Reborn production of Miss Saigon comes to Leeds Grand Theatre

Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical is reborn as Michael Harrison, in association with Cameron Mackintosh, presents a new touring production of Miss Saigon, coming to Leeds Grand Theatre from Tue 2–Sat 13 December 2025.

Cameron Mackintosh comments: “We have now completed our search for a really fantastic cast, full of exciting discoveries, that will bring Boublil and Schönberg’s extraordinary, powerful musical back to thrilling life. I can’t wait to see Miss Saigon reborn again.

”The production will star Seann Miley Moore(X Factor UK; Miss Saigon, International Tour; Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Australian Tour) reprising their celebrated role as The Engineer following acclaimed performances across an international tour. The Australian dates saw the Filipino-Australian actor take home the Critics’ Choice Award for Best Performance in a Musical at the inaugural Time Out Sydney Arts & Culture Awards.

This new UK production of Miss Saigon welcomes brilliant new talent and recent Brit School graduate Julianne Pundan making her professional debut as Kim, alongside exciting actor and singer Jack Kane(who has starred in Dragon heart Vengeance opposite Helena Bonham Carter, and BBC/HBO’s Years And Years with Rory Kinnear and Emma Thompson) as Chris.

Dom Hartley-Harris (recently seen in the West End as George Washington in Hamilton and on tour as Curtis Taylor Jr.in Dream girls) is John, and Emily Langham (Singin’ in the Rain International Tour; Hello, Dolly! London Palladium; The Witches, National Theatre) is Ellen.

The cast is completed by Mikko Juan (Hulu /BBC iPlayer’s Better Things; Urine town: The Musical) as Thuy, Ace (who reached the semi-finals of BBC One’s The Voice in 2024 as part of Sir Tom Jones’ team) as Gigi, Bea Ward as Alternate Kim, Aaron Teoh as Alternate for The Engineer, and Jamil Abbasi, Aaron Aisoni, Daniel J Brian, Ann-Marie Craine, Ben Fenwick, Aaron Gonzales, Owen Johnston, Evita Khrime, Caleb Lagayan, Rayhan Lee, James Mateo-Salt, Shania Montevalde, Ryan Ocampo, Julius Sahr, Tonny Shim, Anh KohaTrần, Yiling Yang, Aimee Yue and Carmen Zhu.

The soaring musical score features the hits songs The Heat is On in Saigon, The Movie in My Mind, Last Night of the World and The American Dream. Of the new revival, Cameron Mackintosh comments:“35 years after Boublil and Schönberg’s legendary musical Miss Saigon first opened to international success, I am delighted that this powerful, heart-wrenching love story has remained timeless around the world. The story of two young people-an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl-who fall in love as their lives are torn apart by war, ultimately causing a mother to sacrifice her life for her child has become a world wide hit.

“The recent hugely successful Sheffield Crucible production took a contemporary look at this great musical, and that inspired producer Michael Harrison and me to also take a fresh look at Miss Saigon and create a modern version that can play many theatres that the original was unable to do.

”Michael Harrison continues: “It is thrilling to be collaborating with Cameron on a brand-new production of Miss Saigon. Millions of people around the world have been moved by its riveting story, messages of family and enduring love, and by Boublil and Schönberg’s majestic score. I am delighted that we can now bring this story to audiences throughout the country in a brilliant and modern production.

”Premise: In the last days of the Vietnam War, 17-year-old Kim is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a notorious character known as The Engineer. There she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris, but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon. For three years, Kim goes on an epic journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who has no idea he’s fathered a son.

Miss Saigon plays at Leeds Grand Theatre from Tue 2–Sat 13 December 2025. Tickets are available here.