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‘Miss Saigon’ Coming to the Fox . . .
Casting Announced For the New Tour Of ‘Miss Saigon’
Casting for Cameron Mackintosh’s acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical Miss Saigon—a smash hit in London, Broadway and across the UK—has been announced for its engagement in St. Louis at The Fabulous Fox Theatre for two weeks, April 23 – May 5. To purchase tickets, visit Metrotix.com, call 314-534-1111 or visit the Fabulous Fox Box Office. Ticket prices start at $27.
Showtimes for Miss Saigon April 23 – May 5. Are: Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m., Saturday afternoons at 2 p.m. and Sunday afternoons at 1 p.m. There will also be a 6:30 p.m. evening performance on Sunday, April 28 and a matinee performance on Thursday, May 2 at 1 p.m.
Red Concepción will lead the tour as ‘the Engineer’ direct from the current UK Tour, Emily Bautista will play ‘Kim’ having also performed the role in the most recent Broadway production and Anthony Festa will play ‘Chris.’ Joining them will be Stacie Bono as ‘Ellen,’ J. Daughtry as ‘John,’ Jinwoo Jung as ‘Thuy’ and Christine Bunuan as ‘Gigi.’
At certain performances, the role of ‘Kim’ will be played by Myra Molloy. They are joined by Alexander Aguilar, Eric Badiqué, Brandon Block, Eymard Cabling, Joven Calloway, Rae Leigh Case, Kai An Chee, Matthew Dailey, Max B. Ehrlich, Julie Eicher, Noah Gouldsmith, Adam Kaokept, McKinley Knuckle, Madoka Koguchi, Nancy Lam, Brian Shimasaki Liebson, Garrick Macatangay, Jonelle Margallo, Jackie Nguyen, Matthew Overberg, Emilio Ramos, Adam Roberts, Michael Russell, Paul Schwensen, Julius Sermonia, Emily Stillings, Tiffany Toh, Nicholas Walters, Michael Wordly and Anna-Lee Wright. The role of Tam is played by Jace Chen, Tyler Dunn, Ryder Khatiwala and Fin Moulding,
Red Concepción and Jinwoo Jung are appearing with the support of Actors’ Equity Association. The Producers acknowledge Actors’ Equity Association for its assistance with this production.Red Concepción received rave reviews as ‘The Engineer’ in the UK Tour of Miss Saigon. .
Emily Bautista made her Broadway debut in the Broadway revival of Miss Saigon where she understudied and played the role of ‘Kim.’ She has been most recently seen as ‘Éponine’ in the current national tour of Les Misérables.
Anthony Festa has most recently been seen in NYC in the Outer Critics Circle Award-winning best musical, Desperate Measures. He has also toured with the companies of Wicked and Finding Neverland and played Tony in West Side Story in the West End and on International/UK Tour. J. Daughtry has been seen on Broadway in Beautiful—The Carole King Musical and The Color Purple. Regionally, Stacie has been at the Guthrie Theater, Tuacahn and Denver Center. Jinwoo
Jung was born and raised in Korea and was most recently seen Off-Broadway in K-Pop. He has performed regionally in La Cage aux Folles (East West Players),
Miss Saigon tells the story of a young Vietnamese woman named Kim, who is orphaned by war and forced to work in a bar run by a notorious character known as the Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American G.I. named Chris, but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For 3 years, Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he’s fathered a son.
This new production features stunning spectacle and a sensational cast of 42 performing the soaring score, including Broadway hits like “The Heat is On in Saigon,” “The Movie in My Mind,” “Last Night of the World” and “American Dream.”
Cameron Mackintosh said “It’s hard to believe that it has been over 27 years since Miss Saigon first opened in North America but, if anything, the tragic love story at the heart of the show has become even more relevant today with innocent people being torn apart by war all over the world.” This new production, directed by Laurence Connor and featuring the original dazzling choreography by Bob Avian, takes a grittier, more realistic approach that magnifies the power and epic sweep of Boublil and Schönberg’s tremendous score.
Of all the productions, despite its popularity, Miss Saigon is the one that the public has had the least chance to see as it requires such a huge international cast of Asian and Western performers and a vast array of visually stunning sets. Now, for the first time in 17 years, it continues to wow audiences in major cities around the world. The official show site: https://www.miss-saigon.com
