Miss Saigon Previews Thread — Page 8

wish i were here2 said: "Just got back from the matinee and I thought it was a really good! Lianah Sta. Ana was on for Kim, I think it was her first performance. Any who though I was a little sad I wouldn't be seeing Eva, Lianah blew it out of the park! She was amazing; you never would've thought it was her first performance. "

Would anyone mind doing a comparison of the Kim's? I'm really interested in all of the interpretations. I know that Tanya Manalang was a favourite in London and would like to know what each of the Kim's bring to the table!

jsg03jd said: "GreasedLightning said: "Where was everyone sitting? Any seat advice/reports?



I recommend front mezzanine center so you can appreciate everything happening onstage.



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I was in Row F on the left (rush seats), and I felt I was too close. I think front mezzanine would be ideal.



Question...was the Mormon always there during the club scene in the second act? I didn't remember it in the movie screening, and it felt like a little nod to Book of Mormon.

starcatchers said: "I was in Row F on the left (rush seats), and I felt I was too close. I think front mezzanine would be ideal."

I was in the 5th row in the mezzanine and it's perfect. I'm in the 7th row on opening night.

For the reasons I said. The engineer is no longer being played by a known star and Briones performance- good as it is- makes the Engineer feel secondary (perhaps rightly so) to the role of Kim.

ebontoyan said: "When the current Kims reach the stature of Lea Salonga, they can get the final bows. While Jon Jon may not have the stature of a Jonathan Price the Engineer is still the Engineer. I am glad this production is honoring that.



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And Kim is Kim, she's the main character and she should get the final bow

I have a question. In the 2nd act, when Kim Meets John again in the nightclub, and sings to him about her struggle "One month at sea, etc, but I thought about Chris and we didn't go down", which is a beautiful Kim moment, but in the London revival and filmed version suddenly the Engineer took over half of her lines, which felt very strange and then Kim sang "come see love, come see Chris" but she sang those lines off stage when the Engineer was standing centre stage. It's as if direction wise, they stole Kim's moment and gave it to the Engineer for no reason? It felt really forced and unnatural. This is Kim's moment and at that moment I don't really care about the engineer explaining his motives once again. At that point we already know what the Engineer thinks but we don't know yet how John and Kim will react to eachother which is the point of that scene.

Did they fix this in the Broadway version?

Also, in that scene she sings to John "Chris is here? Oh my god it's all true". And then in the next scene "Too much for one heart" halfway through the song John tells her again that Chris is here and it's like she hears it for the first time? Maybe the first one is just a hunch and the latter a confirmation, but then the conclusion of "Oh my god it's true" is a bit misplaced in the first?

Also, does anyone know who the understudy Kim is?

Edit: Oh, I already found it, Emily Bautista.

Updated On: 3/5/17 at 01:05 PM

Dave28282 said: "I have a question. In the 2nd act, when Kim Meets John again in the nightclub, and sings to him about her struggle "One month at sea, etc, but I thought about Chris and we didn't go down", which is a beautiful Kim moment, but in the London revival and filmed version suddenly the Engineer took over half of her lines, which felt very strange and then Kim sang "come see love, come see Chris" but she sang those lines off stage when the Engineer was standing centre stage. It's as if direction wise, they stole Kim's moment and gave it to the Engineer for no reason? It felt really forced and unnatural. This is Kim's moment and at that moment I don't really care about the engineer explaining his motives once again. At that point we already know what the Engineer thinks but we don't know yet how John and Kim will react to eachother which is the point of that scene.

Did they fix this in the Broadway version?

Also, in that scene she sings to John "Chris is here? Oh my god it's all true". And then in the next scene "Too much for one heart" halfway through the song John tells her again that Chris is here and it's like she hears it for the first time? Maybe the first one is just a hunch and the latter a conformation, but then the conclusion of "Oh my god it's true" is a bit misplaced in the first?





None of the issues you spotted have been altered as of the first preview. Originally, Kim also sang to her customer, "Take your hands off we're finished. Go find someone else." The Engineer took over that line as well.

Does anyone have a photo of how high the stage is? I've heard the stage is really high and it's hard to see in the first row.

mint said: "Should I go ahead to purchase the ticket online or should I head down to TKTS to get discounted tickets, but how long is the queue, do I need to wait long?

Lastly, will I get to see most of the main cast (in particular Eva, Rachelle Ann Go and Jon Jon) on a Saturday evening show?

We have no way of knowing what day you intend on going --- so I'm going to go ahead and say that, no, you should not expect to see ANY of the main cast (especially Eva and Rachelle Ann Go) on that day. Also the wait at TKTS that day will be 57 minutes and 12 seconds.



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In the original production, Lea Salonga's alternate played Saturday evenings. We don't yet know for certain the regular schedule for the Kim alternate in this production (though she played the matinee this past preview Saturday), so you may miss Eva on a Saturday night.

Updated On: 3/6/17 at 12:19 PM

Yep, and here's a source:

http://www.playbill.com/playbillpagegallery/inside-playbill?asset=00000150-aea7-d936-a7fd-eef76ae40000&type=InsidePlaybill&slide=3

MinnieFay said: "mint said: "Should I go ahead to purchase the ticket online or should I head down to TKTS to get discounted tickets, but how long is the queue, do I need to wait long?

Lastly, will I get to see most of the main cast (in particular Eva, Rachelle Ann Go and Jon Jon) on a Saturday evening show?

We have no way of knowing what day you intend on going --- so I'm going to go ahead and say that, no, you should not expect to see ANY of the main cast (especially Eva and Rachelle Ann Go) on that day. Also the wait at TKTS that day will be 57 minutes and 12 seconds.



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"Why wouldnt they not see Rachelle? The role isn't that taxing lol!

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