"This is wanting something, this is reaching for it,
This is wishing that a moment would arrive.
This is taking chances, this is almost touching, what the beauty is." --The Light in the Piazza
Seriously, you just wanted Miss Saigon moved up on the list, right? I mean, did anybody see The Red Shoes? And if they did, were they able to stay awake?
Miss Saigon (obviously)
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
He created the brackets according to the shows' total number of performances, ranking them in four groups. #1 goes against #16, #2 against #15, etc. So for these first round pairings, there are going to be many discrepancies in the level of competition. It will tighten up by the Sweet 16.
Miss Saigon to this day remains in my top five favorite musicals. The story of an American Vietnam soldier Chris, (My top choice for Chris was Jarrod Emick who I later saw in Damm Yankees & Ring of Fire). Miss Saigon was one of the most passionate musicals and has one heck of a “Bang” for the finale. The press and audience members were marveled on the set when a helicopter lands on stage then flies away with cast members. The composers of Miss Saigon also composed Les Misérables and the Pirate Queen.