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8 / 10
'Miss Saigon' is back, heartache and helicopter included, at the Broadway Theatre, where the musical began a Tony-winning ten-year run in 1991. This bracing new production from London reminds that whirlybirds can't whip up emotions. Only good actors can do that. The revival of the musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil ('Les Miserables') has plenty of them.
5 / 10
Is it impossible to find the entertainment in Miss Saigon, the epic musical that follows the tragedy of a virginal Vietnamese woman who falls for an American G.I. just as Saigon is falling in 1975, and the sacrifice she makes to ensure their son has the life she desires for him? As evidenced by the laughter and weepy sniffles around me a few nights ago: no. Many in the audience clapped loudly, stood, and cheered this revival (transferred from London and produced by Cameron Mackintosh). But watching this grandly designed and mounted Broadway show-first produced in London in 1989-especially in light of the fraught and charged debate around immigration and refugees, with its full retinue of racial stereotypes unchanged, is a bizarre confluence of opposites; like sunbathing on a bright sunny beach which is freezing cold, or drinking a banana milkshake and it tasting of garden weeds.
This is the hour! Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Boublil and Sch nberg's legendary musical Miss Saigon plays its final Broadway performance today, January 14, 2018, after 340 performances.
Today's guest is Eva Noblezada. Eva is currently staring as Kim in MISS SAIGON on Broadway. This episode you find out how she went from being a 17-year-old junior in High School to becoming a Tony nominated actress all within four years!
This week we're thanking the 'Sun and Moon' that we get to sit down and share some laughs with the incredible Katie Rose Clarke from the current Broadway revival of MISS SAIGON!
NFL players across the country have been taking a knee in a show of solidarity against President Donald Trump, who said players that kneel during the National Anthem to protest racial inequality should be fired. The company of Broadway's MISS SAIGON took their final bow from their knees last night in solidarity with the players - watch the video below!
Just last week, BroadwayWorld took you backstage at MISS SAIGON to get up close and personal with Allistair Brammer.
Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Boublil and Schonberg's legendary musical MISS SAIGON has just released a new music video of "The Movie In My Mind" featuring Tony nominee Eva Noblezada and original Broadway revival cast member Rachelle Ann Go.
Eva Noblezada is living the American dream. She may be just a Broadway baby, but after making her debut at the age of 21, the Miss Saigon star has earned a Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of Kim.
The cast of Miss Saigon on Broadway will be live at The Green Room 42, singing 'whatever they want' to benefit the National Asian Artists Project on August 6 at 8 p.m.
The cast of MISS SAIGON performed on tonight's TONY AWARDS. Watch the performance below!
Eva Noblezada is living the American dream. She may be just a Broadway baby, but after making her debut at the age of 21, the Miss Saigon star has earned a Tony Award for her portrayal of Kim. Below, watch as she explains to Richard Ridge how she ended up at the Broadway Theatre and why she never thought it would happen!
Welcome to BroadwayWorld's Tony Award Countdown: 30 Days of TONY, a loving look at some of the most memorable moments from Tony's history featuring today's nominees!
On May 3, the 2017 Tony nominees flocked to the Sofitel New York, where they met with the press for the first time since getting the big news. BroadwayWorld will continue bringing you coverage from the epic day over the next month, but for now, check out photos of Best Performance by and Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical nominee for Miss Saigon- Eva Noblezada, as captured by Walter McBride!
What's it like to be nominated for a Tony for your Broadway debut? Well, Eva Noblezada, who's nominated for Best Actress in a Musical for her performance in MISS SAIGON, is pinching herself to this day. Watch below, as she talks about how she still feels like she's dreaming and what moment changed her life forever!
You don't always need a fairy godmother for your dreams to come true. Nineteen-year-old Emily Bautista was lucky enough to have extremely supportive parents and a boatload of talent instead. The thankful and humble young woman is now performing eight times a week in the Broadway revival of “Miss Saigon” as an ensemble member and understudies the lead: Kim. Emily and I actually went to high school together at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts for Musical Theatre, and I was floored and overjoyed to see that she had been cast in the production. Bautista took some time in between shows of the Tony-nominated production to chat with me about her experience landing her first Broadway show.
Today, Rachelle Ann Go speaks to BWW about making her Broadway debut in MISS SAIGON and explains why it was just like living 'the movie in my mind.'
On Monday, May 1st Theater People podcast welcomes MISS SAIGON star Eva Noblezada. For the episode, Noblezada shares her story of being discovered by casting director Tara Rubin at the 2013 National High School Musical Theater Awards (AKA The Jimmy Awards) and being fast-tracked to audition for the West End revival of MISS SAIGON.
'I had such a great time with those two sessions, I'm wondering if you'd like to do a third. With MISS SAIGON opening in March, I wouldn't mind doing a detailed description about how that show was written. There's a real story there and it's never been told.'
What happens when a Broadway understudy gets his first call that he's going on? MISS SAIGON's Colby Dezelick found out last week when he got to fill in for leading man, Alistair Brammer. Go inside his crazy day below!
BroadwayWorld was on hand for the sacred Gypsy Robe ceremony at MISS SAIGON. Check out photos of recipient Catherine Ricafort with the company!
| 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 |
| 2018 | US Tour |
US Tour US Tour |
| 2027 | West End |
West End |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Featured Actress in a Musical | Rachelle Ann Go |
| 2017 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Miss Saigon |
| 2017 | BroadwayWorld Awards | Broadway's Backbone Best Musical Ensemble | Miss Saigon |
| 2017 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Jon Jon Briones |
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Eva Noblezada |
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Miss Saigon |
| 2017 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Miss Saigon |
| 2017 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Jon Jon Briones |
| 2017 | Theatre World Awards | Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance | Eva Noblezada |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical | Eva Noblezada |
| 2017 | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Miss Saigon |
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