Miss Saigon
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Miss Saigon is a hit musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil that reimagines the story of Madame Butterfly during the Vietnam War, known for its powerful score and dramatic staging.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miss Saigon canonical | 11 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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West End musical ⓘ stage musical ⓘ |
| award |
Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical nomination
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Tony Award for Best Musical nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Madame Butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookWriter |
Alain Boublil
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Claude-Michel Schönberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayOpeningDate | 1991-04-11 ⓘ |
| centralCharacter |
Chris
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Ellen NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim NERFINISHED ⓘ The Engineer NERFINISHED ⓘ Thuy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Claude-Michel Schönberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | criticisms over racial representation and casting ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Giacomo Puccini's opera Madame Butterfly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
helicopter evacuation staging sequence
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powerful contemporary score ⓘ spectacular staging and set design ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Alain Boublil
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Richard Maltby Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Bui Doi
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I Still Believe NERFINISHED ⓘ I'd Give My Life for You NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun and Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ The American Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Night of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Movie in My Mind NERFINISHED ⓘ Why God Why? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orchestrator | William David Brohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayLeadPerformer | Lea Salonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayLeadRole | Kim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayTheatre | Broadway Theatre, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguageVersion | English-language adaptation of French concept ⓘ |
| originalWestEndLeadPerformer | Lea Salonga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWestEndLeadRole | Kim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWestEndTheatre | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotTheme |
cultural clash
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sacrifice ⓘ tragic love story ⓘ war and displacement ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1989-09-20 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Cameron Mackintosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Cameron Mackintosh Ltd. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| revival | 2014 West End revival at Prince Edward Theatre ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Bangkok
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Saigon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | relationships between American GIs and Vietnamese women ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.