Ive seen Miss Saigon 4 times in my life, 2 times with Lea Salonga, 1 with Joanna Ampil and this production with Eva Noblezada. I must say the Lea and Joanna were outstanding but Eva Noblezada took the character to another level.
I've seen this a few times in the 90s on Broadway and a few traveling casts. With that being said, this version of Morning of the Dragon is one of the best. Also, The Engineer is great. Love his performance.
@@micahsnow346 I'll have to relisten to my original cast album for the exact changes. Basically the sex workers, notably Gigi, have hopes that their GIs will save them and have a tragic bittersweet fantasy of being safe, whereas the updated lyrics seem grittier and more realistic. To me, I see it as vulnerable women desperately clinging to a fantasy for The Movie in my Mind, versus the same women having a realistic outlook and more survivor focused in the update.
I grew up with both The London Recording and The Complete Symphonic Recording. With that being said, I like the CSR better. The only thing that would it perfect is if they got Lea Salonga to perform as Kim.
@@micahsnow346 lots. The lyrics to I Still Believe are very different than the London recording or the Complete Symphonic Recording. When Kim and Ellen meet for the first time, in London the name of the song was called Her or Me. When it came to Broadway, they changed the song to Now That I've Seen Her. There's more but listen to the London Cast then The Complete Symphonic Recording. Lots of changes.
FIRST ACT 1:10 The Heat Is On 5:50 The Movie in My Mind 10:20 The Transaction 13:26 The Dance 15:35 Why, God, Why? 19:30 This Money's Yours 22:07 Sun and Moon 25:27 Asking For Leave 27:08 The Deal 28:00 The Wedding Ceremony 31:08 Thuy's Intervention 33:27 Last Night of the World 37:55 The Morning of the Dragon 45:05 I Still Believe 49:00 Coo-Coo Princess 55:05 You Will Not Touch Him 59:13 This is the Hour 1:01:00 If You Want to Die in Bed 1:04:32 Let Me See His Western Nose 1:07:42 I'd Give My Life for You
In Japan, Miss Saigon is being performed right now. It was so good and I wanted to see it in full again, so I was looking for the video and I'm glad I was able to see it! I like Racheal and Eva!!! Act2： ruclips.net/video/I01EXGMKfqs/видео.html
Um no? The musical was all about the strength of those Asian women, not shaming them? That being raped and abused was their best chance to surviving in that living hell? There’s nothing shameful about that at all
@@valentinasisi Yes there are plenty of MODERN women that choose sex life and are proud of it, but back then, that simply was not true. From cultural stigmas alone, it couldn't be true. Those women did not have a choice. Their life was to be sexual objects, because they had to make a living.
@@valentinasisi This is... history. A retelling of history. If asian women today feel represented by it not, quite frankly doesn't matter. I don't. But it's still a retelling of my history. And this show pays respect to my strong ancestors, who did this to survive. This show is not problematic, however you try to twist it.
@@valentinasisi THE SHOW WASNT WRITTEN BY American WHITE MEN . WHAT ARE YOU Talking ABOUT . ITS A Collaboration BETWEEN FRENCH AND ENGLISH GUYS . Originally PERFORMED IN LONDON. Asia is a continent it's about 2 countries in that continent .
I've seen Miss Saigon 5 times. 3 with Lea, 1 with Lea's understudy, and this revival with Eva. My favorite show, but I absolutely hate the lyric changes. It ruins it for me. It was a good revival, but nothing can ever beat the original production with Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce. It was truly emotional and magical. My favorite aspect of the revival was Rachel Ann Go. Incredible.
@@royperez8965 It's terrible that I don't remember her name....but Kam Cheng sounds awfully familiar. I think that might have been her. Was it 1991, the year the show released? If so, she was great. A little trivia....in 1992, the understudy was Annette Calud....she is the aunt to Eva Noblezada.
@@royperez8965 -One of the girls help Kim remove her pants instead of the Engineer ripping it off - In the first line the GI’s sing “The boys are ready to screw” - Chris sings “Waking up with some girl” -The girls do their poses on a makeshift runway during the final chorus of The Heat is On - Chris sings “Waking up with some girl” The rest of Dreamland is the same There are few additional ensemble lines before Why God Why (Dreamland waiters saying cheers) and a few walking upstage During the Interlude of Why God Why it was one of the waiters who begs Chris to give him a visa. Sun and moon is unchanged The Telephone song is the same but John now says “Saigon who*e” and after April moon “Are you f-ing high?” (Not a change but a detail I saw) Wedding Ceremony the Alternate Kim (in her Ensemble track) is seen praying on the altar but is shooed away when Kim and Chris arrived. (they used the new Vietnamese pronunciation) Last Night of the world Chris now sings “On the other side of the earth We can build a life that has worth” Kim and Engineer The blocking for the torture is simplified (the part where Kim is dragged to stage right is no longer there) The transition to If You Want to Die in Bed is a bit different with soldiers running flashing flashlights and one of them is the Engineer (he no longer kills a soldier to steal a uniform) His stash in the now abandoned dreamland is on a shelf behind the bar (I assume is not a change as it’s a touring production where there’s no trap door provision on the stage) Act 2 The way Bui Doi is pronounced is reworked and the vocals have been reworked too (I’ll send a link of Lewis Francis singing it) Bui Doi is no longer sung by John on a podium but Sitting down and getting up. The ensemble sing the first part offstage and gradually come on stage John now sings “Little ones from a land that’s torn” Too much for one heart the London Revival lyrics was used During the Fall of Saigon Chris yells Kim over the Fence and not as the chopper flies off (he still hangs as it rises but eventually enters) During confrontation the new line is “In Bangkok we will pay for his school” American Dream got a lot of changes (Depending if you’re seeing Seann Miley Moore) **Seann has a Wig in Act 2 which he removes during “Bald people think they’ll grow hair” The front ensemble crosses during the last phrase American Dream before Say can you see **During the Climax Seann strips his top to reveal a glittery corset as he sings “Say can you see land of the free”
I always wonder, had Lea and Eva auditioned at the same time, who would have been casted in the original West End and Broadway production especially with the Equity issue in the US.
lyrics of the whole musical The heat is on The heat is on in Saigon The girls are hotter 'n' hell One of these slits here will be Miss Saigon God, the tension is high, not to mention the smell The heat is on in Saigon Is there a war going on? Don't ask, I ain't gonna tell Ah, Monsieur Chris! Monsieur John! You've come to win Miss Saigon I gotta get my friend laid as a last souvenir I love you, pal, but your bullshit I've had up to here The heat is on in Saigon But 'til they tell us we're gone I'm gonna buy you a girl You can buy me a beer See my bikini, it's just the right size Don't you enjoy how it rides up my thighs? Look from behind, it'll knock out your eyes I'll show you: my special trophy of war For a Marine, I'll show more You won't get up off the floor The heat is on in Saigon Don't tell me I'm reassigned, all that chickenshit sucks Tonight I'm out of my mind, not to mention ten bucks If I'm your pin-up, I'll melt all your brass Stuck on your wall, with a pin in my ass If you get me, you will travel first class I'll show you, we will make magic, cheri You buy more tickets from me The winner gets her for free The meat is cheap in Saigon I used to love getting stoned, waking up with some whore I don't know why I went dead, it's not fun anymore I'm seventeen, and I'm new here today The village I come from seems so far away All of the girls know much more what to say But I know I have a heart like the sea A million dreams are in me Good Jesus, John, who is she? The Cong is tight'ning the noose Is it a week or a day or an hour that we got? Tonight could be our last shot got to put it to use Tonight I bet that you and I will get along Forget about the threat, forget the Viet-Cong Mimi, Gigi, Yvette or Yvonne Gonna buy me a beer, and elect Miss Saigon Yvonne, Yvette, Mimi, Kim, Gigi Attention, s'il vous plait! By popular demand Miss Gigi Van Tranh Is elected Miss Saigon! The heat is on in Saigon And things are not going well But still at midnight, the party goes on A good-bye party in hell And now who wins this pussycat? Number 66!
The movie in my mind They are not nice They're mostly noise They swear like men, they screw like boys I know there's nothing in their hearts But every time I take one in my arms It starts The movie in my mind The dream they leave behind A scene I can't erase And in a strong G.I's embrace Flee this life, flee this place The movie plays and plays The screen before me fills He takes me to New York He gives me dollar bills Our children laugh all day They eat too much ice cream And life is like a dream Dream, the dream I long to find The movie in my mind I will not cry, I will not think I'll do my dance, I'll make them drink When I make love it won't be me And if they hurt me I'll just close my eyes and see (They are not nice they're mostly noise) The movie in my mind (They kill like men, they die like boys) The dream that fills my head (They give their cash, they keep their hearts) A man who will not kill (But every night again it starts) Who'll fight for me instead He'll keep us safe all day So no one comes at night To blow the dream away Dream, the dream I have to find The movie in my mind And in a strong G.I's embrace Flee this life, flee this place A world that's far away Where life is not unkind The movie in my mind
The transaction ENGINEER Hey monsieur John, how'd you like to get rich Go home in style? JOHN Yeah okay, what's the pitch? ENGINEER A U.S. visa to help me out Lend me a bit of your embassy clout JOHN There isn't a chance pal, you're too well known Look, what I want is that girl in the dress ENGINEER You have a good eye Her name is Kim, she's my new princess You give her a try? JOHN It's my friend Chris Who's the one feeling down MARINE I ordered a beer! ENGINEER She'll get him up, It's her first night in town But I have to warn you She don't come cheap It's got to be twenty for my princess JOHN Twenty dollars?? ENGINEER She's sort of a virgin, well more or less For twenty more you get a room and key For fifty bucks, she's got the whole night free MARINES No one gives us a buzz Like the Engineer does JOHN Stop drooling white boy You're losing your cool You like this jail bait CHRIS John, open your eyes This is the end of the line This whole rotten scene This little girl, we could be in the sack For what it costs me to buy a big mac John, it's time to go back - You know what I mean JOHN I'm starting to cry pal You're so out of touch The trouble with you is you think too much Oh Ol' Dr. John knows what you need alright I've bought you a present She yours all night MARINES No one gives you a hit like the Engineer's shit!! ENGINEER See little princess, I was right You got the biggest score tonight You caught that sergeant by the nose You stay with him until he goes Call him Chris He'll like that KIM That marine Wants his beer ENGINEER You said you needed a job You said you'd turn a trick You'd better prove it, and quick! ENGINEER Voil
The Dance ENGINEER See little princess, I was right You are the first to score tonight You caught that sergeant by the nose You stay with him until he goes Call him Chris He'll like that KIM That marine Wants his beer ENGINEER You said you needed a job You said you'd turn a trick You'd better prove it, and quick! KIM My name is Kim I like you Chris ENGINEER What's going on? You don't like her? CHRIS Oh, yes I do KIM I like him too ENGINEER Take her away KIM Take me away Don't say a word Just come with me
Why, God, why? CHRIS Why does Saigon never sleep at night? Why does this girl smell of orange trees? How can I feel good when nothing's right? Why is she cool when there is no breeze? Vietnam You don't give answers, do you friend? Just questions that don't ever end Why God? Why today? I'm all through here, on my way There's nothing left here that I'll miss Why send me now a night like this? Who is the girl in this rusty bed? Why am I back in a filthy room? Why is her voice ringing in my head? Why am I high on her cheap perfume? Vietnam Hey look I mean you no offense But why does nothing here make sense? Why God? Show your hand Why can't one guy understand? I've been with girls who knew much more I never felt confused before Why me? What's your plan? I can't help her, no one can I liked my mem'ries as they were But now I'll leave rememb'ring her When I went home before No one talked of the war What they knew from TV Didn't have a thing to do with me I went back and re-upped Sure Saigon is corrupt It felt better to be Here driving for the embassy 'Cause here if you can pull a string A guy like me lives like a king Just as long as you don't believe anything Why God? Why this face? Why such beauty in this place? I liked my mem'ries as they were But now I'll leave rememb'ring her Just her
This Money's yours CHRIS This money's yours Please take it all Hey, you want more? KIM No, no, I don't want anything CHRIS Hey, what's wrong with you? KIM I've not done this before CHRIS That can't be true! KIM Why would I lie? CHRIS All the girls lie! They just want to get out of here Maybe you're not like that But I don't know who you are KIM Do you want one more tale of a Vietnam girl? Want to know I was bound to a man I don't love? Do you want to be told how my village was burned? Want to hear how my family was blasted away? How I ran from the rice field and saw them in flames? How my parents were bodies whose faces were gone? I have had my fill of pain I will not look back again I would rather die CHRIS Can I see you tonight? KIM Well, I'll be at the club Selling "beaucoup amour" CHRIS No, you won't How would you like... KIM How would I like...? CHRIS How would you like Living with me? It feels good like this So that's how we should be So would you like? KIM Yes, I would like! CHRIS Okay, it's set No more to say Screw the Engineer You're the one good thing That I've found out here
I'm Vietnamese but it is very hard for me to make out all the words. My guess is: - Niềm vui vẻ = The happiness - Chào đời/ngày mới = Welcoming new life/day - Niềm vui vẻ = The happiness - Yêu nhau mãi = Loving each other forever I think it's about 80% correct. Btw, those are the updated lyrics of 2017 Broadway Revival version. The original lyrics were: - Dju vui vay = Chúc vui vẻ = Wishing you happiness - Yu doi my = Yêu đời mãi = Loving life forever - Dju vui vay = Chúc vui vẻ = Wishing you happiness - Vao nyay moy = Vào ngày mới = On a brand new day Hope that can help you 😊
A Broadway musical that is made by Europeans about Vietnamese people played by Filipinos
Eva isnt
@@delcamelot she is part filipino
So what 🙄 jealous. Many Vietnamese auditioned and not one could sing or perform at a high caliber.
Based on a japanese story
@@delcamelot She's half Fil. Noblezada is a Filipino last name.
Ive seen Miss Saigon 4 times in my life, 2 times with Lea Salonga, 1 with Joanna Ampil and this production with Eva Noblezada. I must say the Lea and Joanna were outstanding but Eva Noblezada took the character to another level.
god bless eva noblezada
Eva Noblezada is without a doubt my second favorite Kim after the legendary Lea Salonga of course
I've seen this a few times in the 90s on Broadway and a few traveling casts. With that being said, this version of Morning of the Dragon is one of the best. Also, The Engineer is great. Love his performance.
Keep forgetting that lyrics get updated from the original. This gives the girls more agency. Loving this upload.
What lyrics do they change specifically? I'm new to this musical
@@micahsnow346 I'll have to relisten to my original cast album for the exact changes. Basically the sex workers, notably Gigi, have hopes that their GIs will save them and have a tragic bittersweet fantasy of being safe, whereas the updated lyrics seem grittier and more realistic. To me, I see it as vulnerable women desperately clinging to a fantasy for The Movie in my Mind, versus the same women having a realistic outlook and more survivor focused in the update.
I grew up with both The London Recording and The Complete Symphonic Recording. With that being said, I like the CSR better. The only thing that would it perfect is if they got Lea Salonga to perform as Kim.
@@micahsnow346 lots. The lyrics to I Still Believe are very different than the London recording or the Complete Symphonic Recording. When Kim and Ellen meet for the first time, in London the name of the song was called Her or Me. When it came to Broadway, they changed the song to Now That I've Seen Her. There's more but listen to the London Cast then The Complete Symphonic Recording. Lots of changes.
@@Abonanno24601this production scrapped that song entirely and wrote “Maybe” to go in its place. Makes Ellen a lot more sympathetic.
FIRST ACT
1:10 The Heat Is On
5:50 The Movie in My Mind
10:20 The Transaction
13:26 The Dance
15:35 Why, God, Why?
19:30 This Money's Yours
22:07 Sun and Moon
25:27 Asking For Leave
27:08 The Deal
28:00 The Wedding Ceremony
31:08 Thuy's Intervention
33:27 Last Night of the World
37:55 The Morning of the Dragon
45:05 I Still Believe
49:00 Coo-Coo Princess
55:05 You Will Not Touch Him
59:13 This is the Hour
1:01:00 If You Want to Die in Bed
1:04:32 Let Me See His Western Nose
1:07:42 I'd Give My Life for You
Thanks!
Wow EVA's voice is tops!!!Very powerful
59:42 Her scream 💔😭
A shocking acting!
In Japan, Miss Saigon is being performed right now.
It was so good and I wanted to see it in full again, so I was looking for the video and I'm glad I was able to see it!
I like Racheal and Eva!!!
Act2：
ruclips.net/video/I01EXGMKfqs/видео.html
While this musical pictures Asian women in a bad way, this is one of my favorites musicals of all time! The music is so gooooood!
Same
Um no? The musical was all about the strength of those Asian women, not shaming them? That being raped and abused was their best chance to surviving in that living hell? There’s nothing shameful about that at all
@@valentinasisi Yes there are plenty of MODERN women that choose sex life and are proud of it, but back then, that simply was not true. From cultural stigmas alone, it couldn't be true. Those women did not have a choice. Their life was to be sexual objects, because they had to make a living.
@@valentinasisi This is... history. A retelling of history. If asian women today feel represented by it not, quite frankly doesn't matter. I don't. But it's still a retelling of my history. And this show pays respect to my strong ancestors, who did this to survive. This show is not problematic, however you try to twist it.
@@valentinasisi THE SHOW WASNT WRITTEN BY American WHITE MEN . WHAT ARE YOU Talking ABOUT . ITS A Collaboration BETWEEN FRENCH AND ENGLISH GUYS . Originally PERFORMED IN LONDON. Asia is a continent it's about 2 countries in that continent .
Wow. I'd give my thanks for you. Act 2 please~
she posted it!
You can buy the video ! Dvd I meant !
That engineer....oh my god
I've seen Miss Saigon 5 times. 3 with Lea, 1 with Lea's understudy, and this revival with Eva. My favorite show, but I absolutely hate the lyric changes. It ruins it for me. It was a good revival, but nothing can ever beat the original production with Lea Salonga and Jonathan Pryce. It was truly emotional and magical. My favorite aspect of the revival was Rachel Ann Go. Incredible.
Which Lea understudy u saw. I saw Kam Cheng my first time ever seein the show on bway
@@royperez8965 It's terrible that I don't remember her name....but Kam Cheng sounds awfully familiar. I think that might have been her. Was it 1991, the year the show released? If so, she was great. A little trivia....in 1992, the understudy was Annette Calud....she is the aunt to Eva Noblezada.
Best Engineer moments 55:43 55:50 1:03:52 1:04:37 1:05:18 1:05:47 1:05:53 1:06:46 1:07:01
Probably the best I'd give my life for you as well
EVAAAAAAA!!!!!!
28:40 that was so pinoy 😂 is that rachel ann go?
Yes
59:08 This scene feels like the West Side Story
good videography
Ty
This is the same as the 2024 Australian/International tour version but with few line and blocking changes
Tell me the differences exactly
@@royperez8965
-One of the girls help Kim remove her pants instead of the Engineer ripping it off
- In the first line the GI’s sing “The boys are ready to screw”
- Chris sings “Waking up with some girl”
-The girls do their poses on a makeshift runway during the final chorus of The Heat is On
- Chris sings “Waking up with some girl”
The rest of Dreamland is the same
There are few additional ensemble lines before Why God Why (Dreamland waiters saying cheers) and a few walking upstage
During the Interlude of Why God Why it was one of the waiters who begs Chris to give him a visa.
Sun and moon is unchanged
The Telephone song is the same but John now says “Saigon who*e” and after April moon “Are you f-ing high?”
(Not a change but a detail I saw) Wedding Ceremony the Alternate Kim (in her Ensemble track) is seen praying on the altar but is shooed away when Kim and Chris arrived. (they used the new Vietnamese pronunciation)
Last Night of the world
Chris now sings “On the other side of the earth We can build a life that has worth”
Kim and Engineer
The blocking for the torture is simplified (the part where Kim is dragged to stage right is no longer there)
The transition to If You Want to Die in Bed is a bit different with soldiers running flashing flashlights and one of them is the Engineer (he no longer kills a soldier to steal a uniform)
His stash in the now abandoned dreamland is on a shelf behind the bar (I assume is not a change as it’s a touring production where there’s no trap door provision on the stage)
Act 2
The way Bui Doi is pronounced is reworked and the vocals have been reworked too (I’ll send a link of Lewis Francis singing it)
Bui Doi is no longer sung by John on a podium but Sitting down and getting up.
The ensemble sing the first part offstage and gradually come on stage
John now sings “Little ones from a land that’s torn”
Too much for one heart the London Revival lyrics was used
During the Fall of Saigon
Chris yells Kim over the Fence and not as the chopper flies off (he still hangs as it rises but eventually enters)
During confrontation the new line is “In Bangkok we will pay for his school”
American Dream got a lot of changes (Depending if you’re seeing Seann Miley Moore)
**Seann has a Wig in Act 2 which he removes during “Bald people think they’ll grow hair”
The front ensemble crosses during the last phrase American Dream before Say can you see
**During the Climax Seann strips his top to reveal a glittery corset as he sings “Say can you see land of the free”
**Seann has Costumes that are exclusively designed for him
I had Patrick Jeremy as the Engineer, he had the same costumes as Jon Jon
@@AirTravel415cool how was patrick jeremy
@@royperez8965 he was amazing, his American Dream is a load of humor
He added Filipino interjections to hype and engage the audience
did this get an award for musical revival?
44:56 i still Believe
Who plays Gigi? She has a clear and powerful voice.
Rachel Ann Go
I always wonder, had Lea and Eva auditioned at the same time, who would have been casted in the original West End and Broadway production especially with the Equity issue in the US.
Did they make the songs faster? It feels like they’re rushing
Kinda
Do u have a vid of miss saigon tour 2018
Yes
@@royperez8965 can u post it ot share it to me on tg
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@@royperez8965 dm sent
I hate all those people passing in front of the camera in droves , they should have been more punctual!
Ikr
whats the new lyrics for dju vuy vay
lyrics of the whole musical
The heat is on
The heat is on in Saigon
The girls are hotter 'n' hell
One of these slits here will be Miss Saigon
God, the tension is high, not to mention the smell
The heat is on in Saigon
Is there a war going on?
Don't ask, I ain't gonna tell
Ah, Monsieur Chris! Monsieur John!
You've come to win Miss Saigon
I gotta get my friend laid as a last souvenir
I love you, pal, but your bullshit
I've had up to here
The heat is on in Saigon
But 'til they tell us we're gone
I'm gonna buy you a girl
You can buy me a beer
See my bikini, it's just the right size
Don't you enjoy how it rides up my thighs?
Look from behind, it'll knock out your eyes
I'll show you: my special trophy of war
For a Marine, I'll show more
You won't get up off the floor
The heat is on in Saigon
Don't tell me I'm reassigned, all that chickenshit sucks
Tonight I'm out of my mind, not to mention ten bucks
If I'm your pin-up, I'll melt all your brass
Stuck on your wall, with a pin in my ass
If you get me, you will travel first class
I'll show you, we will make magic, cheri
You buy more tickets from me
The winner gets her for free
The meat is cheap in Saigon
I used to love getting stoned, waking up with some whore
I don't know why I went dead, it's not fun anymore
I'm seventeen, and I'm new here today
The village I come from seems so far away
All of the girls know much more what to say
But I know
I have a heart like the sea
A million dreams are in me
Good Jesus, John, who is she?
The Cong is tight'ning the noose
Is it a week or a day or an hour that we got?
Tonight could be our last shot got to put it to use
Tonight I bet that you and I will get along
Forget about the threat, forget the Viet-Cong
Mimi, Gigi, Yvette or Yvonne
Gonna buy me a beer, and elect Miss Saigon
Yvonne, Yvette, Mimi, Kim, Gigi
Attention, s'il vous plait!
By popular demand
Miss Gigi Van Tranh
Is elected Miss Saigon!
The heat is on in Saigon
And things are not going well
But still at midnight, the party goes on
A good-bye party in hell
And now who wins this pussycat?
Number 66!
The movie in my mind
They are not nice
They're mostly noise
They swear like men, they screw like boys
I know there's nothing in their hearts
But every time I take one in my arms
It starts
The movie in my mind
The dream they leave behind
A scene I can't erase
And in a strong G.I's embrace
Flee this life, flee this place
The movie plays and plays
The screen before me fills
He takes me to New York
He gives me dollar bills
Our children laugh all day
They eat too much ice cream
And life is like a dream
Dream, the dream I long to find
The movie in my mind
I will not cry, I will not think
I'll do my dance, I'll make them drink
When I make love it won't be me
And if they hurt me I'll just close my eyes and see
(They are not nice they're mostly noise)
The movie in my mind
(They kill like men, they die like boys)
The dream that fills my head
(They give their cash, they keep their hearts)
A man who will not kill
(But every night again it starts)
Who'll fight for me instead
He'll keep us safe all day
So no one comes at night
To blow the dream away
Dream, the dream I have to find
The movie in my mind
And in a strong G.I's embrace
Flee this life, flee this place
A world that's far away
Where life is not unkind
The movie in my mind
The transaction
ENGINEER
Hey monsieur John, how'd you like to get rich
Go home in style?
JOHN
Yeah okay, what's the pitch?
ENGINEER
A U.S. visa to help me out
Lend me a bit of your embassy clout
JOHN
There isn't a chance pal, you're too well known
Look, what I want is that girl in the dress
ENGINEER
You have a good eye
Her name is Kim, she's my new princess
You give her a try?
JOHN
It's my friend Chris
Who's the one feeling down
MARINE
I ordered a beer!
ENGINEER
She'll get him up,
It's her first night in town
But I have to warn you
She don't come cheap
It's got to be twenty for my princess
JOHN
Twenty dollars??
ENGINEER
She's sort of a virgin, well more or less
For twenty more you get a room and key
For fifty bucks, she's got the whole night free
MARINES
No one gives us a buzz
Like the Engineer does
JOHN
Stop drooling white boy
You're losing your cool
You like this jail bait
CHRIS
John, open your eyes
This is the end of the line
This whole rotten scene
This little girl, we could be in the sack
For what it costs me to buy a big mac
John, it's time to go back -
You know what I mean
JOHN
I'm starting to cry pal
You're so out of touch
The trouble with you is you think too much
Oh
Ol' Dr. John knows what you need alright
I've bought you a present
She yours all night
MARINES
No one gives you a hit like the Engineer's shit!!
ENGINEER
See little princess, I was right
You got the biggest score tonight
You caught that sergeant by the nose
You stay with him until he goes
Call him Chris
He'll like that
KIM
That marine
Wants his beer
ENGINEER
You said you needed a job
You said you'd turn a trick
You'd better prove it, and quick!
ENGINEER
Voil
The Dance
ENGINEER
See little princess, I was right
You are the first to score tonight
You caught that sergeant by the nose
You stay with him until he goes
Call him Chris
He'll like that
KIM
That marine
Wants his beer
ENGINEER
You said you needed a job
You said you'd turn a trick
You'd better prove it, and quick!
KIM
My name is Kim
I like you Chris
ENGINEER
What's going on?
You don't like her?
CHRIS
Oh, yes I do
KIM
I like him too
ENGINEER
Take her away
KIM
Take me away
Don't say a word
Just come with me
Why, God, why?
CHRIS
Why does Saigon never sleep at night?
Why does this girl smell of orange trees?
How can I feel good when nothing's right?
Why is she cool when there is no breeze?
Vietnam
You don't give answers, do you friend?
Just questions that don't ever end
Why God? Why today?
I'm all through here, on my way
There's nothing left here that I'll miss
Why send me now a night like this?
Who is the girl in this rusty bed?
Why am I back in a filthy room?
Why is her voice ringing in my head?
Why am I high on her cheap perfume?
Vietnam
Hey look I mean you no offense
But why does nothing here make sense?
Why God? Show your hand
Why can't one guy understand?
I've been with girls who knew much more
I never felt confused before
Why me? What's your plan?
I can't help her, no one can
I liked my mem'ries as they were
But now I'll leave rememb'ring her
When I went home before
No one talked of the war
What they knew from TV
Didn't have a thing to do with me
I went back and re-upped
Sure Saigon is corrupt
It felt better to be
Here driving for the embassy
'Cause here if you can pull a string
A guy like me lives like a king
Just as long as you don't believe anything
Why God? Why this face?
Why such beauty in this place?
I liked my mem'ries as they were
But now I'll leave rememb'ring her
Just her
This Money's yours
CHRIS
This money's yours
Please take it all
Hey, you want more?
KIM
No, no, I don't want anything
CHRIS
Hey, what's wrong with you?
KIM
I've not done this before
CHRIS
That can't be true!
KIM
Why would I lie?
CHRIS
All the girls lie!
They just want to get out of here
Maybe you're not like that
But I don't know who you are
KIM
Do you want one more tale of a Vietnam girl?
Want to know I was bound to a man I don't love?
Do you want to be told how my village was burned?
Want to hear how my family was blasted away?
How I ran from the rice field and saw them in flames?
How my parents were bodies whose faces were gone?
I have had my fill of pain
I will not look back again
I would rather die
CHRIS
Can I see you tonight?
KIM
Well, I'll be at the club
Selling "beaucoup amour"
CHRIS
No, you won't
How would you like...
KIM
How would I like...?
CHRIS
How would you like
Living with me?
It feels good like this
So that's how we should be
So would you like?
KIM
Yes, I would like!
CHRIS
Okay, it's set
No more to say
Screw the Engineer
You're the one good thing
That I've found out here
Id really appreciate someone giving me the lyrics for the Vietnamese part during the ceremony!
I'm Vietnamese but it is very hard for me to make out all the words. My guess is:
- Niềm vui vẻ = The happiness
- Chào đời/ngày mới = Welcoming new life/day
- Niềm vui vẻ = The happiness
- Yêu nhau mãi = Loving each other forever
I think it's about 80% correct.
Btw, those are the updated lyrics of 2017 Broadway Revival version. The original lyrics were:
- Dju vui vay = Chúc vui vẻ = Wishing you happiness
- Yu doi my = Yêu đời mãi = Loving life forever
- Dju vui vay = Chúc vui vẻ = Wishing you happiness
- Vao nyay moy = Vào ngày mới = On a brand new day
Hope that can help you 😊
@@leesplendor
Cám ơn !!
@@lovely5girl5 I've just edited my comment because I have made out the lyrics
She sings like Lea too.
Not really
Tanya manalangs vocals... alt. Is soaring and sounds much much better. Acting wise both are great😊
No one beats the original..leah salonga...
You are saying that because you are pinoy!! ha ha Eva is better and prettier!! 🤣🤣 , looks more vietnamese than a pinay ...
I personally think eva takes it to another level. Shes outstanding
Who played Thuy here?
Devin Ilaw
Is Devin Ilaw Thuy?
Yes
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Jon Jon
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Dude Chris is losing his voice :/ poor guy
Is Lea Salonga in this revival?
no
1:00:03 that poor flash light 🤣🤣
Is this my first time watching this cast? YES.
Did I cry just the same during Sun and Moon? I DID.
🥺🥹😭
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