Wow! I was quite impressed when I found out that Lea Salonga was only 19 when she recorded Miss Saigon. It was a masterpiece. Although it wasn't as famous as Phantom of the Opera, I think they are about the same quality. Very nice musical!
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And it's cookin'
ROK21 October 1998
This video shows the making of what I think is the best stage musical ever, it shows the work taken to put on a modern musical with the performances, tempers, problems and even dangers you would not necessarily associate with the "Theatre". The original cast are still the best and this video gives you a chance for the next best thing to seeing them perform the roles live....Long run Miss Saigon and I can't wait for Miss Saigon - the Movie hint hint.
good snapshot of the musical 'Miss Saigon'
didi-512 May 2010
In less than an hour this documentary presents 'Miss Saigon' with some bits of musical number, the story of how the musical came to be written, the story of how Lea Salonga became Kim (although it presents her as a new discovery which isn't actually true, she recorded an album aged ten), and some background on the design issues.
Key players in this are producer Cameron Mackintosh, writers Alain Boublil, Claude Michel Schonberg (and to a lesser extent, English lyricist Richard Maltby Jnr.), director Nicolas Hytner, designer John Caird, and cast members Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce.
We see the cast in rehearsal and in performance; we hear from everyone involved about the links to Madame Butterfly, Vietnam, etc. For those who have seen the production it is a good aide memoire - for those who haven't it gives a (brief) flavour of what it is about. I would have loved to see complete musical numbers though and seen more on how Maltby worked with the French originators of the musical to make it work.
Key players in this are producer Cameron Mackintosh, writers Alain Boublil, Claude Michel Schonberg (and to a lesser extent, English lyricist Richard Maltby Jnr.), director Nicolas Hytner, designer John Caird, and cast members Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce.
We see the cast in rehearsal and in performance; we hear from everyone involved about the links to Madame Butterfly, Vietnam, etc. For those who have seen the production it is a good aide memoire - for those who haven't it gives a (brief) flavour of what it is about. I would have loved to see complete musical numbers though and seen more on how Maltby worked with the French originators of the musical to make it work.
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