Miss Saigon - 2017 Broadway History , Info & More
Broadway Theatre (Broadway)
1681 Broadway New York, NY
Direct from its smash London run, Cameron Mackintosh's stunning new production of Boublil and Schonberg's legendary musical Miss Saigon lands on Broadway in March, 2017, featuring its acclaimed stars Eva Noblezada and Jon Jon Briones.
Set in 1975 during the final days of the American occupation of Saigon, Miss Saigon is an epic love story about the relationship between an American GI and a young Vietnamese woman. Orphaned by war, 17-year-old Kim is forced to work as a bar girl in a sleazy Saigon nightclub, owned by a notorious wheeler-dealer known as "The Engineer." John, an American GI, buys his friend Chris the services of Kim for the night- a night that will change their lives forever.
Don't miss this "thrilling, soaring and spectacular" (The Times of London) musical when it returns to Broadway this spring for a limited engagement.
Miss Saigon - 2017 - Broadway Cast
FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Miss Saigon
Miss Saigon
4 / 10
To be fair, the American figures are just as laughable and flat as their Vietnamese counterparts (let's not forget that Frenchmen wrote this and the British produced it). Les Misérables is also broad and melodramatic, but a better source and greater historical distance mitigates its sanctimonious patches. However, like Les Miz, Miss Saigon is ultimately stranded between extremes of cynicism and idealism: the Engineer's cartoonish hunger for American-style excess versus Kim's bland, maternal purity. What's lost in between is humanity or ambiguity, songs to tell us more about the characters' past, their quirks or inner nuances. Instead, stereotyped villains and victims shout-sing at each others' faces or collapse and bellow, 'Nooooo!' (twice). Diversity on Broadway should be celebrated, but give actors of color characters we all can care about.
‘Miss Saigon’ flutters in again, a little worse for wear
6 / 10
The familiar elements of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil's 1991 musical are faithfully replicated in the Broadway Theatre, where this all-too-mechanical revival, under Laurence Connor's direction, had its official opening Thursday night. That compulsory object of attention, the musical's Vietnam War-era military helicopter - which hit its mark 4,092 times in the original - swoops back in again on this occasion, its 'blades' creating a whoosh that spreads a discernible wind over the audience. The design dexterity extends to cinematic Saigon streetscapes and heavenly sunsets by scenery creators Totie Driver and Matt Kinley and lighting designer Bruno Poet, and there's still bracing romanticism in a score played by an 18-member orchestra and conducted by James Moore. But even before the climactic evacuation scene of U.S.- and South Vietnamese-controlled Saigon, you're conscious of an absence. That would be the missing ingredient of outsize performances, to match what is supposed to be a politics-infused love story of epic scale.
Category
Miss Saigon FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
The Movie in My Mind
The Dance
Why God Why?
This Money's Yours
Sun and Moon
The Telephone Song
The Deal
The Ceremony
What's This I Find
The Last Night of the World
The Morning of the Dragon
I Still Believe
This Is the Hour
If You Want to Die in Bed
Let Me See His Western Nose
I'd Give My Life for You
Bui-Doi
The Revelation
What a Waste
Please
The Fall of Saigon
Room 317
Her or Me
The Confrontation
American Dream
The Sacred Bird
All Our Children
Too Much for One Heart
What If He Doesn't Come Back?
Overture/Backstage Dreamland
Why God Why?
Sun And Moon
The Telephone Song
The Wedding Ceremony (Dju Vui Vai)
Thuy's Arrival
The Last Night Of The World
The Morning Of The Dragon
I Still Believe
Thuy's Death
The Revelation
Finale - Act I (I'd Give My Life For You)
Opening - Act II (Bui Doi)
The Fall Of Saigon
Please
Kim And Ellen (Room 317)
Now That I've Seen Her
Miss Saigon History
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 |
| 2027 | West End |
West End |
Miss Saigon - 2017 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| 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 |
Videos

evanoblezadainascenefrommisssaigon.photobymatthewmurphy.jpg?format=auto&width=720)