Miss Saigon 1989

Ages: 13+
Opened: July 20, 1989
Closing: unknown

Miss Saigon - 1989 - West End History , Info & More

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane
Catherine Street London WC2B 5JB London

The lights go dark and four giant screens light up with a blinking cinematic countdown...9, 8, 7, 6, 5...the sound of a helicopter approaching builds to deafening proportions as a garishly huge make-up mirror backstage at the seedy club/brothel Dreamland lights up with an unforgiving glare and the "Movie In Our Minds" begins to roll!



Miss Saigon at Near West Theatre is a high tech explosion of video, photography, lights, rigging and music together with a phenomenal teen cast of fierce energy and brazen commitment to the emotional journey of this show. This rock opera feels like Evita or Jesus Christ Superstar on steroids, You can feel the foreboding tragedy looming in fateful inevitability as Mariah Burks, in the role of Kim, gives the performance of a lifetime along with Xavier Reminick as the ratty, opportunistic Engineer and Mike Glaven as the American G.I. who wins her heart and breaks it in two.



This is a HOT show in a HOT theater. It's the Vietnam War, with all the deception, the misplaced patriotism, the idealism, the courage and the horror.....and its a MUSICAL! Sweat it out!!... it's more than worth it. The heat is ON in Saigon.

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Miss Saigon FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Miss Saigon have there been?
Miss Saigon has had 9 productions including West End which opened in 1989, Broadway which opened in 1991, Broadway which opened in 1991, US Tour which opened in 2002, Milburn, NJ (Regional) which opened in 2002, UK Tour which opened in 2004, West End which opened in 2014, Broadway which opened in 2017 and US Tour which opened in 2018.
What awards has Miss Saigon been nominated for?
Miss Saigon has been nominated for several awards, including Designer of the Year at the Olivier Awards for John Napier. It has also been nominated for Musical of the Year at the Olivier Awards for both Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil. Additionally, Miss Saigon was nominated for the Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical at the Evening Standard Awards.
What awards has Miss Saigon won?
Miss Saigon has won several awards, including Designer of the Year at the Olivier Awards for John Napier, Musical of the Year at the Olivier Awards for Claude-Michel Schonberg, and Musical of the Year at the Olivier Awards for Alain Boublil. Additionally, the show received the Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical at the Evening Standard Awards.

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