Miss Saigon is heading to the Broadway Theatre in 2017

Cameron Mackintosh has announced that the West End production of Miss Saigon will land at the Broadway Theatre (its original Broadway home), beginning previews on 1 March 2017, before an offcial opening on 23 March and a limited engagement through to 14 January 2018.

Mackintosh commented:

"It's hard to believe that it has been 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. Of all my shows, Miss Saigon is the one that I have received the most requests from the public to bring back, and I am thrilled that Broadway audiences will get to see this tremendous new production that audiences and critics in London have embraced since it opened in 2014. And I am delighted that our wonderful London stars, Jon Jon Briones and Eva Noblezada, will be bringing their stunning performances across the Atlantic. Audiences who can't wait will get a preview of the scale of this wonderful production at forthcoming screenings of the Miss Saigon 25th Anniversary Performance which was filmed live in London, in selected screens across America on September 22."

Synopsis: "Miss Saigon tells the story of young bar girl named Kim, orphaned by war, who falls in love with Chris, an American GI - but their lives are torn apart by the fall of Saigon."

Already confirmed for the cast are its London stars Jon Jon Briones (The Engineer) and Eva Noblezada (Kim), with further casting to be announced at a later date.

This revival production is directed by Laurence Connor with musical staging by Bob Avian and additional choreography by Geoffrey Garratt. It features scenic design by Totie Driver and Matt Kinley, based on an original concept by Adrian Vaux, costume design by Andreane Neofitou, lighting design by Bruno Poet, sound design by Mick Potter, and orchestrations by William David Brohn.

The production will end its limited engagement on 14 January 2018, before heading out on a National Tour later in 2018.

- by Tom Millward