The evacuation scene from the current production of “Miss Saigon” on Broadway. (Matthew Murphy)NEW YORK — Grittier, prettier and yet somehow seeming even more pedestrian than before, “Miss Saigon” has redeployed to Broadway, making lots of noise but managing to say precious little. The familiar elements of Claude-Michel Schonberg and Alain Boublil’s 1991 musical are faithfully replicated in the Broadway Theatre, where this all-too-mechanical revival, under Laurence Connor’s direction, had its official opening Thursday night. Miss Saigon, music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and Alain Boublil, book by Boublil. At Broadway Theatre, 1681 Broadway, New York.

Source: Washington Post March 24, 2017 02:04 UTC