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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Miss Saigon
Gigi. She was elected by popular demand!
10 bucks. Listen to 'The Heat is On in Saigon'.
Vietnam War. I think y'all should know this if you have even heard of the musical.
Lea Salonga. FYI, she also sang the part of Jasmine in Disney's Aladdin soundtrack of 'A Whole New World'.
Tam. Tam is the only son she had with Chris.
Madame Butterfly . Of course, Miss Saigon has all of the added drama of a mixed racial relationship and the Vietnam War, but the basic storyline is very similar.
Chris is forced to leave on a helicopter without her.. You guys have to remember the scene where the helicopter actually comes on stage, right? It's unforgettable!
John. This part of the musical shows really sad slides of these children who are ostracized because their fathers were American, and it's true.
Lea Salonga. Lea Salonga and Monique Wilson, who originated the role of Mimi and was the understudy for Kim, were childhood friends.
| What attire does Kim wear in the opening scene at Dreamland? | Miss Saigon
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a modest dress. The Engineer allows Kim to wear a dress to promote her as a virgin, saying that 'men pay the moon to get fresh meat.'
| In 'The Heat is on in Saigon', what raffle number does Gigi draw, announcing the G.I. who wins her for the night? | Miss Saigon
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number 66. In contrast to her glamorous title of 'Miss Saigon', Gigi laments the degredation of her present circumstances and longs for a fantasy world in 'Movie in My Mind'.
| What does the Engineer ask of John in 'The Transaction'? | Miss Saigon
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U.S. visa. '...A U.S. visa to help me get out. Lend me a bit of your embassy clout.'
| In 'Why God Why', what does Chris say Kim smells like? | Miss Saigon
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orange trees. 'Why does Saigon never sleep at night? Why does this girl smell of orange trees?'
| To whom is Kim referring when she asks Chris 'want to know I was bound to a man I don't love?' | Miss Saigon
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Thuy. Kim's parents promised her to her cousin Thuy.
| At what age were Kim and this man promised to be married? | Miss Saigon
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thirteen. 'We were promised at thirteen. The woman I am now is not the same.'
| Where is Ellen when she makes her first appearance in the musical? | Miss Saigon
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in bed with Chris. 'Last night I watched you sleeping. Once more the nightmare came.' Ellen first appears in bed with Chris during 'I Still Believe' near the end of Act I.
| When the Engineer finds Kim in 'Back in Town', why does she refuse to go with Thuy? | Miss Saigon
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she has a son by Chris. 'Look, Thuy, this is my son. He has kept me alive. Now you see why I must tell you no.'
Kim shoots him.. 'Engineer! Thuy is dead! He was going to kill my baby and I shot!'
dust of life. 'They are the living reminders of all the good we failed to do. That's why we know, deep in our hearts, that they are all our children too.' John delivers this speech about the half-Vietnamese children of U.S. soldiers, the 'dust of life', before revealing to Chris that he is the father of Kim's son.
| In 'What a Waste', to what location have Kim, Tam, and the Engineer fled after Thuy's death? | Miss Saigon
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Bangkok. 'Gee, isn't Bangkok really neat? The things they're selling on the street! Fresh dog, if that's what you'd enjoy. A girl, or if you want, a boy!'
Chris is in Bangkok with John.. 'When we finish here, you'll see him. Chris arrived with me today.' John intends to tell Kim about Ellen, but decides that Chris must break this news himself.
| Who does Kim first dream about in 'Kim's Nightmare'? | Miss Saigon
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Thuy. Thuy's ghost appears to Kim in her sleep, reminding her of the night of the U.S. evacuation and Chris's departure: 'He betrayed you once and he will again. Think about that night - where was he back then?'
| What does Chris leave with Kim before he goes to the embassy? | Miss Saigon
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his gun. 'Look, I'm leaving my gun. We've got time! Stay and pack.' The gun that Chris leaves with Kim is the same gun that she later uses to commit suicide.
He is forced into the helicopter without her.. Chris intends to take Kim with him back to the U.S. and marry her, but is separated from her during confusion of the U.S. evacuation and is forced to leave without her.
| When Ellen first sees Kim, who does she mistake Kim for? | Miss Saigon
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the maid. When Kim enters the hotel room, Ellen says to her, 'Don't turn the bed yet.' When Kim replies that she is not the maid, Ellen realizes that it is she, and not Chris, who must tell Kim that Chris is already married.
| What do Chris and Ellen decide to do about Kim and Tam? | Miss Saigon
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provide for Tam, but leave him in Bangkok with Kim. When Kim realizes that Chris does not plan to take their son back to the U.S. with him, she kills herself so that Tam must go to America with his father.
| During the Engineer's big final number 'The American Dream', what appears on stage? | Miss Saigon
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a car. 'There I will crown Miss Chinatown! All yours for ten percent down - the American dream!' A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty arrives in a cadillac, epitomizing the Engineer's 'American dream'.
| Complete: 'The heat is on in Saigon, is there a war going on? Don't ask...' What? | 'Miss Saigon' Lyrics
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I ain't gonna tell. 'Ah, Monsieur Chris, Monsieur John, you've come to win Miss Saigon!'
66. 'And now, who wins this pussycat?' 'Number 66!' By the way...317 is the number of the hotel room that Ellen stays in.
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