Miss Saigon

I would think within 5 years at the VERY least we'll see a full-scale revival of this amazing, classic show

One of my very faves.

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I don't believe there will be anything soon either. Maybe at one of it's anniversaries or something...but it's not LES MIS (as LizzieCurry said!). Also, with Les Mis was the tour, so they already had some people cast (for the most part), sets, costumes, etc. Miss Saigon is not something that can be pulled off like that...if you want it to look good! It's not easy, by any means for Les Mis either, set wise...but Miss Saigon cast a specific race (I hope this doesn't come off the wrong way!), which makes it what it is, which makes it even more difficult!

I think it should be revived, but it really needs to be done with a different team than the ones who did the original production (after seeing the short lived Les Miz "revival").

I don't think there is a question IF it will be revived, but WHEN it will be revived.
And when that happens, does it need to be a carbon copy of the original design & staging? I don't necessarily think so.

"And when that happens, does it need to be a carbon copy of the original design & staging? I don't necessarily think so."

The new staging and design will have to be similar to what it was. I mean you could get rid of some larger props here and there, but how exactly will they do "The Fall of Saigon" without a helicopter? And I would have to assume they'd use the same type of sets for the opening number, Kim's house, etc. Obviously it won't be an EXACT copy, but it'll have to be similar. Look at the EVITA Revival in London--different sets & stagings and it really wasn't all too successful. There's something to look at!

Maybe it should be like this.

*snort*

http://www.tenredhen.net/saigon.htm

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There are many ways of making that helicopter land... from simple lights similar to Maureen's bike in "Rent" to a sideways landing like the Manila production. I think revivals should be reimagined even just a little for the current audiences. That's what makes the revival of SITPWG good.

How about find the winners through a reality show? A Miss Saigon pageant perhaps?

"I have always thought this was a far better show than Les Mis"

I disagree. I always thought Les Mis was more creative and just flowed better. Well I suppose one could argue that's because Les Mis was based off of a book, and Miss Saigon is practically copied/translated from an opera & a photograph to a musical in French, and then retranslated in English (as are all of Boublil & Schonberg's works).


"There are many ways of making that helicopter land... from simple lights similar to Maureen's bike in "Rent" to a sideways landing like the Manila production."
Shockingly, I've never seen Rent (and don't really have an interest to), but that's all Miss Saigon did. A box-y helicopter object with a few doors on it, a slow spinning pin-wheel thing on top, lights, and soundeffects.

And I'm not against re-inventing revivals such as Sunday did. I still would have seen Sunday if they did it the old way -- I feel like today that'd be creative; not as "cool" but still creative.

And as depressing as it sounds, in this day & age, they probably could do a reality TV show to do it and I would no longer be suprised...I'd rather haave it like the Legally Blonde one, where you don't get votes because that's just cheezy and anyone could go on!

Lastly, Miss Saigon is depressing (obviously). It already enjoyed a lengthy run, and I feel as if the revival wouldn't run "forever" again, but more like A Chorus Line run...where it wouldn't be a flop but still not another "MEGA-HIT!".

this would be awesome if it was revived It's my dream role haha

I think it's possible to change up the set, not necessarily with/without the helicopter but it will be a good opportunity to make things a little different. I feel like a revivals should bring something new to the table.

How's the Australian production going?

The projection wasn't bad (they did it with the non-Equity tour as well). But I only saw the tour so I never got to experience the real helicopter.

Anyway, Miss Saigon is and shall always be my favorite show ever. A revival would be great. I would love to see the cast played by Vietnamese actors. I don't think Kim has ever been portrayed by a Vietnamese woman.

I think it's better than Les Mis, too. The story's more intimate and pulled together. And Les Mis is my favorite novel, so I'm not knocking on the story--just that it's a little much for only a few hours.

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