Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary (2016)

A filmed production of the musical 'Miss Saigon' for its 25th anniversary, performed live at London's Prince Edward Theatre, in London's West End. Including the 2hr 20minute production and a bonus 35-minute "25th Anniversary Gala" which included stars of the original cast, Jonathan Pryce, Lea Salonga and Simon Bowman.

Director:

Brett Sullivan

Writers:

Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg

Stars:

Jon Jon Briones, Eva Noblezada, Alistair Brammer

Cast

Credited cast:
Jon Jon Briones	...	The Engineer
Eva Noblezada	...	Kim
Alistair Brammer	...	Chris
Kwang-Ho Hong	...	Thuy
Tamsin Carroll	...	Ellen
Hugh Maynard	...	John
Rachelle Ann Go	...	Gigi
William Dao	...	Tam
Paul Benedict Sarte	...	Tam
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cezarah Bonner	...	Alumni
Nick Bonner	...	Alumni
Simon Bowman	...	Chris (finale)
Greg Canestrari	...	Alumni Ensemble
Julian Essex-Spurrier	...	Ensemble
Callum Evans	...	Ensemble / Acro Swing

Storyline

A filmed production of the musical 'Miss Saigon' for its 25th anniversary, performed live at London's Prince Edward Theatre, in London's West End. Including the 2hr 20minute production and a bonus 35-minute "25th Anniversary Gala" which included stars of the original cast, Jonathan Pryce, Lea Salonga and Simon Bowman.

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Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual material, language and brief drug use

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 October 2016 (UK)

Also Known As:

Miss Saigon

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$3,285,528

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cameron Mackintosh International

Technical Specs

Runtime:

141 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The majority of the principle actors will reprise their roles when the musical transfers to Broadway in March of 2017. This includes Jon Jon Briones (The Engineer), Eva Noblezada (Kim), Alistair Brammer (Chris) and Rachelle Ann Go (Gigi).

User Reviews

Sun and Moon

A reworking of Madam Butterfly. Miss Saigon is ultimately a tragedy.

Chris, an American GI just before the US withdrawal from Vietnam meets Kim in a Saigon bar. She is a young innocent girl who has lost her family. Now she is fresh meat in her first night as a bar girl. The joint is run by the manager called the Engineer.

All the women in the bar are scantily clad prostitutes, hoping that a GI will marry them and take them to America where they promise to be good wives. Even the Engineer wants the American dream.

Chris falls in love with Kim but he has to abandon her when the US troops withdraw. Some years later he discovers that Kim had his child.

Eva Noblezada and other female cast members reach some high notes. However I did not think that the songs were that great or the story so enthralling.

The original musical was well known for its staging of a helicopter scene. It does not shy away from its rude subject matter. A sex bar where women are exploited, all they want to do is escape.

The 25th anniversary show has a segment where the original stars appear. Jonathan Pryce jokes that he has been let out from the museum. Lea Salonga is still beautiful as ever and still has a great voice.

Maybe this is a musical that is better to watch on the stage. It loses its immediacy on the screen however wonderfully it has been filmed.