Who are the performer of Miss Saigon?
Casts
| Character | Original West End Cast (1989) | Broadway Revival Cast (2017) |
|---|---|---|
| Kim | Lea Salonga | Eva Noblezada |
| The Engineer | Jonathan Pryce | Jon Jon Briones |
| Chris | Simon Bowman | Alistair Brammer |
| John | Peter Polycarpou | Nicholas Christopher |
Who is the most famous Miss Saigon?
Lea Salonga
Most Filipinos would already know that Lea Salonga played the role of Kim in Miss Saigon back in 1989, and she spawned the beautiful songs that would eventually stand the test of time, such as: “Sun and Moon,” “Last Night of the World,” “I’d Give My Life For You,” and “Fall Of Saigon.”
What is the message of the story Miss Saigon?
A love story set during the Vietnam War, the musical calls to question our collective moral responsibility for the many children of American soldiers born to women in war torn countries and never claimed or acknowledged by their fathers.
Who wrote music for Miss Saigon?
Claude-Michel SchönbergMiss Saigon / Composer
The composer of Miss Saigon, Claude-Michel Schönberg, traces his inspiration for the development of the musical to a 1975 photograph he found of a Vietnamese mother seeing her 11-year-old daughter off at Tan Son Nhut Air Base – the Republic of Vietnam Air Force facility that was located near the city of Saigon in …
Who wrote Miss Saigon lyrics?
Alain Boublil
Richard Maltby, Jr.
Miss Saigon/Lyricists
Is there a Miss Saigon movie?
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary (2016) – IMDb.
Who is Will Chase in Miss Saigon?
G.I. Chris
Will Chase played the G.I. Chris in the musical’s final Broadway performance Jan. 28. Joining him was Saigon original Tony Award-winning star, Lea Salonga, for whom the role of the self-sacrificing Vietnamese girl Kim became a signature role.
Does Chris still love Kim?
Chris is caught between a rock and a hard place. He is married to Ellen, he loves her, and he’s loved her longer than he loved Kim. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t have strong feelings for Kim, but most of those are under a shadow of doubt due to time, guilt, current responsibilities.
Who is the theater director who brought Broadway and London’s West End to the Philippines like the Les Misérables?
The Manila premiere of Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed new production, LES MISÉRABLES, arrives at The Theatre at Solaire from March 2016.