Miss Saigon
Synopsis
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.
Kim is working in a sleazy Saigon night club 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. That night will change their lives forever.
Three years later, the US Army has fled Saigon. Chris has returned to America and is now married to Ellen, an American women. He believes that Kim is dead. However Kim has left Saigon and is living in poverty with her three year old son, Tam in Bangkok. Chris finds out that Kim is alive and has bore him a son and so returns to Asia in search of Kim and Tam.
When Kim learns that Chris is in Bangkok with his new wife all her hopes to be reunited with him disappear. She is desperate for her son to have a future in America with his father and will make the ultimate sacrifice to achieve this.
Role
- Ellen
Year
- 2004-2006
Venue
National UK tour, various venues.
Thoughts from Kerry
I had never toured before, so this was an experience. Ellen was another part I have always wanted to play, so it was good to finally get my teeth into the role. We started rehearsing at Sadler's Wells in the summer of 2004 and we had a great cast from all over the world. I had a lot of fun on this job touring around the UK - it was interesting to see how different audiences around the country took to the show, everyone seemed to enjoy it, but people react differently to such an emotional piece.
Source: The official Kerry Ellis website
Musical numbers
Act 1
- Overture/Backstage Dreamland
- The Heat is On in Saigon
- The Movie in my Mind
- The Transaction
- The Dance
- Why God Why?
- This Money's Yours
- Sun and Moon
- The Telephone Song
- The Deal
- The Wedding Ceremony
- Thuy's Arrival
- Last Night of the World
- The Morning of the Dragon
- I Still Believe
- Back in Town
- Thuy's Death/You Will Not Touch Him
- This is the Hour
- If You Want to Die in Bed
- Kim and Engineer ("Let me see his Western nose")
- I'd Give My Life for You
Act 2
- Bui Doi
- The Revelation
- What a Waste
- Please
- Chris is Here
- Kim's Nightmare
- Fall of Saigon
- Sun and Moon (Reprise)
- Room 317
- Now That I've Seen Her
- The Confrontation
- Paper Dragons
- The American Dream
- This is the Hour (Reprise)
- Finale
Merchandise
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