Miss Saigon 1991 - Articles Page 10

Ages: 13+
Opened: April 11, 1991
Closing: January 28, 2001

Miss Saigon - 1991 - Broadway History , Info & More

Broadway Theatre (Broadway)
1681 Broadway New York, NY

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 - 1991 - Broadway Articles Page 10

NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH LEWIS BLACK Returns to The Laurie Beechman Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 31, 2015


It is with great pleasure that The West Bank Cafe announces NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH LEWIS BLACK, presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre tonight, December 31, from 6 to 10 p.m. 

BWW e i consigli per Natale, parte 3: Miss Saigon
by Beatrice Baldassarri - Dec 30, 2015


Ed eccoci arrivati al terzo consiglio per questo Natale 2015.

NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH LEWIS BLACK to Return to The Laurie Beechman
by BWW News Desk - Dec 16, 2015


It is with great pleasure that The West Bank Cafe announces NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH LEWIS BLACK, presented in The Laurie Beechman Theatre on Thursday, December 31, from 6 to 10 p.m. 

Breaking News: Chuck Cooper, LaChanze, Norm Lewis & More to Lead Encores! CABIN IN THE SKY; 1776, DO I HEAR A WALTZ? Creative Teams Set
by Tyler Peterson - Dec 7, 2015


Encores! Artistic Director Jack Viertel today announced the creative teams for New York City Center's 2016 Encores! season. J. Bernard Calloway, Chuck Cooper, Marva Hicks, Carly Hughes, LaChanze, Norm Lewis, Forrest McClendon, and J.D. Webster will star in Vernon Duke and John Latouche's jazz?filled fable Cabin in the Sky, running for seven performances at City Center from February 10-14. The 1940 musical will be directed by Tony Award winner Ruben Santiago?Hudson with choreography by Camille A. Brown.

New MISS SAIGON National Tour Plans Dallas Engagement
by Tyler Peterson - Nov 24, 2015


Cameron Mackintosh announced on November 19 that his acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schonberg's legendary musical MISS SAIGON - a smash hit in London since its premiere there in May, 2014 - will open on Broadway in the spring of 2017 at a Shubert theater to be announced.  The Broadway return of MISS SAIGON will feature its acclaimed London stars, Filipino-born and L.A. resident Jon Jon Briones as The Engineer and 19 year-old North Carolina native Eva Noblezada as Kim, who was discovered by the MISS SAIGON casting team at the National High School Musical Awards two years ago in New York.   First performance and opening night dates will be announced at a later date.

Swedish Marsha Songcome Takes Over the Role of Gigi in MISS SAIGON
by Isa Ponturo - Nov 23, 2015


The Swedish current castmember, Marsha Songcome takes over the role of Gigi Van Tranh in Claude-Michel Schonberg & Alain Boublil's MISS SAIGON from 14 December 2015 to the closing date 27 February 2016 at the Prince Edward Theatre in London. She succeeds Natalie Mendoza.

MISS SAIGON National Tour to Open at PPAC in the Fall 2018
by BWW News Desk - Nov 20, 2015


A major North American tour of MISS SAIGON will launch in the fall of 2018 at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) in Providence, RI. The Providence Performing Arts Center has been privileged to launch eleven National Tour since 2008.

MISS SAIGON Will Return to Toronto in 2018 Following Broadway Production
by Alan Henry - Nov 19, 2015


Cameron Mackintosh announced today that his acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schonberg's legendary musical MISS SAIGON - a smash hit in London since its premiere there in May, 2014 - will open on Broadway in the spring of 2017 at a Shubert theater to be announced. The production will then tour to Toronto in 2018!

BWW Review: THE SECRET GARDEN at Center Stage - Simply Spectacular
by Charles Shubow - Nov 17, 2015


Tony-winning musical directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge should not be missed.

VIDEO FLASHBACK: How JERSEY BOYS Changed The Jukebox Musical
by Michael Dale - Nov 7, 2015


From fluffy entertainments to serious dramas, JERSEY BOYS has helped the jukebox musical grow.

Porchlight Music Theatre Launches New Music Series with NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1991 Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2015


Porchlight Music Theatre and Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to announce the first production in a new musical revue series, New Faces Sing Broadway. The first edition with Director Porchlight Music Theatre Artistic Associate Christopher Pazdernik, Music Director Kory Danielson and Emcee Meghan Murphy is NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1991, tonight, Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. at Uptown Underground, 4707 N Broadway.

Kathleen Turner, Vincent D'Onofrio and More Coming Up at Joe's Pub This Week
by BWW News Desk - Oct 7, 2015


Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances, October 7-18, 2015. Scroll down or visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!

Kathleen Turner, Vincent D'Onofrio and More Coming Up at Joe's Pub, 10/7-18
by BWW News Desk - Oct 5, 2015


Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances, October 7-18, 2015. Scroll down or visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!

Porchlight Music Theatre to Launch New Music Series with NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1991, 11/3
by BWW News Desk - Sep 22, 2015


Porchlight Music Theatre and Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to announce the first production in a new musical revue series, New Faces Sing Broadway. The first edition with Director Porchlight Music Theatre Artistic Associate Christopher Pazdernik, Music Director Kory Danielson and Emcee Meghan Murphy is NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1991, Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. at Uptown Underground, 4707 N Broadway.

THE MIKADO and Musical Theatre's Troublesome Time With Racism
by Michael Dale - Sep 22, 2015


From SHOW BOAT to FINIAN'S RAINBOW to MISS SAIGON, musicals meant to attack racism have often been accused of being racially insensitive.

TV: MISS SAIGON Cast Members Reunite and Reminisce!
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 11, 2015


It all started with Marc Oka (an Original Broadway Cast member) who decided to try and gather members of the casts of MISS SAIGON for a reunion. He went to URBO (a fantastic restaurant, bar and venue, in the heart of Times Square) and Manager, Benjamin Ickies, who is also a musician, and BOOM ... the night was born.

Gina Beck and Michael Xavier to Star in SHOW BOAT at the Crucible This Winter; More Cast Announced!
by Jessica Khan - Sep 3, 2015


SHOW BOAT will sail into the Crucible this winter with a full crew this December!

Exclusive Photo Coverage: Go Inside the MISS SAIGON Cast Reunion!
by Walter McBride - Sep 1, 2015


It all started with Marc Oka (an Original Broadway Cast member) who decided to try and gather members of the casts of MISS SAIGON for a reunion. He went to URBO (a fantastic restaurant, bar and venue, in the heart of Times Square) and Manager, Benjamin Ickies, who is also a musician, and BOOM ... the night was born.

NY Public Library for the Performing Arts Curator Doug Reside on Broadway on Tour
by NYPL for the Performing Arts - Aug 31, 2015


BroadwayWorld.com continues our exclusive content series, in collaboration with The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, which delves into the library's unparalleled archives, and resources. Below, check out a piece by Doug Reside (Lewis and Dorothy Cullman Curator for the Billy Rose Theatre Division) on Broadway on Tour:

Stuart Ambrose and Teri Bibb Lead Rubicon Theatre's Concert Reading of THE SECRET GARDEN This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2015


Rubicon's Broadway Musical Concert Series continues with three performances of a concert reading of THE SECRET GARDEN (based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett with Lyrics by Marsha Norman and Music by Lucy Simon.

Stuart Ambrose and Teri Bibb to Lead Rubicon Theatre's Concert Reading of THE SECRET GARDEN This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Aug 20, 2015


Rubicon's Broadway Musical Concert Series continues with three performances of a concert reading of THE SECRET GARDEN (based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett with Lyrics by Marsha Norman and Music by Lucy Simon.

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to Present NEIGHBORHOOD WEEK, 8/31
by Matt Smith - Aug 4, 2015


PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra presents “Neighborhood Week,” an entire week of classical orchestral and chamber music in some of Pittsburgh's most beloved locales. Beginning on Monday, August 31, the Pittsburgh Symphony will be bringing music to the community with different events each day through Friday, September 4. All details about Neighborhood Week, including locations and ticket information, can be found at pittsburghsymphony.org/neighborhood.

Best Musical Loser! Shows You Won't Believe Didn't Win a Tony Award
by Nora Dominick - Jun 11, 2015


BroadwayWorld has decided to round up the best loser's for Best Musical and you will be surprised with some of the losers. Click through the videos below and watch some of Broadway's most iconic musicals that didn't take home the Tony Award for Best Musical.

Who Will Win the 2015 Tony Awards? We Compare Year By Year!
by BWW Special Coverage - Jun 6, 2015


The 69th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday June 7th at 8/9c hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming. It's the biggest award show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long award season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. We can't help but wonder what chances this year's Best Musical and Best Play nominees have of taking home the ultimate prize. 

SOUND OFF Special Edition: 10 Biggest & Bloodiest Tony Awards Best Musical Battles
by Pat Cerasaro - May 20, 2015


Bloodshed is par for the course during Tony Awards season, especially as it reaches its peak in the last handful of weeks leading up the big annual ceremony feting theatre's best, so today we take a look back at some of the absolute most brutal and tight Tony Award races for Best Musical in history. Although comparing a group of musicals - alike as dissimilar as they may be - may be an unfair proposition in practice, there is only one way a winner is decided when the Tony Awards rolls around and it unfortunately always finds fan favorites, critical darlings and a few commercial hits vying for top honors. There can only be one Best Musical - well, except for 1960 when there were actually two mainstage entertainments given the prize; THE SOUND OF MUSIC and FIORELLO, with no less than GYPSY ending up an also-ran. Who will claim the trophy on June 7? Tune in then to see!

Other Productions of Miss Saigon

1989   West End Original London Production
West End
1991   Broadway Broadway Production
Broadway
2002   US Tour Big League Productions
US Tour
2002   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
2004   UK Tour Touring Revival
UK Tour
2014   West End West End Revival
West End
2017   Broadway Broadway Revival Production
Broadway
2018   US Tour US Tour
US Tour

Miss Saigon - 1991 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor - Musical Jonathan Pryce
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Musical Lea Salonga
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design David Hersey
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Orchestration William Brohn
1991 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Actor - Musical Jonathan Pryce
1991 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Actress - Musical Lea Salonga
1991 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Director Nicholas Hytner
1991 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Alain Boublil
1991 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Claude-Michel Schonberg
1991 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Claude-Michel Schonberg
1991 Tony Awards Best Choreography Bob Avian
1991 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Nicholas Hytner
1991 Tony Awards Best Lighting Design David Hersey
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical Cameron Mackintosh
1991 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Richard Maltby, Jr.
1991 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Claude-Michel Schonberg
1991 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Hinton Battle
1991 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Willy Falk
1991 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Jonathan Pryce
1991 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Lea Salonga
1991 Tony Awards Best Revival Alain Boublil
1991 Tony Awards Best Revival John Napier

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