London cast members Eva Noblezada and Jon Jon Briones are on board to reprise their roles as Kim and The Engineer, respectively.
- Nov 20, 2015
AceShowbiz - Following its acclaimed London run, "Miss Saigon" will return to Broadway in 2017. The West End revamped revival of Boublil and Schonberg musical will feature London cast members Eva Noblezada as Kim and Jon Jon Briones as The Engineer.
The musical will debut an unnamed Shubert Theatre in spring 2017 and will run until January 15, 2018. It will then launch a national tour, which will take the musical to Providence, R.I., Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and more.
Laurence Connor will direct the play along with producer Cameron Mackintosh.
Cameron said in a statement, "It's hard to believe that it has been nearly 25 years since 'MISS SAIGON' first opened in New York, but if anything, the tragic love story of the show has become even more relevant today with the conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. This new production, directed by Laurence Connor, takes a grittier, more realistic approach than the original production while still delivering the power and epic sweep of Boublil and Schonberg's tremendous score."
"Of all my shows, 'MISS SAIGON' is the one that I have received the most requests from the public to bring back, and I am thrilled that Broadway audiences will get to see this tremendous new production that audiences and critics in London have embraced since it opened last year," he continued, "And I am delighted that our wonderful London stars, Jon Jon Briones and Eva Noblezada, will be bringing their stunning performances across the Atlantic."
"Miss Saigon" was one of Brit-produced megamusicals which swept Broadway in the 1980s and early 1990s. The 2014 West End revival of the musical is set to close on February 27, 2016.
