Miss Saigon set to return!

Theatre producer extraordinaire Cameron Mackintosh has recently confirmed Miss Saigon's West End return, due to open in May 2014 and delighting musical theatre fans up and down the country, not just those residing in the capital. It is almost 15 years since the original production closed, and backstage whisperings of the show’s return have been rife for many years. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGmqX8EAvrw The new production will open at the Prince Edward Theatre, following the transfer of musical hit Jersey Boys to the Piccadilly Theatre, telling the success story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Miss Saigon, however, depicts a clashing of cultures and aspirations when a local prostitute meets her American soldier true love during the fall of Saigon in 1975. Directed by Laurence Connor – who reconceived the show for its UK and international tour – the show looks set to delight many a hungry fan who has been anxious for the show’s return, many of whom did not even see it first time around! The original production ran at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane from 1989 to 1999, directed by Nicholas Hytner and produced by Mackintosh. Miss Saigon is written by Les Miserables super powers Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg, and the 2013 production will feature a new song, titled Maybe, written by Boublil and Schönberg for the role of Ellen to sing. This addition has been included in recent Dutch and Japanese productions, meaning London audiences will be the first to hear the song in English. In addition to some exciting alterations to the production in this form, it is also rumoured that a film adaptation of Miss Saigon is also in the pipeline following the success of Les Miserables on screen. Tickets for the West End production go on sale on 9 September 2013, so save the date!