Music By: Claude-Michel Schönberg Lyrics By: Alain Boublil & Richard Maltby Jr. |
Directed By: Nicholas Hytner Based in part on Pucinni’s Madame Butterfly |
A new video clip added! (under Recordings)
 An American GI spends the night with a Vietnamese girl before the fall of Saigon, unknowingly altering both of their lives forever. When fate separates them, Kim will sacrifice anything to reunite her son to his father. Read the complete synopsis. If you’d like to get an even more complete picture of what happens in the show, browse through the lyrics, or take a look at the Dutch or German lyrics. Or, for something different, take a look at some of the cut lyrics that never made it into the show. |
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 Miss Saigon came about as a combination of two things – the story of a novella by John Luther Long which was previously adapted by Pucinni in his famous Madame Butterfly, set against the backdrop of a more recent conflict, the Vietnam War. Here is a short history of the musical. |
  I own three different recordings of this show, two in English, and it is one of those rare cases where I listen to them both pretty equally. Take a look at my reviews of the CDs, or listen to a clip from one of my favourite musical moments. Or, play the music yourself with the sheet music.
You can also check out a video of I’d Give My Life for You, from the Broadway cast’s performance on The Today Show in 1998. |
  I fell in love with this show the first time I heard it (as in, sobbing out loud), so I was really anxious to see it on stage, but, for whatever reason, it didn’t move me quite as much on stage. I really wanted to see the production in Switzerland in 2003, but it just didn’t work out. 🙁 So for now, read more of my thoughts on the specific performance I saw of the national tour. |
 The cast I saw was pretty good, but overall I think I prefer those on the different recordings, who are pretty fabulous. Take a look at my thoughts on some of my favourites! Once you’re done looking around here, check out some of the other Miss Saigon websites that are out there. |