Photo Flash: NSMT's MISS SAIGON Closes; Julian Fedorov Debuts
By: Oliver Oliveros Nov. 18, 2013
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Beverly, Massachusetts, November 19, 2013--North Shore Music Theatre's (NSMT) production of Claude-Michel Schonberg, Richard Maltby Jr., and Alain Boublil's phenomenal popera "Miss Saigon," which ran for a limited time, starring Jennifer Paz (Kim) and Jason Forbach (Chris), officially closed yesterday. Interestingly, real-life couple Jennifer and Anthony Fedorov's seven-month-old son, Julian, also made his professional stage debut in the show's final performance!
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"We just closed yesterday and had an incredible run. It was truly special since our little Julian made his stage debut in a walk-on scene with Anthony [who is part of the ensemble] at the end of Act One. It was incredibly powerful. He slept the entire time! Haha!" Jennifer tells BroadwayWorld.com.
Set in 1975 during the final days of the American occupation of Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), "Miss Saigon" tells the epic love story between Chris, an American G.I., and Kim, a young Vietnamese bargirl, which is loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's "Madame Butterfly."
Since its London premiere in 1989, "Miss Saigon," which originally starred Tony and Olivier Award winner Lea Salonga as Kim, has become one of the most successful musicals in history, and enjoyed a phenomenal 10-year run at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. The mega-musical has been performed in 28 countries and in more than 300 cities in 15 different languages. It has won more than 40 awards, including two Olivier Awards, three Tony Awards and four Drama Desk Awards; it has been seen by more than 35 million people worldwide.
For its 25th anniversary, "Miss Saigon" is set to reopen in London's West End at Prince Edward Theatre in May 2014.
Photos by John B. Williford
Julian Fedorov, Anthony Fedorov, Jennifer Paz
Anthony and Julian Fedorov
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