Miss Saigon October 24, 2008

MISS SAIGON is a classic love story brought up-to-date in one of the most stunning theatrical spectacles of all time. Alain Boublil and Claude-Michael Schonberg (the creators of "Les Miserables"), along with Richard Maltby, Jr., bring Puccini's "Madame Butterfly" to the modern world in a moving testament to the human spirit and a scathing indictment of the tragedies of war.

In the turmoil of the Vietnam War, an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl fall in love, only to be separated during the fall of Saigon. Their struggles to find each other over the ensuing years ends in tragedy for her and a fighting chance for the child he never knew he had.

An international sensation, MISS SAIGON is an epic, daring pop opera that is universal in its emotional power even as it deals with controversial, contemporary issues. Its sung-through pop-inflected score gives a multi-ethnic cast of strong pop singers an opportunity to shine, in showstopping numbers like "I Still Believe," "Why God Why?" and "The American Dream." Meanwhile, its fluid cinematic structure gives directors and designers a field day.

Raw and uncompromising, MISS SAIGON is an intensely personal story of the losses we suffer and the sacrifices we make in a world gone mad.

With Antonio Rodriguez III (The Engineer), Kelly Park (Kim), Ronald Houk (Chris), Morgan Breedveld (Ellen), Alex Orenberg (John), Mema Mataban (Gigi), Bryan Pangilinian (Thuy), Meggy Hai-Trang (Yvette), Susie Manivahn (Mimi), Zelah Brandt (Yvonne), James Trinidad (Asst Commissar), Charles Orlando (Club Owner), and Miori Kennedy (Tam).

The ensemble cast includes Kathleen Ben, Pia Barton, Bernadette Tuason, Ali Lane, Zoe Brandt, Nick Quintell, Brian Dea, Bryan Pangilinian, Michael Palad, John Vietch, Barry Bailey, Julian Reisenthel, Amy Poon, Leslie Autenreith, and Frances Fon

MISS SAIGON is directed by John Baiocchi and produced by Kathleen Breedveld.

Adults $36, Seniors $34, Students $26.

Official Website: http://www.trivalleyrep.org/