Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Gal
Clemencia Branski
Three years later, in 1978, a street parade is taking place in Saigon (since renamed Ho Chi Minh City) to celebrate the third anniversary of the reunification of Vietnam and the defeat of the Americans ("The Morning of The Dragon"). Thuy, now a commissar in the new Communist government, has ordered his soldiers to look for the still-corrupt Engineer. For the Communist Party, he goes by the name "Tran Van Dinh" and has spent the past three years working in the rice fields as part of a re-education program. Thuy orders the Engineer to find Kim and bring her to him. Although the intervening period is not shown, it is apparent that Kim and Chris have become separated in the three years separating the two acts. Kim has been hiding in an impoverished area, still in love with Chris and steadfastly believing that Chris will return to Vietnam and rescue her. Meanwhile, Chris is in bed with his new American wife, Ellen, when he wakes from a dream shouting Kim's name. Ellen and Kim both swear their devotion to Chris from opposite ends of the world ("I Still Believe").
On 22 September 2014, a special 25th anniversary gala performance was held. After a full performance of the current show, Lea Salonga, Simon Bowman, Jonathan Pryce and many of the original 1989 cast joined with the current cast for a special finale. The finale started with Lea Salonga leading the ensemble with "This is the Hour", Salonga and Rachelle Ann Go performed "The Movie in My Mind". Salonga, Simon Bowman, Alistair Brammer and Eva Noblezada performed "Last Night of the World" before Jonathan Pryce took to the stage for "The American Dream" and was later joined by Jon Jon Briones.[12] The West End production closed on 27 February 2016 after 760 performances.
On 27 February 2016, at the closing night of the Miss Saigon London revival, Mackintosh hinted that the film adaptation was close to being produced when he said, "Sooner rather than later, the movie won't just be in my mind". As well as this, the 2014 "25th anniversary" performance of Miss Saigon in London was filmed for an autumn cinema broadcast.[66]
Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary PerformanceCast2014 West End Revival CastReleaseYear2016The Miss Saigon: 25th Anniversary Performance is 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 on September 22, 2014.
Miss Saigon: The 25th-Anniversary Performance will make its world premiere in U.S. cinemas on September 22, presented by Fathom Events, Universal Pictures, and PictureHouse Entertainment. Captured in front of a live audience at London's Prince Edward Theatre on September 22, 2014, the film features a special finale in which the 25th-anniversary cast is joined on stage by original cast members Jonathan Pryce, Lea Salonga, and Simon Bowman. The performance is produced by Sir Cameron Mackintosh
The production made its debut in the West End in 1989 where it ran for a decade with more than 4,000 performances. A 25th anniversary revival ran from 2014 and 2016. A premiere Broadway production opened in 1991 running to 2001 before a limited revival in 2017. Between them, productions have notched up two Olivier Awards and three Tony Awards.
Miss Saigon was revived for a short season in 2014; a filmed performance, which includes some of the original cast including Pryce, will be shown next month to commemorate the show's 25th anniversary. He gives the tiniest of sighs when I mention the yellow-face controversy. "I talked a lot about it then and I've talked a lot about it since," he says. "Of course it was a very valid debate that we had at the time. And things have got better, but the advances even in 25 years haven't been made as they should; people are still talking about the lack of opportunity for ethnic minority actors.
Miss Saigon was revived for a short season in 2014; a filmed performance, which includes some of the original cast including Pryce, will be shown next month to commemorate the show's 25th anniversary. He gives the tiniest of sighs when I mention the yellow-face controversy. \\\"I talked a lot about it then and I've talked a lot about it since,\\\" he says. \\\"Of course it was a very valid debate that we had at the time. And things have got better, but the advances even in 25 years haven't been made as they should; people are still talking about the lack of opportunity for ethnic minority actors.
To kick-start its return to Broadway, Universal Pictures has released the full-length live recording of its 25th-anniversary performance at the Prince Edward Theatre in London. This movie features the original cast of the recently-concluded West End revival with musical staging and choreography by Bob Avian (who also choreographed the original production) and directed by Laurence Connor.
MISS SAIGON: The 25th-Anniversary Performance is shown exclusively in select SM Cinemas in the Philippines today, November 12, and tomorrow, November 13. It also includes the anniversary gala finale, which features the original 1989 London cast including Lea Salonga (Kim), Simon Bowman (Chris), and Jonathan Pryce (The Engineer). BOOK TICKETS ONLINE.
The 2014 West End revival of Miss Saigon was filmed for this Netflix special to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the show, and stars Eva Noblezada as Kim, Jon Jon Briones as The Engineer, Alistair Brammer as Chris, and Rachelle Ann Go as Gigi.
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