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Title: Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary (2016)
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| Jon Jon Briones | ... | The Engineer | |
| Eva Noblezada | ... | Kim | |
| Alistair Brammer | ... | Chris | |
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Kwang-Ho Hong | ... | Thuy |
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Tamsin Carroll | ... | Ellen |
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Hugh Maynard | ... | John |
| Rachelle Ann Go | ... | Gigi | |
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William Dao | ... | Tam |
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Paul Benedict Sarte | ... | Tam |
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Simon Bowman | ... | Chris (finale) |
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Julian Essex-Spurrier | ... | Ensemble |
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Callum Evans | ... | Ensemble / Acro Swing |
| Alex Gaumond | ... | Alumni | |
| Simon Hardwick | ... | Ensemble | |
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Jack Harrison-Cooper | ... | Ensemble / Acro |
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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The production value of this version is impressive, and the performances are mostly good... but the changes they've made are inexplicable. I understand the necessity of rewriting lyrics when needed, but to change them to nonsensical drivel is unforgivable. For instance, they absolutely destroyed the song "Please" by altering the lyrics and making them totally lame and completely devoid of passion and feeling. The song is supposed to end on the word "please" for a reason...
As for casting, I'm pleased with everyone except Ellen. Her performance was just awful. Add that to the mortal sin of deleting one of the best Broadway songs of all time ("Now That I've Seen Her"), and I just have to shake my damn head. I don't know why they got rid of this beautiful gem of a song and replaced it with an empty, boring piece of garbage that made no sense.
For all of that, I gave to give this a mediocre review. Miss Saigon has always been one of my favorite musicals... but I simple can't include this production. I have season tickets to our local broadway theatre and will be seeing Miss Saigon this season. I only hope it has improved or at least been restored to its former glory.