Miss Saigon (Scenario)

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Vietnam 1975, naive province lass Kim comes to Saigon hoping for a fresh start. Faced with the harsh realities of the raging war, Kim is taken in by the Engineer, who runs a bar that caters mainly to American soldiers. Clueless about the ins and outs of prostitution, her innocent charms attract Chris, a young GI who is already fed up with a life embroiled in war and frequent visits to the red light district. As Rihanna would probably tell them had she been born decades earlier: they found love in a hopeless place, and in a very inopportune time. With Saigon quickly succumbing to Hanoi's power, could these two star-crossed lovers really promise forever?

Okay, fine, the whole production was in Thai but what the heck, there were subtitles, which no addict of the soundtrack would really need. This musical has been playing on my MP3 since forever, and I have been looking forward to the day when I could finally match the lyrics with the faces, the rhythm to the events. It is a good thing that this Thai production does not disappoint. Besides, with a material that relies on a theme that is truly universal, no language barrier would be strong enough not to send the message across.