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Miss Saigon Returns

Experience the acclaimed new production of the legendary musical

Miss Saigon, from the creators of Les Misérables. This is the story

of a young Vietnamese woman named Kim who is orphaned by war

and forced to work in a bar run by a notorious character known as

the Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American G.I.

named Chris, but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For three

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. Featuring stunning

spectacle and a sensational cast of 42 performing the soaring score,

including Broadway hits like “The Heat Is On in Saigon,” “The Movie

in My Mind,” “Last Night of the World” and “American Dream,” this is

a theatrical event you will never forget.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Miss Saigon has played in 32 countries and 369 cities. The

countries include: Great Britain, United States, Japan, Canada,

Hungary, Germany, Australia, Denmark, Holland, Sweden, The

Philippines, Poland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Ireland, Scotland,

Estonia, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Finland, The Czech Republic,

South Korea, Northern Ireland, Brazil, Portugal, Norway, Austria

and Thailand.

• Miss Saigon has been translated into 15 different languages:

English, Japanese, Hungarian, German, Danish, Dutch, Swedish,

Polish, Estonian, Finnish, Czech, Korean, Portuguese, Norwegian

and Thai.

• The production has been seen by over 36 million people

worldwide

• There have been 14 cast recordings of Miss Saigon (including

albums and suites). The original London recording was awarded a

Gold Disc for selling 150,000 copies within three days of its release

and subsequently went Platinum.

“A Dynamite Broadway Revival.”—The New Yorker

Photos of the Miss Saigon national tour by Matthew Murphy

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MOVING THE TOUR

• It requires ten 53-foot trailers.

• It takes around 16 hours to put the show into a venue and 8 hours

to take the show out of a venue.

• 85 production and local crew are involved in putting the show into

a venue.

• 50 production and local crew are required to put on the

performance.

WARDROBE

• All the straw hats in the show are from Vietnam or Thailand.

• There are more than 200 pairs of shoes in the show.

• The bikinis worn by the girls in the “American Dream” number

have over 2 pounds of beads on each one.

• There are 16 costume changes for each member of the female

ensemble throughout the show.

• The G.I. flak jackets and helmets are all original and have been

used in action.

• Every piece of costume has a hand sewn label with the actor’s

name, scene and character.

ORCHESTRA

• There are 15 members of the orchestra.

• Instruments include 8 Asian flutes, piccolo and flute.

• The Asian flutes (Dizi) only play when Kim is on stage and act as

her character within the orchestra.

• There are 77 different percussion instruments in total. Unusual

instruments include skull drums, ankle bells, singing bowls, Thai

chap cymbals and kabuki blocks.

THE HELICOPTER

· The blade span of the helicopter at full extension is 19’ 8” in

diameter.

· It has 8 different moving elements, independently controlled.

· It weighs over 3 tons/7,300 pounds (twice the weight of an

average car).

· It is 26 feet at full height.

MISS SAIGONSEGERSTROM HALLDates: October 1–13Tickets: $26 and up

Miss Saigon contains some scenes and language which may not be suitable for younger audience members. Recommended for ages 14 and up.

With special underwriting from:Doug and Jaimee Baker

Media Partner:Spectrum Reach

For tickets and information visit SCFTA.org or call (714) 556-2787 Group services: (714) 755-0236