Miss Saigon Tickets

The play was screened for audience 1989 as a West End production at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London. After showcasing over four thousand performances, West End bade farewell to Miss Saigon in 1999. In, 1991 it came to Broadway. Broadway did something magical to this musical like all other original and West End productions. For Miss Saigon Broadway brought the best original score possible. On stage it gathered the most creative team present a war struck Vietnam. Miss Saigon’s outcome at Broadway was a wondrous watch that captivated audiences. An aggravated on demand paved way for a follow up US tour and Toronto tour. Toronto saw Miss Saigon in 1993 and became the most awaited theatric production there, calling for another performance that came in 2010.

Miss Saigon has entranced audiences with the opera like feel to the music. The operas’ touch provided an international appeal to this musical. Moreover, the dramatic display of relentless sacrifices of a woman for family and love remained a standard strife for audiences to relate to. The result was a Broadway blockbuster with hype and fame crossing Americas to Europe and Asia. Since then international productions of Miss Saigon has told and retold this classic epic tale. It came to Western Europe in 1994 and went to stage in Scandinavia, Philippines and New Zealand, where it has mesmerized thousands of audiences to date.
 
Claude-Michel Schönberg’s brain child Miss Saigon came through a magazine picture. Presenting the plot in one shot, the photo depicted mother’s unconditional love for family leading to sacrifices that cost lifetimes. The picture captured the images An American GI and a Vietnamese mother at a Vietnamese airport together, leading to an eternal departure from a bonding they shared for some time. While they were apart the bonding stood strong but fell as they came back together to break even in proportions forever. Composed and directed by Schönberg and Alain Boublil this musical came together in parts as a concrete theatrical production. Every single ingredient of the music and lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. and Boublil was well suited. To present a well balanced taste of a raw, bold and uncompromising tale of timeless and priceless emotions. All essentials messed and gelled together; the resultant delivered the most enthralling narrative of Miss Saigon epic.
 
Miss Saigon became the winner of the Lawrence Oliver Award (1989), for lead roles, three Tony Awards 1991; Best Actor in a Musical, Best Actress in a Musical and Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Along side everything from the book to the musical score, to stage production direction and choreography earned nominations. The same year Drama Desk Awards nominated the theatrical production for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Outstanding Orchestration and Outstanding Lighting Design, all bagged by Miss Saigon. Lea Salonga also won the 1991 Theatre World Award.  In 2005 and 2008 the US Tour won four and two Ovation Awards respectively.
 
Miss Saigon’s Opera base has brought along very strong stage presence. Due to the scenic design, the brilliant stage presentation recreates war struck Vietnam with the most appropriate costumes, makeup, lights, sounds, effects and sets. The choreography has done a great job on characterizing and lightening up the music score. The original sore is very distinct and fresh yet amenable to Miss Saigon’s music. More importantly there are events that are created as highlights of the show. They allow to move from orientation to events that create conflicts and then elucidate the resolution. The act of evacuation of a few Americans left in Saigon for example may alleviate audiences for some time. A few seconds later the mourning of abandoned Vietnamese, crying for help creates a sense of despair. These two feelings have been experienced by audiences every time the show premiers. It advocates how personal stories of disparate humans unite when it comes to losses and sacrifices. More importantly it brings out the humane feelings that remain cloistered by barriers of society, identity and selfishness. Miss Saigon is a musical that has inspired the goodness in theatergoers. Miss Saigon Tickets promises them a refined dose of goodness this time as well.