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  • Why all the haze, why is she on her knees the whole scene, and Thuy looks like he's from Michigan USA? Misguided re-direction of Nick Hytner's epic direction. Yikes Jesus Cristos... get a clue people!

  • lea salonga is da best ......keep safe lea..! god bless you!

  • Just to clarify.....THIS IS NOT THE BROADWAY TOUR!!!!

    Its a tragically underpaid nonunion tour.

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  • This Thuy perfomance is HORRIBLE!!!

  • Lea Salonga BOMBED this.

    I wish she could still be on tour for Miss Saigon on stuff, she was just so spectacular.

  • The actors are Laurie Cadevida and Mario Tadeo

  • Amazing vocals!

    I understand why they cast this Thuy (he's really good), but why didn't they even TRY to make him look Asian? It distracts from an otherwise good performance.

    Also, I think Tam is about 6 or 7 here .. not 12.

  • Hey,would anyone have a vid of Lee mead in miss saigon, i know he was the understudy and was hardly ever on as chris but when i saw him in the role he was fantastic :D thanks x

  • ummm... is this Thuy white? lol

  • wow... okay, all of us know Lea is the best. But come on, people, let's give some credit where it is due. The ones who played Kim and Thuy were great. Sometimes, people in a touring company sucked. But these people were great. too bad, i don't know who played the roles.

  • The Kim is awesome ... she went on to win the 2007 Helpmann Award for best female actress in a musical. And touring with young children can be hard...the Tam probably had a growth spurt in the middle of the tour. This cast seems very strong, and thank you to whomever posted this!!

  • lol...WHY is he so big? Man...they have some crazy growth hormones in post-war Vietnam. :)

  • Ha ha! I half expected Tam to say, "I'm 50! I can kick... stretch... and kick!"

  • That Tam is like 12! When I saw it in new york, every time i saw it the kid looked like he probably hadn't even said his first word yet. This is hilarious!

  • omg goosebumps everytime!!!!

  • that is a big tam i think that boy is not 2 yrs old

  • i think thuy has the best voice!! this thuy is the best ive ever seen

  • I agree mirellehernandez, actually this is the best performance EVER!! you should have seen my sister, felt in love immediatley

  • My favourite scene, it always brings me a tear, but I agree, Tam is huge

  • That's one enormous Tam.

  • yeah that ain't no 2 year old...nobody is that

    stupid to believe a kid that tall up to her ch

    est could possibly be 2.

  • who is this girl tho..?

    anyone has miss saigon with ima castro in it? uk tour.

  • Her voice is so powerful and clear! Love it! She's giving Lea a run for her money! :)

  • yeah she is. the japanese kim mihiko honda did

    too.

  • my favorite scene of the show

  • yep...i always say that if youre truly to understand miss saigon (and se past the "romatic tragedy lovestory") you have to watch this and room 317

  • i dont like tis one...

  • I saw this cast... twice, they were absolutely amazing. The guy who plays Thuy(Mario Tadeo) has some sort of accent. I don't want to attempt to place it, but it's certainly not Vietnamese and is a bit distracting. Even he wasn't 'bad' though.

  • When Lea did this song it was WAY better this girl is good bt her voice isnt sweet enough I hope to record some of these songs on youtube and ask for opinins because me school is doing this musical and i REALLY want to do it but I need opinions on what I need to work on

  • Kim is good, Thuy sucks

  • you are the one that sucks

  • my dad worked on miss saigon in the 2005 uk tour working on the lighting so i got to watch all shows for free. All cast are really nice people to talk to and are a ryt laff .

  • that is not lea

  • lea salonga forever

  • haha that's not lea.

  • wow lea! you're amazing!

  • I love this part.

  • being a theater performer myself, she is very talented. what city is this?

  • Hey Jack!

    Doy ou have any more of this show? What city was this in? If this was the fall leg of the tour, then I was in this. Can't tell if it's me though. Haha.

  • palpak walnag kwenta. si lea lang talaga ang the best!

  • i disagree the original cast is so much better this one is so much faster and the singing is slack i listen to the original everyday.. and wth a white Thuy?? wouldnt people get confused easily... bring back lea salonga she is the only miss saigon!

  • Laurie Cadevida-Best actress in a leading role in a musical 2007 Helpmann Awards (Australia's Tony). Your voice and acting abilities are amazing. You are so beatiful. the most gorgeos Kim in Misss Saigon stage.

    Good LucK!

  • i'll still go 4 lea salonga...bec. she got da looks,voice and she is agood actress...all kim are talented

  • This is the first time I have heard of Laurie Cadevida but her voice is amazing!

    One minor comment - that kid who played Tam is a giant.

  • I agree! The kid I saw was so much smaller and cuter. I love Laurie's voice as well. She's gorgeous!

  • Incrideble talent... fantastic!

  • Wow, that's great~~ I'd like to get the full video. Do you have the full video of this show?

  • Laurie Cadevida, a big Congratulations for a job well done, winning the Best Actress Award in Australia's Tony, the Helpmann Awards!!!Congratulations!!You so deserve it!!You are the best Kim ever in the MS stage!!

  • ATE LAURIEEEEEE!!!

    CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR HELPMANN AWARD!!

    WOOOOOOOO!!!

    not sure if you're reading this, BUT NONETHELESS!!!!

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!

    oh yeah, everyone who watches this;

    LAURIE CADEVIDA WON THE HELPMANN AWARD!!

  • I'd still go for Lea Salonga. She's got the perfect voice and singing technique for the role.

  • Every person has his/her choice of who they think is good or better. All I can say is that people in musical theatre are all good. They've got talents which is why they were chosen for a specific role.

  • Oooh...really don't like her aspirating after every line. And sounds a bit too modern vocally.

  • i think that is why i like her Kim better than anybody else. MS is a modern opera. Not exactly an opera but a rock musical. I saw her in Melbourne 2x and i was seated on the third row in the middle. i could see her facial expressions in every scene. it was really a touching and strong performance. much better than anyone I have seen in the USA and OZ.

    I am planning to see her again in Sydney or NZ before the tour ends. Laurie is my favorite Kim. She is the best IMHO.

  • Wow. Her Kim has changed a lot now. She's a lot stronger and angrier now, as well as a whole lot more sacrificial as well. I can never get enough of her. Everytime I get to see her, she continues to blow me away!

  • i just can't get tired of watching this video. Laurie Cadevida is amazing!!What a talent!!!

  • I just couldn't believe my eyes when Kim calls for Tam, and out runs Yao Ming. He's way too old for this role. But the actress playing Kim sings well, while the guy playing Thuy is stiff and wooden. This is a great show though, & it's fun to see all the different variations through the years.

  • hahaha.. yao ming.

  • that was amazing! :3

  • I saw this. Gosh it was amazing. I just wow. It was amazing. I get ridicualous chills when she starts the "the earth moves where I stand." THANKS YOU!!!!!!

  • thats ateh laurie!

  • Helpman Awards is Australia's Tony in Broadway and Lawrence Olivier Award in London. Good Luck Laurie Cadevida. You make us, Filipinos, proud.

  • shes my cuz!!!!!!!

  • Congratulations, Laurie Cadevida for earning a nomination for Best Actress in a musical at the Helpman Award in Melbourne on July 8, 2007. I hope you win the award during the ceremony in Sydney on August 6, 2007. Is this Australia's Grammy Awards?

    Congratulations!!Best of luck, Laurie Cadevida. You are my best Kim ever!!!

  • wow, thats awesome.. didnt get to see her, i saw the alternate - jennifer trijo, who was really good too..

    I've never heard of those awards, i'd say the equivelant to the Grammy's in Australia is the Aria's.

  • yeah the worst thuy ever!!!!!! still say that robert sena is the best thuy!!!!

  • This is great. I watched it in Bulgarian a few weeks ago. I cried three times. The music is just...*sigh*

  • I am most likely doing this show in the fall. I want to be Thuy really badly.. or Chris

  • I agree with Frenksel-is he even Asian?

  • he is shit! lol :P

  • i saw Laurie Cadevid in Melbourne at Her Majesty's for the 2nd time. I was captivated by her strong and powerful voice and a very, very good acting. I also saw her debut on Australian television when she guested on Spicks and Specks TV show last June 20th. Laurie is very beautiful on TV and can carry herself very well in any situation.

  • yeah... he's a really bad actor, but at least he was on key!

  • i met her and sat by her when she was watching a sunday matinee and her understudy was performing. i think i nearly passed out when i realized it was her lol

  • this Thuy is really the worst I've ever seen

  • WOW!

    I WAS A TAM 2 BRAAAAAAP LOOOL

    Yea mannss...

    But im a girl :S

    ahhhh well.

    Anyone else hu was involved i would lovvvvve to know about :p

    or even if u werent involved :D

  • and kim?

  • wonderful, wonderful singing...the best Kim I have ever heard...Laurie Cadevida..she is brilliant in Miss Saigon Australa...amazing Laurie Cadevida

  • shes ma cuz

  • yah, this is Laurie. i actually saw this tour a couple times once w/ Laurie, the other with Kim. i know someone that was in the cast too :)

  • this scene still gives me goose bumps. cant wait for them to finally make a movie of miss saigon

  • I was Tam when I was 6, Hehe XD. So many memories.... >,> I OWND TAM LOL

  • Laurie is playing Kim in Australia right now!!!

  • thank you for posting this video

  • Tam should be *FAR* younger! Just about able to walk is the right age.

  • This Tam is at least 8 years old. Bit too old. My child is currently one of the 8 Tams & loves Laurie. Everyone should watch it.

  • dats ateh laurie!

  • dats my ateh laurie

    shes my cuz

    really

    ey filipinos u guys kno kris lawrence well these laurie and kris r brothers and sisters and im their cuz

    no lie i swear

  • This was the version I saw, so many memories.

  • No way is that kid 2 or 3

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  • go laurie! i remember when we went to school together. she was in 8th grade and i was in 7th grade. she was one of my friend's big buddies who i always went to.

  • Yep lol!

  • Hey!

    Omg!

    This brings back many memories!

    That was me when i was younger, i have pictures if you dont believe me!

    My real name is Tamasin lol, im a girl!

    Please write 2 me.

  • Are you really?

  • Is this Laurie Cadevida? I saw her in Melbourne and she was brilliant. Comparable to Lea Salonga (though admittedly I've only seen her on video). Enough to send shivers down your spine at any rate.

  • This is one of my favortie scenes! I play Thuy whenever I use my original London cast recording! Thuy lost me at the line "And now you'll shoot your cousin". What did Thuy mean by that?! Somebody please tell me I clearly don't understand the meaning of that line in this song and suspensful moment between Kim and Thuy.

  • They are cousins promised to each other by their parents i think...maybe someone else can clarify but this is what i seem to remember...

  • Thankyou. I know that now. That explanation is very clear to me now.

  • I have seen the Melbourne 2007 show four times and will see it again at least two more times. On 28 June, we also get to meet the cast. I can't wait. I even bought the high-end Nikon D80 so I can take high-res photos, particularly of Laurie. She is a natural. The quality and strength of her voice goes very well with her acting, which she has honed even more since 2005. Lea's Tony is well-deserved but Laurie's Kim can hold her own with the best of them. I love you, Laurie. You make us all proud.

  • Ooh, that's awesome that you've seen the show so many times. Wish I could go again. I agree, Laurie is fantastic.

  • wow! im seeing miss saigon in melbourne next week, i cant wait! laurie sounds awesome!

  • The show - and Laurie - won't disappoint. lickityspit, go again! :)

  • Laurie Cadevida is just an amazing Kim. no wonder Australia's Miss Saigon audience and critics alike are praises for her outstanding performance as Kim. Even co-stars Leo Valdez and Sophie Katiniz are all praises for Laurie's acting and singing abilities. Laurie Cadevida is my favorite Kim!!

  • this gives me chills...ahh amazing. the 'don't touch my boy' sounds so good.

  • I saw Jennifer Paz, too. I think Laurie Cadevida is way better than Jennifer Paz. Laurie's crystal clear voice and her belting ability makes her one of the best Kim i have seen. And Laurie is way younger than J. Paz. So she will only get better acting and voice wise.

  • That is not Jennifer Paz is it? I saw Jennifer Paz when it came through orlando and she didnt sound like that. She sounded a lot better. but whoever this was was still great.

  • No, that's someone else. I saw Jennifer Paz too - she is AMAZING. I did see the Thuy in this video, unfortunately.

  • yea she was amazing! This thuy is not grea though, you're right.

  • Ummm...Lea Salonga was better.

  • I saw Laurie play Kim on Tuesday in Melbourne for the Australia Miss Saigon Tour. She was fabulous! And Stephen Mahy who played Chris was gorgeous (we were so lucky to have had him instead of the more experienced one - I can't remember his name). The only drawback was the heigh difference betwee Laurie and Stephen. Laurie is very short and Stephen is way too tall but gorgeous! I love Miss Saigon and the Australian cast gave it justice. I can't wait to watch it again!

  • beatiful ... salamat

  • I saw this show!

  • Couldn't agree more Keith Burns is always going to Thuy!That's true! I love Miss Saigon! I love this video! May Miss Saigon live forever!

  • what a dumbass she should just have taken thuys ofer jeez she already was a freakin hooker she was even lucky that thuy still wanted her back

  • amazing! she is just an amazing Kim!!clear crystal voice. i will definitely see her either in Australia or New Zealand this year....

  • she's good, i like lea alot too. my school did this musical, and it was sold out every day! i was in it as well, its very exciting, and this was my favorite scene!

  • This my girl Tiny Toon. We were on this tour together; she by far grew in this role and has surpassed any and all of my expectations. She's amazing! Oh yeah, Mario is the guy playing Thuy, great tenor voice.

  • i don't get tired watching this video. very emotional. well sung and acted. Laurie Cadevida is way better than the Kim in the UK Tour. Her voice is exceptional.

    A great belter!!

  • LOVE HER!

  • Laurie Cadevida is a better belter than Lea Salonga.

  • Her name's Laurie Cadevida, and she somewhat resembles Lea Salonga. Yes, she is Filipina and she is also the sister of Star in a Million S2 Winner, Kris Lawrence. She was a two-time reigning champion on Ed McMahon's Next Big Star before being eliminated by Katherine Cue, the show's eventual grand champion. Ever since then, she's performed in small productions. Coming up, she will be the new Kim of the Miss Saigon Australia Tour.

  • This is such an emotional video. I love both of these singers. They work well together. Very powerfull!

  • oops... my misTAke... she's not lea... Idon't know her... But she looks like Lea.. She is also Good.. Huh.

  • who's playing Kim? and the dude in the begginning?

  • She's Lea SAlonga... she's very good.

  • Laurie indeed has an outstanding voice that sounds similar to Lea Salonga although the accent is obvious. The Tam is big.. finding younger Tams tend to get confused as most Kims' complaints of. I couldnt care less about the Thuy here. The Kim rocks!!! Is she filipina?

  • she has such a crystal clear voice its so wonderful. Gives you chills up the spine in a good way. Can i ask where you got this film from? I would love a copy i saw this tour when it came to Aberdeen twice I loved it to bits

  • Hassolffhater--wondering if you have ever seen Mike Lee as THuy?

    And why HATE Hasselhoff? Do you know him?

  • Laurie Cadevida will play Kim in Australian Miss Saigon in 2007. The National tour starts in March 2007 in Melbourne..Horay for the beautiful and talented Laurie Cadevida..

  • I wouldn't knock Thuy's singing because the role is very challenging musically and vocally, so cut him some slack. Hitting the high B at the end "You don't know how to kill!" is hard, and this Thuy does it well. I know this because I will be playing Thuy in Miss Saigon this January 2007 in Chicago.

  • I'll be playing him in 2007 as well, it is quite challenging.

  • Good Luck man !!!

    peace

  • This is one of the best Thuy's Death scene on here. Kim was beautiful. Thuy was okay and does the singing well. However, the direction is not exciting. I hate the fact that Thuy just stands around.

  • I saw this production and Thuy did suck. Also, Tam is a little big to be playing a 2-3 year old. Geeze!

  • kim has an amazing voice! although the guy playing thuy is shit! not at all menacing and threatening!! very poor performance!

  • beautiful. i get chills every time

  • She sounds like Lea, but then she does wierd things on notes where she has to hold them. It's such a bizarre mannerism.

  • i don't understand what you are talking about.

    are you a vocal coach or a Broadway singer?

  • I hate the new toru, they shoul dhave never changed to show, and cut the actual helicopter!

  • I'm sorry, but this is my favourite bit of the whole musical. You should check out the new CD where Joanna Ampil is Kim. The Thuy on the CD is fantastic.

  • I have to disagree with you.

    Keith Burns is always going to be Thuy!

  • Yep, Keith is the best!!

  • wow!!!! she is so so great!!! Hope his brother kL saw this vids...they both are so great and have so much talents..congrats to both of you =)

  • Laurie, you played the part so well, like brother and sister,you two gives me goosebumps when you sing... Hurray!!!

  • Laurie Cadevida played Kim in North American Tour for 3 years. She started as an understudy. She also did Miss Saigon and Aida in Wisconsin, early this year.

    I followed her career since I first heard her. She is very beautiful and sings very well. She also sang the National Anthem at a Lakers' game in Los Angeles. From her bio, she was a music major at California State University Northridge before she started touring with Miss Saigon.

  • I've never heard this Kim before, but she sounds remarkably like Lea Salonga...uncannily so. I concur with most here--Thuy is very weak here, but Kim's voice saves the scene.

  • so, thuy sucks. what the hell is he doing just standing on stage like that?!

  • wow...what a talented Laurie Cadevida ..I heard that his older bro is a popstar in Manila, Philippines. Kris Lawrence is the name. talent and good voice runs in the genes...great voice...

  • Laurie Cadevida sounds like Lea Salongs. She is great. I saw her live in Hollywood at the Pantages in 2005. She will play Kim in Australian tour of Miss Saigon in March 2007. She is very beautiful even more beautiful than Lea Salonga. Laurie is my favorite Kim.

  • they all sucked

  • wow this is terrible. Nothing about it is good except for Kim's voice. Her acting is weak but she sings well. Thuy is HORRIBLE. has he never had any training. WOW THIS SUCKS! The direction is horrible too. Nothiing about this scene is intense. infact its kind of a snoozer. This scene can be so scary but here it looks like a bad high school fight scene. sorry. don't by it. No way thuy was going to kill anyone. I don't believe him at all. We should count his acting "isms"

  • yeah....Thuy was crap. poor kim was like, "wow. you suck" the whollee time.

  • thuy sucks, I hope we don't see this guy in the Australian production. Laurie Cadevida's playing Kim in the Australian production =D

  • i didn't feel thuy.

  • this musical is just truly amazing. the music makes me feel so much, I can't even describe it. this show is a force that can move the ground.

  • What an intense 4 min of video

  • hahahah tam is like 40! older than kim.. craziness

  • Saigon has used little girls rather consistently over the years actually.

  • Why do they do that?

  • to clarify..they had two kids switch between the matinee and night shows..one was a 5 yr old boy and the other was a 7-8 yr old girl..which you see in this clip

  • That Kim was very good..saw it live..Thuy was decent..more active during the show I saw..and the Tam was a bad choice..they should've just stayed with the little boy..why have an alternate?..and a girl at that..how demanding can that part be?! haha

  • Yeah, Tam's far too old! He should only be like 4.

  • That's a mighty tall Tam...

  • I would love to see a clip of "the Fall of Saigon".

    This is great

  • Thuy's gettin' a bad rap... he actually did quite a good job.

  • Thuy sucks big time, and Tam is like 12, but Kim is good!

  • At least he lost the thick Mexican accent he had the two times I saw him.

  • The Kim is played by Laurie Cadevida.

  • WHOA! tam looks like a 7 YEAR OLD! and this girl sounds exactly like lea salonga..even though she's not.and you can find out what every scene is about if you go look at on on wikipedia

  • What's the point to the song, This Is The Hour?

    I know about about Thuy's Death but This Is The Hour I never really quite get.

    Can someone explain this one to me please?

  • This Is The Hour tells the reason of why Thuy's been killed by Kim. So,then,Kim takes Tam (her son), and then the Vietnamese soldiers find Thuy's body ,and they declare it as the hour that Thuy was shot and killed on that day he was assinated by Kim.

  • WHO IS THE KIM !

  • Jackguy, any more from the 2005 tour? I would love to see more of the cast! This is such a great video!!!

  • who was the kim here