Miss Saigon will visit Southampton in 2026, as Michael Harrison and Cameron Mackintosh announce that a new version of Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical will tour Mayflower Theatre from Tuesday 27 January to Saturday 7 February.
In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17-year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as The Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris, but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.
For 3 years Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he’s fathered a son.
“Over 35 years after Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical, Miss Saigon, first opened to international success, I am delighted that this powerful heart-wrenching love story has remained timeless around the world,” says Cameron Mackintosh.
“The story of two young people – an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl – who fall in love as their lives are torn apart by war, ultimately causing a mother to sacrifice her life for her child, has become a worldwide hit, as well as one of the most popular musicals ever in Asian countries, with separate companies regularly playing in Korea, Japan, the Philippines and Singapore.
“The recent hugely successful Sheffield Crucible production took a contemporary look at this great musical and that inspired producer Michael Harrison and I to also take a fresh look at Miss Saigon and create a modern version that can play many theatres that the original was unable to do.”
Since its London premiere in 1989, Cameron Mackintosh’s original production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s epic musical, Miss Saigon, became one of the most successful musicals in history.
The original Broadway production opened on April 11, 1991, and played for nearly ten years with its 4,097 performances attended by more than 6.3 million people.
Cameron’s latest London production opened in London in May 2014 to record-breaking advance sales and critical acclaim, followed by a UK tour in 2017.
During this run, in 2016, the spectacular 25th Anniversary Gala Performance of this timeless musical, featuring appearances by the original cast, including Jonathan Pryce and Lea Salonga, took place and was filmed for television and cinema and continues to be shown around the world.
The soaring musical score features the hits songs, The Heat is On in Saigon, The Movie in My Mind, Last Night of the World, and The American Dream.
September 2024 marked 35 years since the show’s opening in the West End.
Miss Saigon has been performed in 33 countries, 378 cities in 15 different languages, has won 75 major awards including 2 Olivier Awards, 3 Tony Awards, and 4 Drama Desk Awards and has been seen by over 38 million people worldwide.
Tickets for the show will go on general sale on March 5 with a members pre-sale from February 21 at mayflower.org.uk or 02380 711811.
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