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'Miss Saigon' brings classic love story to Emens (4/6/2004)

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“Miss Saigon” is the story of two young lovers torn apart by the fortunes of destiny and held together by a burning passion and the fate of a small child.

"Miss Saigon," Broadway's classic love story and one of the most popular musicals of all time, will play Emens Auditorium for two nights only Oct. 11 and Oct. 12 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets for both performances go on sale at 10 a.m. April 12.

Set in 1975 during the final days leading up to the American evacuation of Saigon, "Miss Saigon" is the story of two young lovers torn apart by the fortunes of destiny and held together by a burning passion and the fate of a small child. This musical, from the creators of "Les Misérables," with its soaring melodies and powerful emotions has captured hearts – and awards – around the world.

"Miss Saigon" is written by Alain Boublil (book, lyrics and original French lyrics), Claude-Michel Schönberg (book and music) and Richard Maltby Jr. (lyrics), and was originally produced by Cameron Mackintosh at The Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London, in September 1989. Subsequently, the production opened on Broadway in April 1991 with three North American Companies following. This newly conceived touring production of "Miss Saigon" that will play Emens is produced by Big League Theatricals.

The sixth longest running show in Broadway history, and one of the greatest stage successes ever, "Miss Saigon" has grossed more than $1.3 billion worldwide and won 29 awards. Internationally, "Miss Saigon" has been performed in 13 countries in eight different languages, and has been seen by more than 28 million people worldwide. More than 13.2 million people in North America have seen "Miss Saigon."

The Broadway production of "Miss Saigon" received 11 Tony Award nominations in 1991, including Best Musical, and won three. "Miss Saigon" also received the Outer Critics' Circle Award for Best Musical.

Tickets are $50, $45 and $40. Group discounts are available for this show. Tickets can be purchased at the Emens box office, all Ticketmaster locations, charge-by-phone at (765) 644-3131 or online at www.ticketmaster.com

. Emens box office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.  The box office can be reached at (765) 285-1539, toll free at (877) 99-EMENS or at www.bsu.edu/emens