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Miss Saigon

First Preview: Oct 17, 2016
Opening Date: Oct 17, 2016
Closing Date: Jan 14, 2018
Running Time: 02:40
Miss Saigon

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Playing @
Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
Direct from its smash London run, Cameron Mackintosh's stunning new production of Boublil and Schonberg's legendary musical Miss Saigon returns to Broadway 

Set in 1975 during the final days of the American occupation of Saigon, Miss Saigon is an epic love story about the relationship between an American GI and a young Vietnamese woman. Orphaned by war, 17-year-old Kim is forced to work as a bar girl in a sleazy Saigon nightclub, owned by a notorious wheeler-dealer known as "The Engineer." John, an American GI, buys his friend Chris the services of Kim for the night—a night that will change their lives forever.

“It’s hard to believe that it has been nearly 25 years since Miss Saigon first opened in New York, but if anything, the tragic love story of the show has become even more relevant today with the conflicts in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. This new production, directed by Laurence Connor, takes a grittier, more realistic approach than the original production while still delivering the power and epic sweep of Boublil and Schönberg’s tremendous score

--Cameron Mackintosh 

BroadwayMusical
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 13

Performance Schedule

MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY @ 8 PM
TUESDAY @ 7 PM
WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY @ 2 PM
SUNDAY @ 4 PM


Music
  • Claude-Michel Schönberg

Lyrics
  • Alain Boublil

Book
  • Claude-Michel Schönberg & Alain Boublil

Director
  • Laurence Connor

Choreography
  • Bob Avian (recreation)

TDF Tickets Offers:

TDF Member tickets:

Not currently available for this show

Listed at

Never

Full-price tickets:

$39.00 - $165.00

Lottery & Rush

MISS SAIGON will offer a limited number of $39 rush tickets for each performance. These tickets can be purchased day-of at the box office (1681 Broadway at 53rd Street) on a first-come, first-served basis.Limited to two rush tickets per person. Cash and credit cards are accepted.

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Reviews

  • Call it the guilty pleasure of '80s nostalgia if you must, but revisiting the show at almost three decades' distance, I was unprepared to be so consistently entertained for the two-and-a-half–hour duration. Sure, it's a brash, broad-strokes saga with questionable racial and gender representation and a taste for salacious vulgarity. But although director Laurence Connor has adhered to the basic contours of the original, his grittier approach exposes teeth in the material that I don't recall previously being so sharp..

  • The meticulous mounting is by Laurence Connor, who directed “School of Rock” on Broadway as well as the recent revival of “Les Miserables.” The production values alone are a jaw-dropper. That iconic helicopter, rendered with unusual realism thanks to the miracles of modern technology, is still the show-stopper. But lesser miracles are still stunning.

  • But as a piece of political theater that depicts Americans involved in a disastrous foreign war, cultural misunderstanding, the difficulties of emigrating to the U.S. as a refugee and the pursuit of success through shameless exploitation, “Miss Saigon” is more relevant and heartbreaking today than when it premiered on Broadway in 1991 at the same theater.

  • Call it the guilty pleasure of '80s nostalgia if you must, but revisiting the show at almost three decades' distance, I was unprepared to be so consistently entertained for the two-and-a-half–hour duration. Sure, it's a brash, broad-strokes saga with questionable racial and gender representation and a taste for salacious vulgarity. But although director Laurence Connor has adhered to the basic contours of the original, his grittier approach exposes teeth in the material that I don't recall previously being so sharp..

Accessibility

  • Elevator\Escalator

    There are no elevators or escalators at this theatre.
  • Assisted Listening System

    Reservations are not necessary. Drivers license or ID with printed address required as a deposit. Please call: (212) 582-7678 to reserve in advance.
  • Wheelchair Info

    Wheelchair seating available in the Orchestra section only. Theatre is not completely wheelchair accessible.
  • Entrance

    No stairs at the entrance to the lobby.
  • Folding Armrests

    Six (6) seats with folding armrests available as mobility seats.
  • Parking

    The closest lot is Maestro Parking, 888 8th Avenue.
  • Restroom

    Unisex wheelchair accessible restroom located on lobby level.
  • Seating

    Orchestra: No steps. Mezzanine: 2 flights of stairs (up 31 steps) 11 steps/landing/9 steps/landing with restrooms/3 steps/landing/8 steps. Please note, once on the Mezzanine level there are approx 2 steps up/down per row. Entrance to Mezz. is behind Front Mezzanine row F and in front row A of rear mezzanine.
  • Telephone

    A pay phone is located in the theatre lobby.
  • Visual Assistance

    Vision seats in the front of the orchestra for purchase on the phone, in person, or on the website.
  • Water Fountain

    Water available from the bar. Water fountain down one flight of stairs in lower lobby.

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