Miss Saigon for Chatswood in May
Chatswood Musical Society (NSW) presents Miss Saigon as the company’s first production at The Concourse in Chatswood from May 4.
Set in 1975 during the final days of the American occupation of Vietnam and inspired by Puccini’s Madame Butterfly, Miss Saigon is an epic love story between a young Vietnamese girl and an American GI who are torn apart by war but connect for a brief moment that changes their lives forever.
"They’re called Bui-Doi, the dust of life… conceived in hell and born in strife
We owe them fathers and a family, a loving home they never knew
Because we know deep in our hearts that they are all our children too."
A follow up to their legendary blockbuster Les Misérables, in 1989 Cameron Mackintosh premiered Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's epic musical Miss Saigon at London's Theatre Royal Drury Lane. It became a runaway hit, playing in London and on Broadway for over 10 years and in major capital cities around the world. Miss Saigon is in the top 15 of the longest running musicals in musical theatre history.
Chatswood Musical Society presents the North Shore Premiere of Miss Saigon as its first production at The Concourse, Victoria Avenue at Chatswood from May 4 – 12.
Annie Veitch directs, and the musical director is Therese Doyle, with Greg Jones conducting a huge orchestra. The production features choreography by Kelly Goldberg, set design by Neil Shotter, costumes by Beth Pilley and a lighting design by James Wallis. Production manager is Pauline Lazarus.
The cast includes Jeremy Curtin as Chris, Veronica Alonzo as Kim, Helen Harris as Ellen, Michael Curtin as The Engineer and Daley Chaston as John, with Daniel Placido (Thuy), Susanna Downes (Gigi), Edwin Estanislao, Jemma Douglas-Eggins and Melanie Aspinall in addition to an ensemble of 25 more performers.
Images (from top): Jeremy Curtin and Veronica Alonzo; Bar Girls, & Helen Harris and Jeremy Curtin.
Bookings: www.chatswoodmusicals.org or 1300 79 50 12 ">www.chatswoodmusicals.org or 1300 79 50 12
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