Miss Saigon, helmed by Laurence Connor, opened in its original home, The Broadway Theater featuring four of its London stars, Jon Jon Briones as The Engineer, Eva Noblezada as Kim, Alistair Brammer as Chris and Rachelle Ann Go as Gigi on March 23rd. The cast also includes Katie Rose Clarke as Ellen, Nicholas Christopher as John, Devin Ilaw as Thuy.
Jon Jon Briones. Photo by Lia Chang
Jon Jon Briones. Photo by Lia Chang
Jon Jon Briones. Photo by Lia Chang
Jon Jon Briones and Eva Noblezada. Photo by Lia Chang
Jon Jon Briones and Eva Noblezada. Photo by Lia Chang
Eva Noblezada. Photo by Lia Chang
Allistar Brammer. Photo by Lia Chang
Allistar Brammer and Eva Noblezada. Photo by Lia Chang
Rachelle Ann Go. Photo by Lia Chang
Rachelle Ann Go. Photo by Lia Chang
Katie Rose Clarke. Photo by Lia Chang
Devin Ilaw. Photo by Lia Chang
Nicholas Christopher. Photo by Lia Chang
The original production of Miss Saigon opened at the same theater on April 11, 1991 and played there through January 28, 2001. Miss Saigon began previews on March 1st, and will play a limited engagement through January 13, 2018 before launching a North American tour later in the year.
Opening Night Arrivals
Ali Ewoldt. Photo by Lia Chang
Sierra Boggess and Ali Ewoldt. Photo by Lia Chang
Sierra Boggess and Ali Ewoldt. Photo by Lia Chang
Brandon Uranowitz and Stephanie J. Block. Photo by Lia Chang
Tiler Peck. Photo by Lia Chang
Caissie Levy. Photo by Lia Chang
Ali Stroker and Krysta Rodriguez. Photo by Lia Chang
Stella Abrera. Photo by Lia Chang
Liz Callaway. Photo by Lia Chang
Tara Westwood and Carole Radziwell. Photo by Lia Chang
Check out all the photos from the opening night party at Tavern on the Green.
Also featured in the cast of Miss Saigon are Carol Angeli, Emily Bautista, Mike Baerga, Billy Bustamante, Viveca Chow, Julian DeGuzman, Colby Dezelick, Taurean Everett, Paige Faure, Graham Scott Fleming, Casey Garvin, Nkrumah Gatling, Dan Horn, Ericka Hunter, Adam Kaokept, Lina Lee, Paul HeeSang Miller, Robert Pendilla, Catherine Ricafort, Casey Lee Ross, Jason Sermonia, Julius Sermonia, Antoine L. Smith, Sam Strasfeld, Tiffany Toh, Kimberly-Ann Truong, Kei Tsuruharatani, Christopher Vo, Travis Ward-Osborne, Charlie Williams, Anna-Lee Wright, Warren Yang, and Minami Yusui.
Lina Lee, Robert Pendilla, Catherine Ricafort, Carol Angeli Wynn, Christopher Vo, Sam Strasfeld, Charlie Williams, Billy Bustamante, Tiffany Toh and Casey Lee Ross. Photo by Lia Chang
Catherine Ricafort, Carol Angeli Wynn, Lina Lee, Tiffany Toh and Viveca Chow. Photo by Lia Chang
Laurence Connor and Christopher Vo. Photo by Lia Chang
Samuel Li Weintraub, Jace Chen and Gregory Ye. Photo by Lia Chang
Alian Boubil and Christopher Vo. Photo by Lia Chang
Christopher Vo, Paul HeeSang Miller, Travis Ward-Osborne, Adam Kaokept and Billy Bustamante. Photo by Lia Chang
Catherine Ricafort, Minami Yasui, Kimberly Ahn Truong, Erika Hunter and Lina Lee. Photo by Lia Chang
Happy Birthday to Catherine Ricafort, Paul HeeSang Miller and Casey Lee Ross. Photo by Lia Chang
Catherine Ricafort. Photo by Lia Chang
Dan Horn, Paul HeeSang Miller, Jason Sermonia, Billy Bustamante, Christopher Vo, Mike Baerga. Photo by Lia Chang
Catherine Ricafort and Billy Bustamante. Photo by Lia Chang
Christopher Vo and Kimberly Anh Truong. Photo by Lia Chang
Erika Hunter and Warren Yang. Photo by Lia Chang
Devin Ilaw, Kimberly Anh Truong and Christopher Vo. Photo by Lia Chang
Paige Faure and Adam Monley. Photo by Lia Chang
Miss Saigon has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg with lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and Alain Boublil, adapted from original French lyrics by Alain Boublil, with additional lyrics by Michael Mahler.
Cameron Mackintosh. Photo by Lia Chang
Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boubil. Photo by Lia Chang
Alan Menken and Anna Menken. Photo by Lia Chang
Cameron Mackintosh, Christopher Vo, Seth Sklar-Heyn. Photo by Lia Chang
Baayork Lee, Bob Avian and Christopher Vo. Photo by Lia Chang
Chris Kong, Will Curry, James Moore and Danny Percefull. Photo by Lia Chang
The new production is directed by Laurence Connor with musical staging by Bob Avian and additional choreography by Geoffrey Garratt. Production design is by Totie Driver and Matt Kinley based on an original concept by Adrian Vaux; costume design by Andreane Neofitou; lighting design by Bruno Poet; sound design by Mick Potter; and projections by Luke Halls. Orchestrations are by William David Brohn; musical supervision by Stephen Brooker and musical direction by James Moore. Casting is by Tara Rubin Casting / Merri Sugarman CSA.
Reggie Lee, Jon Jon Briones and Billy Bustamante. Photo by Lia Chang
Ali Ewoldt and Christopher Vo. Photo by Lia Chang
Baayork Lee, Bob Avian and Lia Chang. Photo by Christopher Vo
Alian Boubil and Christopher Vo. Photo by Lia Chang
Dewey Wynn and Carol Angeli Wynn. Photo by Lia Chang
Christopher Vo and Norm Lewis. Photo by Lia Chang
Taurean Everett and a Hayden Clifton. Photo by Lia Chang
Taurean Everett and his parents Junetta Everett and Victor Everett. Photo by Lia Chang
Christopher Vo, Liz Casasola and Billy Bustamante. Photo by Lia Chang
Laurence Connor and Christopher Vo. Photo by Lia Chang
Lia Chang and Billy Bustamante. Photo by Christopher Vo
Travis Ward-Osborne, Graham Scott Fleming, Charlie Williams, Casey Garvin, Dan Horn and Christopher Vo. Photo by Lia Chang
Tim Wildin, Ronnie Todorowski, Christopher Vo and Ryan Sander. Photo by Lia Chang
Tim Wildin, Christopher Vo and Bobby Pestka. Photo by Lia Chang
Liz Casasola and Lia Chang. Photo by Christopher Vo
Ivory McKay, Peyton Royal, Billy Bustamante, Joanne Javien Coudriet and Hansel Tan. Photo by Lia Chang
Hansel Tan and Christopher Vo. Photo by Lia Chang
Christopher Vo, Jon Jon Briones and Rachelle Ann Go. Photo by Lia Chang
Joe Muscolino, Kei Tsuruharatani, Bobby Pestka, Travis Ward-Osborne, Dan Horn, Tim Wildin, Christopher Vo, Billy Bustamante, Charlie Williams, Jesse Robb, Kevin Zak and Peyton Royal. Photo by Lia Chang
Miss Saigon tells the story of the last days of the Vietnam War, when 17 year-old Kim (Eva Noblezada) is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as the Engineer (Jon Jon Briones). There she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris (Alistair Brammer) but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For three years Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he has fathered a son.
Julius Sermonia and Billy Bustamante. Photo by Lia Chang
Billy Bustamante, Warren Yang, Jason Sermonia, Dan Horn and _______. Photo by Lia Chang
Julius Sermonia, Antoine L. Smith, Peyton Royal, Billy Bustamante, Jason Sermonia, Christopher Vo, Paul HeeSang Miller, Dan Horn, Mike Baerga and Tim Wildin. Photo by Lia Chang
Christopher Vo, Casey Garvin, Emily Bautista, Julius Sermonia, Antoine L. Smith, Peyton Royal, Billy Bustamante, Jason Sermonia, Lina Lee, Kei Tsuruharatani, Paul HeeSang Miller, Dan Horn and Mike Baerga. Photo by lia Chang
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Christopher Vo and Lia Chang. Photo by Tim Wildin
Lia Chang is an actor, a multi-media content producer and co-founder of Bev’s Girl Films, making films that foster inclusion and diversity on both sides of the camera. Bev’s Girl Films’ debut short film, Hide and Seek was a top ten film in the Asian American Film Lab’s 2015 72 Hour Shootout Filmmaking Competition, and she received a Best Actress nomination. BGF collaborates with and produces multi-media content for artists, actors, designers, theatrical productions, composers, musicians and corporations. Lia is also an internationally published and exhibited photographer, a multi-platform journalist, and a publicist. Lia has appeared in the films Wolf, New Jack City, A Kiss Before Dying, King of New York, Big Trouble in Little China, The Last Dragon, Taxman and Hide and Seek. She is profiled in Jade Magazine and Playbill.com.
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