Cover The official poster of Cameron Mackintosh’s production of ‘Miss Saigon’, set to take stage this March 2024 (Photo: Courtesy of GMG Productions)
The official poster of Cameron Mackintosh’s production of ‘Miss Saigon’, set to take stage this March 2024 (Photo: Courtesy of GMG Productions)
1 / 1
Direct from a run at the Sydney Opera House, Cameron Mackintosh’s spectacular production of Boublil & Schönberg’s Miss Saigon will come to Manila in March 2024
The beloved musical Miss Saigon is set to take the stage at The Theatre in Solaire this March 2024. Cameron Mackintosh’s production has just completed a triumphant run at the Sydney Opera House to wide critical acclaim.
Mackintosh shares, “I’m absolutely thrilled to be bringing my spectacular new production of Miss Saigon to Manila. Without a doubt, it is the best production of Saigon I have ever produced, with one of the most brilliant casts that have ever performed the show around the world. I can’t envisage another show of this scale being done in Manila for the foreseeable future.”
More from Tatler: On producing ‘Hamilton’ in Manila: In conversation with international tour producer Michael Cassel
Above Abigail Adriano as Kim in the Australian production of Miss Saigon (Photo: Daniel Boud/Open Australia)
Abigail Adriano as Kim in the Australian production of Miss Saigon (Photo: Daniel Boud/Open Australia)
1 / 1
Miss Saigon retells Giacomo Puccini’s classic opera, Madame Butterfly, and is set amidst the chaotic ravages of war-torn Vietnam. It follows a young Vietnamese woman named Kim who falls in love with Chris, an American G.I. but is forcibly separated from him. Kim embarks on a three-year quest for a reunion.
Don’t Miss: Much-anticipated Broadway musical ‘Here Lies Love’ officially opens on July 20
Accompanied by a soaring musical score by Claude-Michel Schönberg with lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr, Alain Boubil and Michael Mahler, this production is set to enthral audiences in this poignant and epic romance.
Above The Australian production of Miss Saigon (Photo: Daniel Boud/Open Australia)
Above Abigail Adriano (Kim) and Nigel Huckle (Chris) in the Australian production of Miss Saigon (Photo: Daniel Boud/Open Australia)
The Australian production of Miss Saigon (Photo: Daniel Boud/Open Australia)
1 / 2
"Miss Saigon has given Filipino talents like Lea Salonga, Jon Jon Briones, Joanna Ampil, and Rachelle Ann Go a platform to showcase their extraordinary skills and passion, and we're excited to welcome a new company of world-class performers to share the new staging of this phenomenal production," says Carlos Candal, CEO of GMG Productions.
Salonga originated the role of Kim in the 1989 London production of Miss Saigon. In 1991, at only 20 years of age, she became the first actress of Asian descent to win a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical.
Read more: Broadway legend Lea Salonga is the first Filipina to perform at the White House
Above Film and Theatre director Nicholas Hytner directs singer Lea Salonga in rehearsals for the hit musical "Miss Saigon" in the Theatre Royal, London, England in 1989. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)
Film and Theatre director Nicholas Hytner directs singer Lea Salonga in rehearsals for the hit musical "Miss Saigon" in the Theatre Royal, London, England in 1989. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)
1 / 1
The Manila season of Miss Saigon will be presented at The Theatre at Solaire beginning in March 2024. Tickets will be on sale on November 6 only through TicketWorld.
NOW READ:
How ‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ perfectly communicates the anxiety of time running out
The joyride of Filipino musical ‘Ang Huling El Bimbo’
Kayla Teodoro talks about National Theatre’s ‘Life of Pi’ stage adaptation
Topics
About
Julianna has been interested in leading a literary life since she first read Frances Hodgson Burnett's A Little Princess at eight. Before working with Tatler, she was an archive intern at The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn, New York. She is a textbook Pisces who devotes most of her spare time to her crochet projects, watching classic films, and going through her never-ending pile of unread books. She studied creative writing, global literature and art history at Sarah Lawrence College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2022. Toni Morrison, Nora Ephron, Clarice Lispector and Jia Tolentino are among her all-time favourite writers.
Work
Julianna writes about fashion, beauty, sustainability, and the arts. She is always keen on conducting interviews with talented women who are changing the game in their respective fields.
For event invites and story leads, hit her up at julianna.cabili@tatlerasia.com
