This is kind of why having a big special effect in a show can work against it. All everyone seems to talk about with Miss Saigon is the helicopter...but nobody ever seems to talk about how harrowing and gripping the scene leading UP to the helicopter is. (A local theater did a small production and made it work beautifully. There was a video projection on the back of the stage of helicopters arriving at around "Please, Kim, hear the phone..." Then when it came time for the evacuation, a blinding headlight descended from the top of the stage, throwing everything else into shadow. Just the light and some sound effects, and the audience's mind filled in the rest.)
I remember in the philippines it was the most talk musical at that year 2000 because of lea going back home for the play, and the tickets are so expensive..
@@the_piano_diva I haven't seen the new version of this part of the show, but I imagine they changed some of the politically incorrect language used by the soldier who was doing the processing of papers at the beginning. Maybe they got complaints from the Department of State or Defense about embassy personnel/soldiers being portrayed in that way.
This is kind of why having a big special effect in a show can work against it. All everyone seems to talk about with Miss Saigon is the helicopter...but nobody ever seems to talk about how harrowing and gripping the scene leading UP to the helicopter is.
(A local theater did a small production and made it work beautifully. There was a video projection on the back of the stage of helicopters arriving at around "Please, Kim, hear the phone..." Then when it came time for the evacuation, a blinding headlight descended from the top of the stage, throwing everything else into shadow. Just the light and some sound effects, and the audience's mind filled in the rest.)
Anyone watching this given the withdrawal from Kabul
Yep.
Yes!
I remember in the philippines it was the most talk musical at that year 2000 because of lea going back home for the play, and the tickets are so expensive..
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Oh my.. Thanks for sharing
This is my fav scene ngl
Thanks!
Watching this after the fall of Kabul
Thanks for sharing.
It's like what happened to Afghanistan.... Both sad.... :(
Facts , the West never learns
Big facts, sadly
@@anaihilator The West's war industry will never permit them to learn. That would be too much of a threat to their profits.
Chills!!
46 years ago
Can you math?
@@dorotheaa17 Bro the math is right
@@rondameravella2885 46 years ago wasn’t 2000
So the tragedy of Miss Saigon was caused by Chris’s poor time management and planning skills 😒
One must wonder why they changed lyrics?
Which lyrics were changed?
@@the_piano_diva I haven't seen the new version of this part of the show, but I imagine they changed some of the politically incorrect language used by the soldier who was doing the processing of papers at the beginning. Maybe they got complaints from the Department of State or Defense about embassy personnel/soldiers being portrayed in that way.
@@vinista256 Thuy's lyrics in this number was actually change.
Heard both version recently and I suppose it's meant to make it more impactful in the 2014 version by emphasizing more on the corpse and soul of Thuy
@@vinista256 Yeah they probably changed some of the slurs too