LoginMiss Saigon (Original 1989 London Cast)
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It's probably best known for raising the stakes for 1980s blockbuster shows by landing a helicopter on stage, but Miss Saigon is also a good show with good music. As a follow-up to their international smash Les Misérables, Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (with an assist from Richard Maltby Jr.) adapted the tale of Madame Butterfly to the Vietnam War, realized here by the original 1989 London cast. While it may seem overheated at times, the despair and passion fit the tragic story, and Schönberg's pop-flavored style receives its most appropriate setting. Leading the cast are Jonathan Pryce as the Engineer (a Eurasia
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Manufacturer: Geffen
Release date: 13 February 1990
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0720642427125 UPC: 720642427125
Release date: 13 February 1990
Number of discs: 2
EAN: 0720642427125 UPC: 720642427125
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