further back than Boublil and Schonberg.
Has it been reported before this that Amanda Green is contributing "additional material" to the show? I assume that means she'll be revising some lines and lyrics? Why?
Have they made changes to the text for this production? I have to admit I haven't been following this at all and that video is surprising. Are the changes reflected in the text, the staging only, or both?
