Sheffield Theatres has confirmed the full cast and creative team for the first regional non-replica production of Boublil and Schönberg’s haunting musical Miss Saigon.
As previously announced Joanna Ampil (South Pacific, Chichester/West End/UK tour, Jesus Christ Superstar, London/Tokyo) who previously played Kim in the London, Sydney, UK touring and 10th anniversary productions of Miss Saigon, will make her Sheffield Theatres debut in the production by taking on the role of The Engineer.
She will be joined by the 2022 Stephen Sondheim Society Student Performer of the Year Desmonda Cathabel (From Here To Eternity, Charing Cross Theatre, Treason The Musical in Concert, Theatre Royal Drury Lane) as Mimi and Alternate Kim; Aynrand Ferrer (Allegiance, Charing Cross Theatre, Miss Saigon, Raimund Theater, Vienna/UK, Ireland and international tour) as Gigi; Shanay Holmes (Get Up Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical, The Lyric Theatre, The Bodyguard Musical, Adelphi Theatre) as Ellen, Jessica Lee (High Fidelity, Turbine Theatre, Evita, Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre) as Kim and Alternate Mimi, Ethan Le Phong (Miss Saigon, Broadway/West End, The King and I, London Palladium) as Thuy, Christian Maynard (& Juliet, Shaftesbury Theatre) as Chris, Emily Ooi (Spring Awakening, Almeida Theatre, The Witches of Eastwick in Concert, Sondheim Theatre) as Yvonne and Understudy Gigi, Shane O’Riordan (Elf The Musical, Dominion Theatre, Back to the Future, Adelphi Theatre) as John, and Ericka Posadas (Butterfly, The Vaults, West Side Story, Royal Exchange) as Fifi and Understudy The Engineer.
Making up the ensemble and GIs will be: Adam Colbeck-Dunn as GI and Understudy John, Andrew Davison as GI and Ensemble, Oscar Kong as Ensemble, Abel Law as Ensemble, Lavinia Mai as Ensemble, Patrick Munday as Ensemble and Understudy Thuy, Rachel Jayne Picar as Ensemble, Aharon Rayner as GI and Understudy Chris, Ernest Stroud as GI and Ensemble, Rumi Sutton as Ensemble and Understudy Ellen, Callum Tempest as GI and Ensemble, Danny Whelan as GI and Ensemble, Riley Woodford as GI and Ensemble and Iverson Yabut as Ensemble.
Presented by special arrangement with Cameron Mackintosh, Sheffield Theatres’ new production will be co-directed by artistic director Robert Hastie and associate artistic director Anthony Lau.
The creative team also includes designer Ben Stones, choreographer Jade Hackett, lighting designer Jessica Han Yun, sound designer Mike Walker, video and animation designer Andrzej Goulding, musical director Chris Poon, orchestral manager David Gallagher, casting director Stuart Burt, children’s casting director Sarah De Souza, intimacy coordinator and fight director Haruka Kuroda, wigs, hair and make-up designer Sam Cox, associate director Lexine Lee, associate choreographer Nicola Mac, assistant musical director Matthew Jackson, music assistant Tom Crathorne and occupational therapist Jane Titterton.
The re-imagined version of the multi-award-winning musical will play the Crucible Theatre from 8 July until 19 August 2023.
The multi award and record-breaking Miss Saigon has music by Claude-Michel Schönberg with lyrics by Richard Maltby Jnr and Alain Boublil, adapted from original French lyrics by Alain Boublil with additional lyrics by Michael Mahler.
Since its London premiere in 1989, Miss Saigon has become one of the most successful musicals in history. The first Broadway production opened on 11 April 1991 with what was then the largest advance sale in Broadway history ($37 million). The show went on to play for nearly ten years and 4,063 performances seen by more than 5.9 million people.
Miss Saigon has been performed in 28 countries, in over 300 cities, and in 15 different languages. It has been seen by over 35 million people worldwide and it has won over 40 awards including two Olivier Awards, three Tony Awards and four Drama Desk Awards.
Angela Thomas
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