Miss Saigon

Miss Saigon

The Bristol Hippodrome is currently home to Cameron Mackintosh's new production of the hit musical Miss. Saigon. Being a big fan of this genre, my daughter and I really wanted to see it, so I bought the tickets through Ticketmaster - £35 for mine, £30 for hers - and we saw it last night, fourth ... Read review

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Miss Saigon - Cast Highlights

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The highlights version of the two-disc set of Miss Saigon's 1989 London cast gives you 58 ... more

minutes (out of the original 107) and most of the
best moments of the score. Alain Boublil and
Claude-Michel Schönberg's setting of Madame
Butterfly in the Vietnam War includes beautiful
and passionate music, most notably the bawdy
opener "The Heat Is on in Saigon," "Why God Why,"
the romantic duet "The Last Night of the World,"
the female duet "I Still Believe," the male chorus
number "Bui-Doi," and the Engineer's mocking "The
American Dream." Time constraints, though, forced
the elimination of "The Movie in My Mind," the
wedding ceremony ("Dju Vui Vai"), and the
revealing "Now That I've Seen Her," as well as
much of the music that carries the plot forward.
Casual listeners, therefore, might be satisfied
with these highlights, while those who want to
relive the show will need the complete recording. 
The booklet includes production photos and full
lyrics. --David Horiuchi


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Miss Saigon - Toronto Musical Revue

Miss Saigon - Toronto Musical Revue

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Miss Saigon - Showtime Orchestra & Singers

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Miss Saigon [Original London Cast] -

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Pryce. In the midst of Boubil and Schönberg's
"girl-meets-boy-with confused-emotions-in-Vietnam"
rewrite of Puccini's Madama Butterfly, Pryce's
Engineer's bright tenor provides a nasty yet
humanely pragmatical focal point for more
logically tuned minds. Daring to tackle the
controversial theme of doomed lovers during the
misguided American war efforts, Miss Saigon was a
thematic and stylistic breakthrough of the 1980s,
just like Jesus Christ Superstar had been in the
previous decade. But the lyricist, Richard Maltby,
previously a young man with alleged
off-off-Broadway street cred, could only do so
much with Boubil's French original platitudes--it
is Schönberg's music paired with producer Cameron
Macintosh's storyboard vision that secured the
deserved success of Miss Saigon. On this complete
recording, an orchestra on form shows off  William
D. Brohn's skilful orchestrations, and a fine
ensemble supports Lea Salonga's tender yet
determined Kim. And in the male camp, apart from
the prancing Pryce, Peter Polycarpou (John) is
crystal clear as the struggling American marine
soldier, curbing all tendencies to
over-emotionality. --Yngvil V.G.


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Release Date: 1995-11-14, Audio CD, First Night


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HIT SAIGON!

Advantages: An excellent show, high quality throughout
Disadvantages: No helicopter!

The Bristol Hippodrome is currently home to Cameron Mackintosh's new production of the hit musical Miss. Saigon. Being a big fan of this genre, my daughter and I really wanted to see it, so I bought the tickets through Ticketmaster - £35 for mine, £30 for hers - and we saw it last night, fourth row of the stalls.

Miss. Saigon is quite a 'heavy' musical, not one I would recommend for young kids (swearing, murder, suicide, skimpy costumes) ...
...means there is no spoken dialogue, everything is conveyed through song. I know some people don't like this. I don't think my husband would have enjoyed it much.

But my daughter and I loved it. We have the CD and already knew the songs and the gist of the story, although I found the plot much clearer watching it come to life on stage.

STORY

The musical is set in the 1970s Vietnam war, beginning in Saigon ... more

KarenUK 08.06.2006 (08.06.2006)
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Noooooooooooooooo

Advantages: Excellent show
Disadvantages: None

...entire performance again… Miss Saigon is a remarkable musical/opera – I have never experienced a show quite like it. The passion, the drive, the energy, the simple nightmarish consequences of actions we make – this was a first for me. Normally, I am quite reserved with my emotions – I’ve seen Les Mis and managed to hold back the sniffles ‘till half way through the first act but Miss Saigon caught me unaware in the sixth song of the show and me, a ...
...This is a review of Miss Saigon when I saw it at the Palace Theatre in Manchester. The Palace Theatre itself has undergone and overhaul, both backstage and front of house and looks fantastic. The Theatre itself is easy to get to both by car, follow signs for the G-MEX and then the NCP Palace car park, and by train – Oxford Road Station is just a short walk away. Long since moved on from Manchester, it has plaeyed in Edinburgh and will be in Bristol ...

Critchyboy 10.02.2003 · Read full review
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...in Manchester. At the moment, Miss Saigon is showing there about 8 times a week (6 x evenings and 2 matinees). It’s been on since last November, and will continue to show until June, and I saw it for the first time last weekend. Not the first time here, you understand, but the first time ever. I’ve seen a lot of musicals in my time, and danced a handful or so, but Miss Saigon has never appeared in that list. The most I know is one song ...
...is based on Madame Chrysantheme, Miss Saigon is a love story with a difference. Kim, our lead, is the latest to be added to the sleazy Engineer’s bar-girl dancer troupe at his Dreamland club, frequented mainly by American Marines. At 17, she’s the youngest performer, and the one who feels most out of place. As an orphan who has fled her home town, however, it’s one of the few options open to her. During a mock beauty pageant to ...

zoe_page 23.04.2002 · Read full review
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the heat is on in saigon

Advantages: great musical
Disadvantages: don't presume you don't like musicals until you;ve seen this one

I went to see Miss Saigon on Saturday 19th January 2002, at the palace theatre in Manchester. We had to go to the matinee because all of the evening performances were sold out. The palace theatre itself has recently undergone a development costing in excess of 300,000. There is a modern box office, different signage and front façade, new canopy, another kiosk and merchandise positions and a fully re-fitted pit bar. The surroundings looked and felt ...
...on sale just as you walk through the entrance. The bar prices were a little steeper than I’d imagined them to be charging £1.00 for a small bottle of coca-cola. We sat in the stalls, which made us fairly level with the stage and suitably seated to see the performance at its best angle. The people behind the stage and responsible for the technical side of things are as follows: Alain Boublil – Book, lyrics and original French lyrics Claude-Michel ...

darrenaspinall 22.01.2002 · Read full review
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A brilliant, heart renching experience.

Advantages: Powerfull, moving and dramatic.
Disadvantages: Expensive tickets.

One word to summarise Miss Siagon? I would certainly say Intense, intense and intense. I went to the Apollo theatre in Manchetser (after paying a tear jerking amount for my ticket) with no idea of the story, form, style or critical response to the play. Thankfully for me (and my empty purse) I was actually very surprised at the brilliance of the whole affair. Yes, it was heavy and the constant operatic form did, in parts become quite tiring. But ...
...of roses. Miss Saigon is a love story set in Vietnam in 1975. Kim is a 17-year-old orphan who flees the countryside after seeing her family destroyed. Chris is an American Marine officer who visits the sordid strip club called Dreamland where Kim works. He eventually falls for the victimised Kim and they both fall in love with each other. Their relationship progress and he becomes increasingly fond of her son as they move in together. Chris returns ...

consumer5 19.06.2002 · Read full review
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SEXY LADIES

Advantages: great show
Disadvantages: none

I went to see Miss Saigon on Saturday 19th January 2002, at the palace theatre in Manchester. We had to go to the matinee because all of the evening performances were sold out. The palace theatre itself has recently undergone a development costing in excess of 300,000. There is a modern box office, different signage and front façade, new canopy, another kiosk and merchandise positions and a fully re-fitted pit bar. The surroundings looked and felt ...
...on sale just as you walk through the entrance. The bar prices were a little steeper than I’d imagined them to be charging £1.00 for a small bottle of coca-cola. We sat in the stalls, which made us fairly level with the stage and suitably seated to see the performance at its best angle. The people behind the stage and responsible for the technical side of things are as follows: Alain Boublil – Book, lyrics and original French lyrics Claude-Michel ...

darrenasprin 07.12.2002 · Read full review
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I Miss Saigon

Advantages: Vibrant, bustling and thrilling
Disadvantages: Street Hawkeres and Cyclo Drivers

My husband and I visited Vietnam in February of this year. Having previously visited Thailand we wanted to return to South East Asia but also to experience a new culture. Vietnam seemed the obvious choice, a relatively new tourist destination where you get real value for money. After a 2 night stop in North Thailand (just to relive a bit of our honeymoon ;o)!) we arrived in Saigon. We thought that being late at night we wouldn't get too much of a feel for the city, but we were wrong. The place was buzzing...literally. The noise was awesome, mopeds humming past, horns beeping and indicator alerts chiming (this is a novel concept...we heard cars playing, amongst other things, Happy Birthday and Jingle Bells during our time in Vietnam!) Tired but elated we arrived at the Grand Hotel, our home for the next three nights. One ...

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Wicked Is As Wicked Does

Advantages: beautifully set, sung and danced
Disadvantages: very long and not the happiest of story lines and heavy score

. Shame the seating area is not sloping at that stage so I had the head and body of a small giant blocking my view of the stage in the row in front of me. Crumbs. The orchestra started and I was immediately transported to a small seedy bar in downtown Saigon during the Vietnam War where scantily clad girls were offering themselves to American GI's. Whoops, totally the wrong musical but if you are interested in musical theatre and know the Boublil/Schonberg production of 'Miss Saigon' you should be able to detect a lot of similarities in the first couple of minutes of the music. But the score soon changes and does not remind of 'Miss Saigon' any longer. Very short summary of the plot of Wicked -The Musical: Two witches, Elphaba (Kerry Ellis) - disadvantaged since birth due to a green skin colour - and the spoilt, determined, blonde ...

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A Young Lady's Birthday treat

Advantages: Has Disabled parking outside the theatre & good access
Disadvantages: Disabled toilets not supervised for disabled users only during the interval

I was asked in May 2005 what I would like to see as a birthday treat for my December birthday in 2005, besides a dinner treat in Manchester. I had given the close friend who asked several suggestions & left them to choose & get the tickets. My birthday arrived & I was driven to Manchester's Palace theatre for the musical "Miss Saigon". We planned to arrive with relaxing time to enjoy the newly refurbished surroundings as the Palace Theatre had been refitted back in the summer of 2005. A very friendly doorman met us on our arrival, eagerly opened up the disabled front entrance & we were accompained to our seats in the balcony, shown them & where the disabled toilets were & then left to have pre show relaxing drinks & mince pies in the first floor bar. My ever observant eye for disabled facilities was quick to note that one level ...

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