Miss Saigon is a sung-through stage musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil, with lyrics by Boublil and Richard Maltby Jr. It is based on Giacomo Puccini's 1904 opera Madama Butterfly, and similarly tells the tragic tale of a doomed romance involving an Asian woman abandoned by her American lover.

Meet the original West End cast of Miss Saigon on West End, and find out who was in the Original Cast, what parts they played and more.

The original Broadway production of Miss Saigon opened at the at the Broadway Theatre in New York on 11 April 1991 with much of the original production team from the West End. A few of the West End cast also reprised their roles including leads Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce.

For the thirtieth anniversary of the Broadway opening of "Miss Saigon" (4/11/91), the original '91 Broadway cast press reel, with Lea Salonga (Tony Award), Jonathan Pryce (Tony Award), Hinton...

The original West End production (or original London production) of Miss Saigon premiered at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on September 20, 1989 and closed after 4,264 performances on October 30, 1999.[1] The director was Nicholas Hytner with musical staging by Bob Avian and scenic design...

Televised musical numbers with the original 1989 London cast of "Miss Saigon": Lea Salonga (Kim), Simon Bowman (Chris), Claire Moore (Ellen), Jonathan Pryce (Engineer), and Peter Polycarpou...

Apr 11, 1991 · In addition to Salonga as Kim and Pryce as the Engineer, the original Broadway production starred Hinton Battle as John, Willy Falk as Chris, Liz Callaway as Ellen, and Barry K. Bernal as Thuy ...

At the end of the Vietnam War, young Kim finds work in Saigon at a strip joint owned by The Engineer, a pimp who has his sights set on an American visa. On Kim’s first night, she meets Chris, an...

Miss Saigon (Schönberg/Boublil/Maltby) Original London Production (1989) Recordings; Original London Cast (1989)

Oct 2, 1990 · Miss Saigon (Original, Musical, Drama, Broadway) opened in New York City Apr 11, 1991 and played through Jan 28, 2001.