Broadway Alums Natalie Mendoza & Chris Peluso Tapped for Miss Saigon in London's West End

The heat is still on in Saigon! Broadway alums Natalie Mendoza and Chris Peluso, along with Siobhan Dillon and Sangwoong Jo, are joining the cast of Miss Saigon on May 11. Directed by Laurence Connor, the revival of the classic musical is playing at London’s Prince Edward Theatre.

Mendoza takes on the role of Gigi and was last seen on stage as Imelda Marcos in the U.K. National Theatre’s Here Lies Love; her other credits include Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark on Broadway. Peluso is making his West End debut as Chris having most recently appeared in Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on the Great White Way. Dillon will play Ellen; she recently starred as ‘Sally Bowles’ in Rufus Norris’s production of Cabaret. Jo is making his West End debut as Thuy.

Set in 1975 during the final days of the American occupation of Saigon, Miss Saigon is an epic love story about the relationship between an American GI and a young Vietnamese woman. Orphaned by war, 17-year-old Kim is forced to work as a bar girl in a sleazy Saigon nightclub, owned by a notorious wheeler-dealer known as "The Engineer." John, an American GI, buys his friend Chris the services of Kim for the night—a night that will change their lives forever.

Continuing in their roles are Jon Jon Briones as The Engineer, Eva Noblezada as Kim and Hugh Maynard as John. At certain performances Tanya Manalang continues to play the role of Kim and Christian Rey Marbella will be playing the role of The Engineer.