Photos: First Look at Non-Replica MISS SAIGON with the First Female Engineer

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By: Jul. 13, 2023
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All new photos have been released from Sheffield Theatres' first non-replica regional production of Miss Saigon. By special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, Boublil and Schönberg’s hit musical retelling of Madame Butterfly set during the Vietnam war. Check out the photos below!

The last days of the Vietnam War, 1975. At the infamous Dreamland night club, Vietnamese bargirl Kim meets American GI Chris and in one fateful night their lives become entwined forever. Forced apart as Saigon falls, the lovers embark on a journey across continents to find their way back to each other. Passionate and poignant, Boublil and Schönberg’s unforgettable and multi-award-winning musical features the songs Movie in My Mind, American Dream, Last Night of the World and The Heat Is On in Saigon.

Joanna Ampil, who has played Kim in the London, Sydney, UK touring and 10th anniversary productions of Miss Saigon, is now the first woman to play The Engineer. She is joined by a full cast, including: Desmonda Cathabel as Mimi and Alternate Kim, Aynrand Ferrer as Gigi, Shanay Holmes as Ellen, Jessica Lee as Kim and Alternate Mimi, Ethan Le Phong as Thuy,  Christian Maynard as Chris, Emily Ooi as Yvonne and Understudy Gigi, Shane O’Riordan as John, Ericka Posadas as Fifi and Understudy The Engineer.

Making up the ensemble and GIs are: Adam Colbeck-Dunn as GI and Understudy John, Andrew Davison as GI and Ensemble, Oscar Kong as Ensemble, Abel Law as Ensemble, Lavinia Mai as Ensemble, Patrick Munday as Ensemble and Understudy Thuy, Rachel Jayne Picar as Ensemble, Aharon Rayner as GI and Understudy Chris, Ernest Stroud as GI and Ensemble, Rumi Sutton as Ensemble and Understudy Ellen, Callum Tempest as GI and Ensemble, Danny Whelan as GI and Ensemble, Riley Woodford as GI and Ensemble, and Iverson Yabut as Ensemble.

Photo Credit: Johan Persson

Photos: First Look at Non-Replica MISS SAIGON with the First Female Engineer
Ernest Stroud and ensemble

Photos: First Look at Non-Replica MISS SAIGON with the First Female Engineer
Ethan LePhong

Photos: First Look at Non-Replica MISS SAIGON with the First Female Engineer
Jessica Lee and Christian Maynard

Photos: First Look at Non-Replica MISS SAIGON with the First Female Engineer
Jessica Lee and Christian Maynard

Photos: First Look at Non-Replica MISS SAIGON with the First Female Engineer
Joanna Ampil

Photos: First Look at Non-Replica MISS SAIGON with the First Female Engineer
Joanna Ampil

Photos: First Look at Non-Replica MISS SAIGON with the First Female Engineer
Company

Photos: First Look at Non-Replica MISS SAIGON with the First Female Engineer
Shanay Holmes and Christian Maynard

Photos: First Look at Non-Replica MISS SAIGON with the First Female Engineer
Shanay Holmes

Photos: First Look at Non-Replica MISS SAIGON with the First Female Engineer
Shane O'Riordan and Joanna Ampil



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