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MANILA, Philippines – Attention, Filipino theater fans! GMG Productions has announced the ticket prices and show dates for the highly-anticipated Philippine premiere of the Tony Award-winning musical Miss Saigon.
GMG Productions CEO Carlos Candal earlier confirmed that the latest production of Boublil & Schönberg’s Miss Saigon will be available to Filipino audiences starting March 2024 at the Theatre at Solaire in Parañaque City.
“We’re excited to welcome a new company of world-class performers to share the new staging of this phenomenal production,” Candal also said.
As per the Ticketworld website, ticket prices range from P2,116 to P8,464. The available six options for ticket tiers are:
- VIP: P8,464
- A Reserve: P6,348
- B Reserve: P4,761
- C Reserve: P4,020.40
- D Reserve: P2,962.40
- E Reserve: P2,116
The show is set to open on March 23, 2024, while the last available date listed on the Ticketworld website is April 21, 2024.
The waitlisting for these tickets will close on October 27, 11:59 pm. Meanwhile, pre-sale access for UnionBank and Citi Pre-sale card holders will run from October 23 to November 3, while those in GMG Productions’ waitlist will have a pre-sale from October 28 to November 3.
Tickets will go on sale for the public on November 6.
Inspired by the 1904 opera Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil’s Miss Saigon centers on the romance between an American sergeant and a Vietnamese bar girl amidst the 1970s Vietnam War.
The production was helmed by acclaimed theater producer Cameron Mackintosh, who produced the first iteration of the musical for the West End in 1989. The 1989 musical is also where stage actress Lea Salonga rose to fame.
Other Filipino artists who have been part of the production over the years include Rachelle Ann Go, Eva Noblezada, Tanya Manalang, Monique Wilson, Joanna Ampil, Jon Jon Briones, Isay Alvarez-Seña, Leo Valdez, Aicelle Santos, and Red Concepcion.
GMG Productions also recently brought beloved musicals Hamilton and The Sound of Music to the Philippines. – Rappler.com
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