This is mesmerizing. Lea Salonga has an exquisite voice and is an incredible performer. I saw this play with my auntie and cousins when I was younger and we were all in tears.
the problem why they didn't keep the show going on 'till today,,,, is because they can't find another Kim... Do you know how many times they kept on begging for Lea to come play the role again? LOL..no one can EVER match her performance.. :))
Huh? What are you talking about? Lea Salonga didn't play Kim for over a decade non stop. She did get replaced by other actresses, both in London and Broadway.
I was so lucky to have had tickets during the opening weeks of this show...Lea was BRILLIANT...THIS performance, LIVE, was so heart wrentching that I still cry when I listen to the music
I been hearing this song my whole life and only just realised the full meaning,,,,,,,,either I'm really slow, or I've gone through something which allowed me to fully understand the lyrics, hehehe
@rexebuza She's singing about how she'd give her life up, just so that her son could have a better life than she had. When I was young, those were just words to me, but now I understand the feelings and sentiments, as well as the courage, behind those words, and in those actions.
@hawaiilove97 ... Lea did a concert at a park beside our office building in Eastwood, QC Philippines. She's plugging CATS Manila production that time. After her she sang, she was aided by production assistants and guards out of the stage when suddenly out of excitement, I shouted "LEAAAAAAAAA", it was so loud that she turned to my direction and shouted back "Hi"... she waved at me then gave me that bright smile which I'll never forget!
@Sibzist Yeah, she's like that, hehe. When My parents saw miss saigon in London, back in 89-90(I think? maybe I was 4 or 5 at the time, can't really remember, hehe) They went backstage to meet her, and she invited them into her dressing room! The next day, my mum took me and my sister(1 year younger than me) To meet her, and give her flowers and chocolates to say thank you. I remember when she spoke to me, she knelt down so her face was level wih mine and so that I could give her the flowers.
@luciloooo . I agree with you! Lea is the most down to earth Filipino artist i know aside from Florante. by the way, Lea's house is 45 minutes away from my house here in Manila...that is if there's no traffic! :D
most amazing voice i've ever heard, hands down. i'm afraid my boyfriend is going to come home to find me tearing up over her singing. embarrassing but totally justified, i say! i think he's mostly be upset because he'd be able to tell that i'm a bit in love with her. she's the best!
she sang this when she came to Vancouver today, and her performance was so much more powerful because she said she could relate to it after she gave birth to her daughter. It became such a much more meaningful performance.
Lea's being young and single during this performance did not have emotional connection to Tam (Kim's son). I know if she performs this now, she would perform this scene perfectly. Nevertheless, Lea's voice is always magnificent. I got to watch this twice in West End and her voice didn't falter even once.
I saw Lea in London in the original production before it went to Broadway. The year was 1990. I was only 13, but I remember being so emotionally ravaged by the show and her performance I couldn't even get out of my seat for over 45 after the audience had left the theatre post-show. That girl knocked my heart right outta my chest and I'll never forget it.
oh my god!!its very hard to get the tone of this song but i tried very hard because its our assignment for audio communication...huhuh...i have a hard time memorizing it...but all the sweat i invest is all worth it...ive got a high grade..lol...:)
@leasolanga lolz!!! I was listening to her since I was 3 or 4(I think?)
Anyway, My parents went to see the show and spoke to her afterwards. She invited them into her dressing room for a chat cause my dad's filipino. Later(I think it was the next day, not sure) My mum took my and my sister to meet her, with flowers and chocolate as a thank you to her. I remember she was really humble about it, and knelt down to accept the flowers from me and the chocs from my sister.
does anyone know where I can download (torrent or direct) the entire musical with the video? I don't think there are productions of miss saigon anymore ):
she is the best cast as Kim in Miss Saigon..I am also get chills and tears while i watch her perform many years ago..yes, she is incredible..and i didn't see other cast is even close to her..
This is my favorite song from the show. I often sang it to my son when he was a baby. Lea is amazing and i was blessed to see her on broadway about 10 times.
LOLz... I used to be one of the tams in miss saigon in covent garden way back when i was like 4-5 yrs old! I'm 16 now and its the 1st time that I'm looking back at my miss saigon times... Fucking emotional :')
@babyS1101 .... if you've got what it takes nothing is impossible. it's the talent that counts... blind-casting is everywhere my friend. jonathan pryce is no asian but he played the supposedly vietnamese engineer here.... lea is no caucasian, yet she played eponine & then fantine in les miserables in west end and in broadway.
@ovitatirac thing is they cast pryce cause they couldn't find any asian guy who was "good enough" to be play the engineer, but after the whole controversy when they first brought it bway, they've avoided casting non-ethnic people in saigon...thing with kim is there are tons of amazing asians who can play kim. theres no need to cast a non-asian as kim. only chance is to do a community production, not pro. color-blind casting usually is only done to cast "ethnic" actors in "non-ethnic" roles.
@ovitatirac I think it's fair though.....caucasian actors have SO many roles that they can play. Reserve the ethnic roles for the ethnic actors so they have chance to shine. If you think about it, if there were two actors up for a non-ethnic role and they were equally talented and goodlooking, but one is white, who do you think is gonna get the role? So ethnic actors have a hard time in the business...it's only fair to avoid color-blind casting for ethnic roles.
I've watched Miss Saigon at the CCP in 2000.I remember,i even bought some souvenir items.The casts performed amazingly.I still wish that i was able to take pictures of Lea or kiss her.I love Miss Saigon!
She is simply perfect as Kim. Any time I hear or see someone else do the role it's just not right in some way or another. She sounds perfect and the acting is so intensely real. Friggin AMAZING.
HECK YEAH!! Just for the heck of it I decided to look up Miss Saigon imdb, and there's a movie with that title due to come out in 2012! And that's about it. No info, thi project is in production, bla bla bla, but how cool is that?
On the making of Miss Saigon video (got it here on you tube) during the search which started in UK.. on their US league, there were actually several Vietnamese girls that came for audition.There was one girl whom producers thought would be the perfect Kim cuz of her real experience as one of the "boat people" w/c she readily acknowledge, but she can't reach the high note. Then Hawaii , then finally Manila...
I saw Miss Saigon about 20 years ago. I was very touched by it. This video brings back wonderful memories. Thanks for posting. Lea is the best!! No one has come close.
And to think that there were actually protesters putting down her performance because she is not ethnically Vietnamese. CMS chose the best talent available for this crucial role.
I've been blest enough to be cast as Kim in Miss Saigon and I can sing these songs everyday a million times, and I still get chills and tears watching Lea perform. She is incredible.
i saw Lea Salong on British TV when she first opened in Miss saigon and sw her twice in the role, the BEST bar none musical performance i have ever seen, she is totally awesome, i get chills even now when i listen to the soundtrack
I am a theater person. There is this move that we call contraction and expansion. Both are exaggerations on stage. The contraction Leah did gave more chill to the performance than that one who depended too much on movements to enhance the song. Things as this are done to divert the audience's focus of attention where it should be to make the scene effective.
Wow. I've always wanted to meet a theater person. What is expansion then? and contradiction too! I want to learn those things... I swear I'll enter theater someday... Ish why I want to learn these things..
I saw the Australian one on here and though her voice wasn't as good as Lea's, I thought the cradling of the child in his mother's arms was a good touch. Again, not my intention to insult anyone, please refrain from insulting me. And yes, I know she won several awards for this show, having a different opinion of the choreograpgy does not make me ignorant of the storyline or the actors.
i see your point. for me it i thought the cradling of the kid was a little too distracted by the moving of the body back and forth. i think this part where lea was just talking to herself without doing so much movement was more effective and powerful.
Actually if you look and watch the video till the end, you'll see that she's actually holding and engaging with the kid. It's just hard to see on screen. Common people, this is Lea Salonga, the original Kim.
i can understand why you may say that but that's like one of the major rules of musical theatre. you have to overdo everything so it carries out into the audience. it's the same reason why they have to put a lot of extra makeup on or else they look washed out to the audience. also the possessed thing, it's supposed to be a foreshadowing of what's to come in the second act. the accompaniment at the time supports her intense expression.
Not really bored in my opinion, I just wish the director or choreagrapher had told her to get a little more engaged with the kid. Just sitting there staring at him bores me, its more touching when the Kims pick up the Tam's and cradle them, or stroke their hair, or something.
Yes. And perhaps it would be better for those singers to stick to the choir. Because musical theatre is not the place to work if you just want to sit still for two and a half hours. Sorry if that sounded bratty. I just don't know why my last comment got a thumbs down. Anyway, as I said, onstage people need to move in order to act. I don't believe this performance sucked. I just think it would be more affective if she moved some more.
obviously you don't know the story or you would not say what you did. She is being in total character of Kim. A young Mom making a major decision while she is watching her child looking at a book..
OK-I apologize to anyone and everyone that I offended on here. I am a huge Miss Saigon fan, I love every character and every song, I do in fact know the story. I did not say that Lea Salonga sucked and was a horrible performer, I said I wished that this song had her interact a little more physically with Tam.
i don't think she needs to be interacting with the kid. She's not really telling him directly that she'd give her life for him (that would totally freak the poor kid out). I think she's mostly saying it to herself. Like thoughts in her mind rather than actually screaming it out. That's how i take the scene anyways. I thinks it's perfect to have her saying it while she's watching him.
Holy heck! I had no idea people like you actually existed!!-People that are able to state their disagreements and reasons for disagreeing with someone while managing to not be rude or insulting! Thank you kseko, for not telling me that I know nothing about the musical or the actress. Now, while I disagree that it would freak Tam out (he's only two and never speaks, so I assume he doesn't understand all that she says) I understand your point, it makes sense.
theatre producions have directors and choreographers.. you should've known that kseko. regaring the singing check out other miss saigon songs and their variation. sun and moon is romantic. if you don't like miss saigon. hmmm.. or lea? hmmm.. she just won the tony's for ebest actress in here
I really like this scene to be what you have described. I am not sure but when I saw the Toronto cast led by Ma-anne Dionisio, who was a fabulous Kim, I think Ma-anne was talking to the kid. They must have a different blocking for Lea's performance. You know how theater is. They can have 40 blockings for one particular scene.
Watching this scene, I think Kim's supposed to be singing kind of to herself - her child would probably be unable to understand what she was saying, and I think Kim is reflecting on her love for both Chris and her child
@thesimszys well she had to do this for 10 yrs maybe 3 times a week....who wouldnt be bored....same thing over and over again....but i love this musical
it's in the process of making a miss saigon movie since 2009- and it might go well. DIRECTOR will be the one who directed the movie PRECIOUS. so let cross the fingers and hope they will do a huge better musical movie of this GREAT SHOW.
It would be a GREAT treat to all of man kind if they will bring back Miss Saigon to Broadway with the original cast on their 20th year anniversary....
She's amazing!
HeyItsMeCrystal 5 hours ago
@grace0221 I feel exactly the same way. I so wish I was alive to see her as Kim.
xDNLLx 2 days ago
Well done whoever filmed this.
meotaku2 5 days ago
she was sixteen here . Holy cow. <3
RosesNightengales 1 month ago
What a treasure this is! Thanks for sharing!!
srowley6 1 month ago
i love this it rules and i like cheese by people u all ugly
StarkidMaddy92 1 month ago
This is mesmerizing. Lea Salonga has an exquisite voice and is an incredible performer. I saw this play with my auntie and cousins when I was younger and we were all in tears.
LJPeece 1 month ago
the problem why they didn't keep the show going on 'till today,,,, is because they can't find another Kim... Do you know how many times they kept on begging for Lea to come play the role again? LOL..no one can EVER match her performance.. :))
yvanqwerty 2 months ago
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Huh? What are you talking about? Lea Salonga didn't play Kim for over a decade non stop. She did get replaced by other actresses, both in London and Broadway.
EuphrasieF 1 month ago
I was so lucky to have had tickets during the opening weeks of this show...Lea was BRILLIANT...THIS performance, LIVE, was so heart wrentching that I still cry when I listen to the music
brooklynbiscuit 3 months ago
I really wish I could've watched it live when it ran at the CCP sometime in the late 90's. I think that was the last run ever where she played Kim :(
dementedsweetie 3 months ago
wwowwowowowoowowowowowowowowoowowwowowowowowowowowowowwwwwwwww frick
balloonfish22 3 months ago
I been hearing this song my whole life and only just realised the full meaning,,,,,,,,either I'm really slow, or I've gone through something which allowed me to fully understand the lyrics, hehehe
25151206 3 months ago
@25151206 what did you think they meant, and what did you find out about them, maybe ive missed something too?
rexebuza 3 months ago
@rexebuza She's singing about how she'd give her life up, just so that her son could have a better life than she had. When I was young, those were just words to me, but now I understand the feelings and sentiments, as well as the courage, behind those words, and in those actions.
25151206 3 months ago
too bad i wasn't born yet when this musical was in the theatres. how can i watch it? i will never have the chance to watch the original version.
grace0221 3 months ago
@grace0221 You live in the LA area by any chance? There's going to be a local production of this in April.
ValtronW 3 months ago
literally chills the entire time i was watching this video. her voice is AMAZING, i wish i could sing like her!!
iloveyou91792 4 months ago
@hawaiilove97 ... Lea did a concert at a park beside our office building in Eastwood, QC Philippines. She's plugging CATS Manila production that time. After her she sang, she was aided by production assistants and guards out of the stage when suddenly out of excitement, I shouted "LEAAAAAAAAA", it was so loud that she turned to my direction and shouted back "Hi"... she waved at me then gave me that bright smile which I'll never forget!
Sibzist 4 months ago 2
@Sibzist Yeah, she's like that, hehe. When My parents saw miss saigon in London, back in 89-90(I think? maybe I was 4 or 5 at the time, can't really remember, hehe) They went backstage to meet her, and she invited them into her dressing room! The next day, my mum took me and my sister(1 year younger than me) To meet her, and give her flowers and chocolates to say thank you. I remember when she spoke to me, she knelt down so her face was level wih mine and so that I could give her the flowers.
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@hawaiilove97 she is not that social aybe because of her full schedule.. you know the woman is always busy
smallsis222 4 months ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Lea Salonga
@hawaiilove97 - Good for you... Singers in concert don't talk much to preserve their voice and to avoid throat viruses.
luciloooo 4 months ago in playlist Lea Salonga
@luciloooo . I agree with you! Lea is the most down to earth Filipino artist i know aside from Florante. by the way, Lea's house is 45 minutes away from my house here in Manila...that is if there's no traffic! :D
Sibzist 4 months ago
most amazing voice i've ever heard, hands down. i'm afraid my boyfriend is going to come home to find me tearing up over her singing. embarrassing but totally justified, i say! i think he's mostly be upset because he'd be able to tell that i'm a bit in love with her. she's the best!
dianacarbonate 4 months ago 4
she sang this when she came to Vancouver today, and her performance was so much more powerful because she said she could relate to it after she gave birth to her daughter. It became such a much more meaningful performance.
rosaberaah 5 months ago
grabeh.... sooper!!!!
luciloooo 5 months ago in playlist Lea Salonga
this give me chills! no one can parallel this performance! wow!
nhera3 5 months ago 5
I got some MAJOR chills on that last line... <3
itsthewendylady 5 months ago 3
Magnificent actress. Was able to completely carry the emotions across despite her lack of the same experience in real life!
janetcalicagan 5 months ago
Her voice is perfection.
musicismylife916 5 months ago 3
A mother and her love for her son.. Desperate in Dangerous times. Lea knows the part.
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Lea's being young and single during this performance did not have emotional connection to Tam (Kim's son). I know if she performs this now, she would perform this scene perfectly. Nevertheless, Lea's voice is always magnificent. I got to watch this twice in West End and her voice didn't falter even once.
hyunbin92482 6 months ago
from then until now this song touched my heart...
majoviecubs 6 months ago
shivering performance!
SpiritofOnelove 6 months ago
3:13-3:30 omg!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yvanqwerty 7 months ago
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H1delta 7 months ago
Chills.
JRyanReichel 7 months ago 4
I saw Lea in London in the original production before it went to Broadway. The year was 1990. I was only 13, but I remember being so emotionally ravaged by the show and her performance I couldn't even get out of my seat for over 45 after the audience had left the theatre post-show. That girl knocked my heart right outta my chest and I'll never forget it.
in2whitwhitwhit 7 months ago 23
I love this song. It depicts every reason why i love broadway. it's intense and she is amazing at it!!!!!!
broadwaygirl456 8 months ago 6
loved this song when I first heard it as a teen. now as a mom of three it's even more touching because I'm like " yes I know exactly what you mean"
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H1delta 9 months ago
i get goosebumps everytime i listen to her!
Alesia100Dhana 9 months ago 4
This gets me EVERY time. So sad. So beautiful.
cak561 9 months ago
Uuuuuuuugh!!!! This is the only reason why I wish I was female. I love Lea so much!!!!
keytohearts 10 months ago
i just love this song!! lea is the best Musical singer!!!!
she was in both anniversary of les misebles!!!!
she is the mother of "musical theater!!
i am not asian but i know that they are great singers!!
prettyalexis1214 10 months ago 7
i just love this song!! lea is the best Musical singer!!!!
she was in both anniversary of les misebles!!!!
she is the mother of "musical theater!!
prettyalexis1214 10 months ago
This gave me shivers!
TheAllyb75 10 months ago
Wow! Chills ...
harri312 10 months ago
She was only 18 when this was done. WOW!
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oh my god!!its very hard to get the tone of this song but i tried very hard because its our assignment for audio communication...huhuh...i have a hard time memorizing it...but all the sweat i invest is all worth it...ive got a high grade..lol...:)
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Leysin11 1 year ago
intense o.o
wendy321 1 year ago
lea makes me feel really proud being a Filipino. her overall package is ineed world class!
rocketable19 1 year ago
Me singing I'd give my life for you ..please let me know what you think
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Leysin11 1 year ago
世界で一番好き！
silentminority1000 1 year ago 23
kakaiba k lea...nyeta
jayden8046 1 year ago
Cool!
durrrred 1 year ago
A world class Filipino Talent, Proud to be a Filipino.
solitaire198 1 year ago
SHE IS ONE FIERCE BITCH. that look she gives at 3:12 is the epitome of intense.
MickeyT1129 1 year ago 5
How can 46 people dislike this?? Lea Salonga= AMAZING
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pstood 1 year ago
this song is really sad,beautifulll and brave!
kangdaegi 1 year ago
the best scene inmiss saigon! and lea is amazingly amazing!
swimfan1975 1 year ago
I was fortunate to see Lea in Les Miserables Revival as Fantine. She's amazing.
RosesNightengales 1 year ago
oh my god, beautiful
jaadde94 1 year ago
go go lea!
xundrux 1 year ago
pretty song!
headofcurls7 1 year ago
Beautiful! Just beautiful.
ThePatricianbelle 1 year ago
I legit don't think I can't watch this without goosebumps haha Lea is truly amazing
kcd9292 1 year ago
as evidenced by my screen name yes i am obsessed with this woman i've been listening to her voice since i was 2 and i thank whoever posted this
leasolanga 1 year ago 59
@leasolanga lolz!!! I was listening to her since I was 3 or 4(I think?)
Anyway, My parents went to see the show and spoke to her afterwards. She invited them into her dressing room for a chat cause my dad's filipino. Later(I think it was the next day, not sure) My mum took my and my sister to meet her, with flowers and chocolate as a thank you to her. I remember she was really humble about it, and knelt down to accept the flowers from me and the chocs from my sister.
25151206 3 months ago
@leasolanga you have every right to be obsessed with her... good choice!
alcaryl 2 months ago
@leasolanga lol it's just funny that you spelled her last name wrong... but yes I agree, she is amazing
teeups29 1 month ago
does anyone know where I can download (torrent or direct) the entire musical with the video? I don't think there are productions of miss saigon anymore ):
wendy321 1 year ago
with her loud voice, tam wont be able to sleep. he'll be grouchy in the morning
pulrivera70 1 year ago 7
@pulrivera70 hahahaha lol!
Maranedy 1 year ago
going nostalgic again after watching all her videos....
tinnywinful 1 year ago
she knows exactly how to play this.....just enough....a truly gifted actress
Raygunn24 1 year ago
ah lea is amazing ..
baybeehanhan 1 year ago
she is the best cast as Kim in Miss Saigon..I am also get chills and tears while i watch her perform many years ago..yes, she is incredible..and i didn't see other cast is even close to her..
TheAngelina211 1 year ago
this song moves... :-)
kennzoariel 1 year ago
shhh u'll wake him :p
zlegnakcigam 1 year ago 3
@zlegnakcigam "shhh u'll wake him :P" i just saw this comment and it made me really, really laugh. Hahahahahaaa.
sunnycastillo 9 months ago
lea, please come to sydney, australia to perform, the filipino community here is waiting for you.
lourdesstone 1 year ago
does anyone know where i can watch the original miss saigon [with lea] online? :D
xoxoidEEkaYxoxo 1 year ago
This is my favorite song from the show. I often sang it to my son when he was a baby. Lea is amazing and i was blessed to see her on broadway about 10 times.
ttuznik 1 year ago
LOLz... I used to be one of the tams in miss saigon in covent garden way back when i was like 4-5 yrs old! I'm 16 now and its the 1st time that I'm looking back at my miss saigon times... Fucking emotional :')
CanalCruisers 1 year ago 2
Ahh foreshadowing...):
iSNEEZES 1 year ago
this song makes me cry.i'd like to dedicate this to my son.
AimeeLG11 1 year ago
you sings direct to my soul..your awesome! God Bless!
kittyreighne 1 year ago
I wish I could play Kim, but Im not asian :(
babyS1101 1 year ago
@babyS1101 same here.
TheChristianFairy 1 year ago
@babyS1101 .... if you've got what it takes nothing is impossible. it's the talent that counts... blind-casting is everywhere my friend. jonathan pryce is no asian but he played the supposedly vietnamese engineer here.... lea is no caucasian, yet she played eponine & then fantine in les miserables in west end and in broadway.
ovitatirac 1 year ago
@ovitatirac thing is they cast pryce cause they couldn't find any asian guy who was "good enough" to be play the engineer, but after the whole controversy when they first brought it bway, they've avoided casting non-ethnic people in saigon...thing with kim is there are tons of amazing asians who can play kim. theres no need to cast a non-asian as kim. only chance is to do a community production, not pro. color-blind casting usually is only done to cast "ethnic" actors in "non-ethnic" roles.
jaiadore 1 year ago
@ovitatirac I think it's fair though.....caucasian actors have SO many roles that they can play. Reserve the ethnic roles for the ethnic actors so they have chance to shine. If you think about it, if there were two actors up for a non-ethnic role and they were equally talented and goodlooking, but one is white, who do you think is gonna get the role? So ethnic actors have a hard time in the business...it's only fair to avoid color-blind casting for ethnic roles.
jaiadore 1 year ago 2
Crystal clear voice. Beautiful.
nicknick89 1 year ago
iv just started larning this song with my singing teacher, it nearly made me cry.
JrQueen04 1 year ago
My favourite scene to, just love this play .
missinb 1 year ago
I've watched Miss Saigon at the CCP in 2000.I remember,i even bought some souvenir items.The casts performed amazingly.I still wish that i was able to take pictures of Lea or kiss her.I love Miss Saigon!
AimeeLG11 1 year ago
i love lea salonga! I have never seen her preform...i hope to see her on broadway soon one day!
schmaxie10 1 year ago 2
She is simply perfect as Kim. Any time I hear or see someone else do the role it's just not right in some way or another. She sounds perfect and the acting is so intensely real. Friggin AMAZING.
MickeyT1129 1 year ago 7
this gives me goosebumps everytime.. lea ftw!
aeiatots 1 year ago
i'm singing this for grade 8! :) it's a really nice song :)
Reggiegotsoul 1 year ago
GO LEA!!!!!!!
robustdubia 1 year ago
It's so difficult to think of anyone else other than Lea playing this role!
71crm 1 year ago 3
POWERFUL and STUNNING!!!
dayunyor19 1 year ago
HECK YEAH!! Just for the heck of it I decided to look up Miss Saigon imdb, and there's a movie with that title due to come out in 2012! And that's about it. No info, thi project is in production, bla bla bla, but how cool is that?
genungapearl 1 year ago 2
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TheKsutt100 1 year ago 2
flawless
qwertyuiop16tigar 1 year ago
TORONTO CANADA is going to have MISS SAIGON once again JULY 9-AUGUST 9,2010. DON'T MISS IT!
rubien44 1 year ago
always makes me cry! thanks for posting!
simeulbesgee 1 year ago 2
god i love her
tapgeek79 1 year ago 3
This kills me
djcrowbar 1 year ago
On the making of Miss Saigon video (got it here on you tube) during the search which started in UK.. on their US league, there were actually several Vietnamese girls that came for audition.There was one girl whom producers thought would be the perfect Kim cuz of her real experience as one of the "boat people" w/c she readily acknowledge, but she can't reach the high note. Then Hawaii , then finally Manila...
YYC403NOYP 2 years ago 3
yea thats right! Her name is Nhat Ha, she's an Alto. Now she's a famous Vietnamese singer overseas:) (well, she has been, til now^^)
thangtran257 1 year ago
I saw Miss Saigon about 20 years ago. I was very touched by it. This video brings back wonderful memories. Thanks for posting. Lea is the best!! No one has come close.
pritemreeves 2 years ago 5
And to think that there were actually protesters putting down her performance because she is not ethnically Vietnamese. CMS chose the best talent available for this crucial role.
otasan 2 years ago 10
and only 18?
hottluv32 2 years ago
I've been blest enough to be cast as Kim in Miss Saigon and I can sing these songs everyday a million times, and I still get chills and tears watching Lea perform. She is incredible.
brie5cheez5 2 years ago 137
@brie5cheez5 where?
Cute15tricia 1 year ago
@brie5cheez5 I also saw her on Broadway...I'll never forget it. Just watching these videos brings it back and I'm sitting here in tears...
Greymoya 9 months ago
Wow. Her voice is so powerful!
AttnOnline 2 years ago 2
shivers the whole time.. soo amazing!
she does philippines proud :)
ciemuna 2 years ago 8
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Lea Salonga! The best. PROUD to be FILIPINO.
janina062392 2 years ago 98
@janina062392 oo nga e!!
mccute0202 10 months ago
"I feel his shadow brush my head
But there's just moonlight on my bed"
That brings tears to my eyes =,( So chilling...bravo Lea~!
arcadesfire 2 years ago 7
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kseko should study theater arts and musicale production. stupid baboon
asep222 2 years ago
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kseko should study theater arts and musicale production. stupid baboon
asep222 2 years ago
bravisima lea
calmadh 2 years ago 2
i saw Lea Salong on British TV when she first opened in Miss saigon and sw her twice in the role, the BEST bar none musical performance i have ever seen, she is totally awesome, i get chills even now when i listen to the soundtrack
gentmartin 2 years ago 4
I get goose bumps every time I listen to this! BEAUTIFUL song indeed.
natzsm 2 years ago
I am a theater person. There is this move that we call contraction and expansion. Both are exaggerations on stage. The contraction Leah did gave more chill to the performance than that one who depended too much on movements to enhance the song. Things as this are done to divert the audience's focus of attention where it should be to make the scene effective.
Gilberto0210 2 years ago 3
Wow. I've always wanted to meet a theater person. What is expansion then? and contradiction too! I want to learn those things... I swear I'll enter theater someday... Ish why I want to learn these things..
Maranedy 2 years ago
I saw the Australian one on here and though her voice wasn't as good as Lea's, I thought the cradling of the child in his mother's arms was a good touch. Again, not my intention to insult anyone, please refrain from insulting me. And yes, I know she won several awards for this show, having a different opinion of the choreograpgy does not make me ignorant of the storyline or the actors.
genungapearl 2 years ago
i see your point. for me it i thought the cradling of the kid was a little too distracted by the moving of the body back and forth. i think this part where lea was just talking to herself without doing so much movement was more effective and powerful.
rubien44 1 year ago
This gave me chills. So fantastic. I'd kill for a voice like that.
Reminds me a lot of her preformance as Fantine.
iLikeMuffins100 2 years ago 2
this is Broadway at its best with Lea singing? superb. piercing. phenomenal
asep222 2 years ago 2
Actually if you look and watch the video till the end, you'll see that she's actually holding and engaging with the kid. It's just hard to see on screen. Common people, this is Lea Salonga, the original Kim.
asianvixensiren 2 years ago
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calmadh 2 years ago
THIS is what comes up in the dictionary next to "Fierce". Just saying.
rds020790 2 years ago 2
i can understand why you may say that but that's like one of the major rules of musical theatre. you have to overdo everything so it carries out into the audience. it's the same reason why they have to put a lot of extra makeup on or else they look washed out to the audience. also the possessed thing, it's supposed to be a foreshadowing of what's to come in the second act. the accompaniment at the time supports her intense expression.
StacyOh1717 2 years ago 8
This is an absolutely beautiful performance. Thanks Lea.
twzuet 2 years ago 6
fives me goosbumps and chills..... i love it.
DisposableTeen4Ever 2 years ago 2
truly deserving for the tony and olivier award.... ;-)
rharharhu 2 years ago 10
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Capable lady I know but I can't help thinking she looks bored in this
thesimszys 2 years ago
Not really bored in my opinion, I just wish the director or choreagrapher had told her to get a little more engaged with the kid. Just sitting there staring at him bores me, its more touching when the Kims pick up the Tam's and cradle them, or stroke their hair, or something.
genungapearl 2 years ago
maybe she was instructed not to move or something...
luciaichigo 2 years ago
Yes, I said I wished the director or choreographer had told her to move more.
genungapearl 2 years ago
well, yeah, 4 som singers, its easier 2 concentrate on singing if ur just sitting or standing der in a good posture.............
luciaichigo 2 years ago
Yes. And perhaps it would be better for those singers to stick to the choir. Because musical theatre is not the place to work if you just want to sit still for two and a half hours. Sorry if that sounded bratty. I just don't know why my last comment got a thumbs down. Anyway, as I said, onstage people need to move in order to act. I don't believe this performance sucked. I just think it would be more affective if she moved some more.
genungapearl 2 years ago
This performance won her Lawrence Olivier award in London and Tony Award in Broadway.
Aldomin5 2 years ago 2
This I know.
genungapearl 2 years ago
Lea Salonga is one of THE BEST singers of all time.
luciaichigo 2 years ago 4
Was someone disputing that?
genungapearl 2 years ago
dont wory we all no u wer.
luciaichigo 2 years ago
obviously you don't know the story or you would not say what you did. She is being in total character of Kim. A young Mom making a major decision while she is watching her child looking at a book..
vivavaldez 2 years ago
OK-I apologize to anyone and everyone that I offended on here. I am a huge Miss Saigon fan, I love every character and every song, I do in fact know the story. I did not say that Lea Salonga sucked and was a horrible performer, I said I wished that this song had her interact a little more physically with Tam.
genungapearl 2 years ago
i don't think she needs to be interacting with the kid. She's not really telling him directly that she'd give her life for him (that would totally freak the poor kid out). I think she's mostly saying it to herself. Like thoughts in her mind rather than actually screaming it out. That's how i take the scene anyways. I thinks it's perfect to have her saying it while she's watching him.
kseko 2 years ago 2
Holy heck! I had no idea people like you actually existed!!-People that are able to state their disagreements and reasons for disagreeing with someone while managing to not be rude or insulting! Thank you kseko, for not telling me that I know nothing about the musical or the actress. Now, while I disagree that it would freak Tam out (he's only two and never speaks, so I assume he doesn't understand all that she says) I understand your point, it makes sense.
genungapearl 2 years ago 5
theatre producions have directors and choreographers.. you should've known that kseko. regaring the singing check out other miss saigon songs and their variation. sun and moon is romantic. if you don't like miss saigon. hmmm.. or lea? hmmm.. she just won the tony's for ebest actress in here
juxtaposed4 2 years ago
I really like this scene to be what you have described. I am not sure but when I saw the Toronto cast led by Ma-anne Dionisio, who was a fabulous Kim, I think Ma-anne was talking to the kid. They must have a different blocking for Lea's performance. You know how theater is. They can have 40 blockings for one particular scene.
alexmz123 2 years ago
@alexmz123:
Watching this scene, I think Kim's supposed to be singing kind of to herself - her child would probably be unable to understand what she was saying, and I think Kim is reflecting on her love for both Chris and her child
horsejumpergurl107 1 year ago 3
@thesimszys well she had to do this for 10 yrs maybe 3 times a week....who wouldnt be bored....same thing over and over again....but i love this musical
pao1233 1 year ago
incredible!!!
montanagerry 2 years ago
She really deserved the Tony Award!
theDivas08 2 years ago 7
Thanks for posting this.
Absolutely beautiful performance.
superstones 2 years ago 4
I wish there's a movie version of this with the original cast in it. :D
strawberrybluebear12 2 years ago 8
it's in the process of making a miss saigon movie since 2009- and it might go well. DIRECTOR will be the one who directed the movie PRECIOUS. so let cross the fingers and hope they will do a huge better musical movie of this GREAT SHOW.
rubien44 1 year ago
I love MIss Saigon! Super!!!! this song makes me wanna cry
strawberrybluebear12 2 years ago 2
here here! there aren't words to describe this piece of art.
jeanpaulandamy 2 years ago
This song reminds me of my mom. She has given so much for my brother and I.
TheChristianFairy 2 years ago 2
ohhh! shivers!
echo171 2 years ago
Aww...I'm a huge fan of Lea. This is my first time seeing her version of this and it's bringing tears to my eyes =,)
arcadesfire 2 years ago
It would be a GREAT treat to all of man kind if they will bring back Miss Saigon to Broadway with the original cast on their 20th year anniversary....
assores69 2 years ago 13