Miss Saigon musical makes comeback to Singapore in August at Marina Bay Sands’ Sands Theatre after more than two decades
The musical will be staged at the Marina Bay Sands Sands Theatre, with waitlist signups now open till 18 February.
SINGAPORE — 23 years after it was performed at the Kallang Theatre in 2001, critically acclaimed musical Miss Saigon will be staged at Marina Bay Sands’ Sands Theatre from 15 August.
Base Entertainment Asia said in a release on Tuesday (6 February) that the production will hit Singapore shores for a limited season, after its run in Australia at the Sydney Opera House.
The musical is produced by British theatrical producer Cameron Mackintosh, with music by French songwriter Alain Boublil and composer Claude-Michel Schonberg, who wrote the music for award-winning musical, Les Misérables.
When tickets will be available
Signups for the waitlist is open at the official website from now until 11.59pm on 18 February. Waitlist subscribers and Maybank cardmembers will get priority access to tickets starting 20 February. General sales will begin on 23 February.
Tickets can be bought via Marina Bay Sands' website and Sistic. Ticket prices will be announced at a later date.
What is the musical Miss Saigon about?
Miss Saigon tells the story of a young Vietnamese woman named Kim, who is orphaned by the Vietnam war in the 1970s, and forced to work in a bar run by a notorious character known as the Engineer. She meets and falls in love with a Marine sergeant Chris, but both are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For three years, Kim tries to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he has fathered a son.
The musical has won 70 major theatre awards including two Olivier Awards and three Tony Awards. It has been seen by 38 million people and performed in 15 different languages across 32 countries. The musical features hits like "The Heat is On in Saigon", "The Movie in My Mind", "Last Night of the World" and "American Dream".
The original production of Miss Saigon first premiered in Australia in 1995. This new production of Miss Saigon opened in London in May 2014 before making its way to Broadway, followed by an American tour.
“I’m absolutely thrilled to be bringing my spectacular new production of Miss Saigon to Singapore. Without doubt, it is the best production of Saigon I have ever produced in Asia. I can’t envisage another show of this scale being done in Singapore for the foreseeable future," said Mackintosh of the Singapore season.
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