Miss Saigon Sets Closing Date in London's West End; Broadway Transfer In The Works

We knew that Miss Saigon would close at London's Prince Edward Theatre to make way for Aladdin, and now we know when. Directed by Laurence Connor, the revival of Boublil and Schönberg’s tuner will shutter on February 27, 2016; it began performances on May 3, 2014. The show's producer, Cameron Mackintosh, said in a statement that transfers of the production are "planned to open in Germany, Australia and Broadway in the next two years."

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.

The company currently includes Jon Jon Briones as The Engineer, Eva Noblezada as Kim, Chris Peluso as Chris, Siobhan Dillon as Ellen, Hugh Maynard as John, Sangwoong Jo as Thuy and Natalie Mendoza as Gigi.

The original production of Miss Saigon opened at the Great White Way's Broadway Theatre on April 11, 1991 and shuttered on January 28, 2001. At time of closing it had played 19 previews and 4092 regular performances.