[What Is This Feeling?]

Hey I'm now a newly obsessed junkie aof Miss Saigon! It's anmazing!! In my opinion Phantom, and Les Miserables only compare to it. I really, really, really realy want to see a proffesional production of it. But there are none in the US as of now. Do you think it will ever be revived on Broadway??????? I really wish it were. Or will there ever be another tour? I'm 14, I missed out on the show sob

[aNGie_BaBY]

hi there junkie

It is a great show. I'm surprised US don't have it I assumed because an American will be playing it in Oz she was from a fresh US tour. Nevermind, your time will come, at least there are other shows on Broadway, unlike Melbourne where we wait years for tours.

Here's a link if you're interested:

http://www.theage.com.au/news/arts/melbourne-cuts-miss-saigon-to-size/2006/10/16/1160850874090.html

[Rose Des Enfers]

I'm so sad they got rid of the tour! I saw it twice and it's amazing... haven't seen Phantom but Les Mis is the only thing in my opinion that beats it.

[The Very Angry Woman]

[Eponine Poe]

[What Is This Feeling?]

[jazzygirlsings]

[The Very Angry Woman]

[What Is This Feeling?]

[milkywhite24601]

Believe me-you don't have to see it in a REALLY professional theatre such as Broadway to get a lot out of this musical. I just saw it this year in Buck's County Playhouse in Pennsylvania and it was truly the most amazing show I have ever seen-which includes the four I've seen on Broadway. The majority of the voices were actually better than the ones on the CDs and every cast member was truly a wonderful actor. So just look for a theatre doing this show and check it out. If you have a good cast-you'll feel like you're seeing the Broadway version.

[Hollow Man]

It is probably my favorite show, just ignore TVAW.

[Eponine93]

[The Very Angry Woman]

[What Is This Feeling?]

whatever.... Umm... do you think in the future Miss Saigon will ever be revived? Should it?

[Eponine93]

It should but not in this decade. Not with the war in Iraq going on. There are too many parallells.

[What Is This Feeling?]

good point... but maybe in about 8 or 9 years though?

[Eponine93]

It should be revived before its too late, to be honest. In fifty years from now, most people who were alive during Vietnam will be either dead or too old to appreciate Miss Saigon. I'm not sure how people who weren't alive during Vietnam/had parents alive during Vietnam will react to it. Miss Saigon may not stand the test of time.

However, I have noticed a lot of young fans in their teens, like me, seem to appreciate Miss Saigon, even if they were too young to see it during its Broadway run and only got into it the last year or two. That's good for us Miss Saigon junkies. I'm not sure that will last past the war in Iraq though. Also, before I began obsessing over Miss Saigon, I knew a little bit about Vietnam. As Vietnam becomes less prevelant in our society and culture, I feel we may not gain any more Miss Saigon fans.

[What Is This Feeling?]

but love, how is Les Miserables' street disturbance relevant in America's history?! If it's revived, people will still go to see it, and it will tell them a story of a time before theirs. If a show died, every time anyone who wasn't alive to witness it's setting in the real world, alot of shows then would have been forgotten. It tells of the war of humanity, love, and courage. That is a war that we will be fighting to the last days of the Earth...

[The Very Angry Woman]

[Quique]

I got to see the Broadway production twice and the 1st and 2nd U.S. national tours a few times each. I also saw the non-Equity tour back in 2004. It wasn't horrible but some of the cast and the orchestra were seriously lacking in quality.

I don't think you will ever get a chance to see the original Cameron Mackintosh production again. It was a bit overblown but I loved the helicopter scene. It was truly stunning. The effect was kind of cheap on Broadway, believe it or not. But it was spectacular in both U.S. tours.

The effect in the non-Equity tour was seriously laughable.

Though apart from all the helicopter hype, the show itself is the type of show that can stand on its own. I love the music and the story is heartbreaking. The effects enhanced the whole experience, of course, but they didn't make the show.

[What Is This Feeling?]

Damn! I really, real;ly want to see Cameran's original production. I love Miss Saigon, but i'll probably never get to see it . But hell, who thought that Les Miserables was going to be revived on Broadway, anything is possible. Just curious... when Cameran dies, and somone wants to revive Miss Saigon, will that be allowed, who will then have the rights, say in like 30 years if there was a rival or even like 22. Maybe there wil be a return way down the road , in the future.

[Sweeney Hyde]

Both Miss Saigon and Les Miserables are modern classics. Of couse they are going to be revived. Once Phantom closes, please God don't let this happen, it will be revived eventually. Every show worth its salt will be revived at some point on Broadway. Look at the Apple Tree, it took 40 years to get it revived.

[What Is This Feeling?]

I really love Miss Saigon! I do! I'm liking itching so bad to see it. I hope what you said was right. I really do. Someday, I do pray it will return! I hope it is as spectacular and as sensational as when it first came out.

[Quique]

Of course the show will be revived.

But I seriously doubt you'll ever get a chance to see the original Cameron Mackintosh production. That's not necessarily a bad thing. I don't feel that production was the definitive version. Like I said, it was kinda overblown. The only scene you probably missed out on is the helicopter scene. That was truly spectacular. But if you love the show, I'm sure there will be other great and even better productions of it in the future.

Musical theatre is not all about the sets. I hope you one day realize that. There's so much more to appreciate.

[What Is This Feeling?]

no, no, I DO realize that, I just like shows with big sets, I never said that is the only aspect I appreciate. But I have a question, if it is revived, why can't they do the helicopter scene again, they have to? Or are you just saying that it won't be the same as the original production one.

[Quique]

Yeah, it'll probably not be the same as in the original production.

The effect in the original was extremely elaborate and very expensive to acheive. I doubt anyone will recreate the exact effect again. But I could be wrong. You never know. I just doubt Cameron will ever bring back his original Broadway and London productions to the stage again.

Whoever revives it will likely create a whole new design. It might even be better than the original.

[What Is This Feeling?]

Yeh, but they would have to incorprate some unique way of staging The Fall of Saigon..

[Quique]

Dear What's This Feeling,

Probably the closest you'll ever get to seeing the original helicopter effect onstage, hehe...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA0k8AODWdA

[What Is This Feeling?]

oh cool. Thank u. Where was this filmed in London, or the Broadway theater?

[LesD]

[Bubble Tea]

So you're 14??
hmm.
who knows, maybe someday your school will do Miss Saigon: school edition. Ours just did and despite all the complaints about changing some of the parts for a more appropriate level, it was absolutely wonderful. <3

plus the changes weren't all that bad. they just took out the racial slurs and cuss words. The core of the story is still there. =]

[lianneMiserables516]

[Set_Buildin_Dad]

I saw the show twice, once on Broadway, and once in LA. It is truly a classic for the ages. Time will not diminish the story's impact.

As far as sets and props are concerned; we are becomming more sophisticated in the creation of theatrical effects every year. I'm sure that a major revival production would be able to create an "evacuation of Saigon" scene that is every bit as spectacular, moving, and effective as the original helicopter scene.

[What Is This Feeling?]

Lol, lets hope so Frank. It certainly can't be anything less than magnificent.