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1989, August 1–London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, First Preview
Lea Salonga (Kim), Simon Bowman (Chris), Jonathan Pryce (Engineer), Peter Polycarpou (John), Keith Burns (Thuy) Claire Moore (Ellen)
1990, June 13–London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Jenine Desiderio (u/s Kim), Simon Bowman (Chris), Jonathan Pryce (Engineer), Peter Polycarpou (John), Keith Burns (Thuy), Claire Moore, (Ellen), Isay Alvarez (Gigi)
1990–London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane (Soundboard)
Monique Wilson (Kim), Glynn Kerslake (Chris), Junix Inocian (Engineer)
INCOMPLETE: missing "What A Waste" and Thuy's portion of "Kim's Nightmare"
1990–London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane (Soundboard)
Monique Wilson (Kim), Gerard Casey (u/s Chris),Junix Inocian (Engineer), Peter Polycarpou (John), Keith Burns (Thuy), Claire Moore (Ellen), Isay Alvarez (Gigi)
INCOMPLETE: missing everything between the Entr'acte and the scene just after "Please"
1991, August 28–London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Jamie Rivera (Kim), Simon Bowman (Chris), Hilton McRae (Engineer), Anthony Garfield Henry (John), Robert Sena (Thuy), Nikki Ankara (Ellen)
1991–Broadway
Broadway Theatre (Soundboard)
Lea Salonga (Kim), Willy Falk (Chris), Jonathan Pryce (Engineer), Hinton Battle (John), Barry K. Bernal (Thuy), Liz Callaway (Ellen), Marina Chapa (Gigi)
NOTE: better quality
1992, December 11–London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Jamie Rivera (Kim), Jérôme Pradon (Chris), Junix Inocian (Engineer), Clinton Derricks Carroll (John), Robert Seña (Thuy), Nikki Ankara (Ellen)
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1992, December 29–Broadway
Broadway Theatre
Annette Calud (u/s Kim), Sean McDermott (Chris), Herman Sebek (Engineer), Alton Fitzgerald White (u/s John), Jason Ma (Thuy), Anne Torsiglieri (u/s Ellen)
INCOMPLETE: missing part of "Sun And Moon Reprise" through the end of "The Confrontation"
1993, July 26–Broadway
Broadway Theatre
Leila Florentino (Kim), Chris Peccaro (Chris), Herman Sebek (Engineer), Timothy Bleuins (John), Jason Ma (Thuy), Jane Bodle(u/s ellen)
INCOMPLETE: missing "Back In Town"
1994, January 17– London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Roanne Monte (Kim), John Barrowman (Chris), Junix Inocian (Engineer), Clinton Derricks-Carroll (John), Miquel M Diaz (Thuy), Jacqui Scott (Ellen), Loraine Velez (Gigi), Karin Sang (Yvonne), Michelle Lee (Mimi)
INCOMPLETE: missing "Morning Of The Dragon" and "I Still Believe"
1994, November–Broadway
Broadway Theatre
Emy Baysic (Kim), Peter Lockyer (Chris), Raul Aranas (Engineer), Keith Byron Kirk (John), Yancey Arias (Thuy), Tami Tappen (Ellen), Margaret Ann Gates (u/s Gigi)
1994–Budapest, Hungary
Operett Theatre
Dora Szinetar (Kim), Attila Csengeri (Chris), Attila Kaszas (Engineer), Sandor Sasvari (John), Monika Safar (Ellen)
1995, April 30–Toronto, Canada
Princess Of Wales Theatre, Closing Night
Ma-Anne Dionisio (Kim), Kevin McIntyre (Chris), Herman Sebek (Engineer), Kingsley Leggs (John), Charles Azulay (thuy),Melissa Thompson (Ellen)
1995, May 2–Broadway
Broadway Theatre
Rona Figueroa (Kim), Eric Kunze (Chris), Raul Aranas (Engineer), Norm Lewis (John), Yancey Arias (Thuy), Misty Cotton (Ellen),
1995–Houston, TX
2nd National Tour (Soundboard)
Deedee Lynn Magno (Kim), Matt Bogart (Chris), Thom Sesma (Engineer)
NOTE: often mislabeled as 1990 soundboard
1995–1st American Tour
Jennifer C. Paz (kim), Peter Lockyer (Chris), Kevin Gray (Engineer), Keith Byron Kirk (John), Allen D. Hong (Thuy), Tami Tappan (Ellen)
1996, September 27–Broadway
Broadway Theatre
Elizabeth Paw (Kim), Ming Lee (u/s Engineer), Matt Bogart (Chris), Norm Lewis (John), Welly Yang (Thuy), Anastasia Barzee (Ellen), Emily Hsu (Gigi)
1997, January 4–London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Maya Barredo (Kim), Mike Scott (Chris), Robert Sena (Engineer), Colin Charles (John), Jojo De La Cerna (Thuy), Claire Bonsu (u/s Ellen), Irene Alana (Gigi)
INCOMPLETE: missing "Room 317""
NOTE: foreign version of "Why God Why" tacked on the end
1997, March 15–Broadway
Broadway Theatre
Joan Almedilla (Kim), Matt Bogart (Chris), Luoyang Wang (Engineer), Milton Craig Nealy (John), Welly Yang (Thuy), Anastasia Barzee (Ellen)
1997, June 21–London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Ma-Anne Dionisio (Kim), Peter Jöback (Chris), Robert Seña (Engineer), Jo Jo de la Cerna (Thuy), Jacinta Whyte (Ellen)
1997, August 31–Pittsburgh, PA
2nd National Tour
Alex Lee Tano (u/s Kim), Joseph Anthony Foronda (Engineer), Steve Pasquale (u/s Chris), Raymond Patterson (John), Manu Narayan (u/s Thuy), Andrea Rivette (Ellen), Mika Nishida (Gigi)
1997–Sydney, Australia (Soundboard)
Joanna Ampil (Kim), Peter Cousens (Chris), Cocoy Laurel (Engineer)
1998, August 19–Broadway
Broadway Theatre
Deedee Lynn Magno (Kim), Stephen Tewksbury (u/s Chris), Raul Aranas (Engineer), Stephanie Douglas (u/s Ellen), Lisa Yuen (u/s Gigi)
1998, August–London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Cezarah Campos (Kim), David Shannon (Chris), Leo Valdez (Engineer), Richard Lloyd King (John), Jo-Jo de la Cerna (Thuy), Irene Warren (u/s Ellen), Christine Sambeli-Marquez (Gigi)
1998, November 25–San Francisco, CA
2nd National Tour
Kym Hoy (u/s Kim), Michael Flanagan (u/s Chris), Joseph Anthony Foronda (Engineer), Eugene Barry-Hill (John), Bonifacio Deoso, Jr. (Thuy), Stephanie Douglas (Ellen), Maryanne Hu (u/s Gigi)
1999, March 16–Broadway
Broadway Theatre
Lea Salonga (Kim), Stephen Tewksbury (u/s Chris), Luoyong Wang (Engineer), Leonard Joseph (John), Yancey Arias (Thuy), Margaret Ann Gates (Ellen), Charlene Carabeo (Gigi), Roger Seyer (Schultz)
1999, June 5–Sacramento, CA
2nd national Ttour
Michelle Nigalan (Kim), Greg Stone (Chris), Joseph Anthony Foronda (Engineer), Eugene Barry-Hill (John), Bonifacio Deoso, Jr. (Thuy), Jacquelyn Piro (Ellen), Mika Nishida (Gigi)
1999, July 25–Milwaukee, WI
2nd National Tour
Mika Nishida (Kim), Greg Stone (Chris), Joseph Anthony Foronda (Engineer), Eugene Barry-Hill (John), Johnny Fernandez (Thuy), Vivian M. Sam (u/s Ellen), Adrienne Sam (Gigi)
1999, October 30–London
Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Final London Performance
Joanna Ampil (Kim), David Shannon (Chris), Leo Valdez (Engineer), Kevin Curtain (u/s John), Jo jo De La Cerna (Thuy), Grania Renihan (Ellen), Christine Sambeli Marquez (Gigi)
2000, July 13–Chicago, IL
2nd National Tour
Mika Nishida (Kim), Will Swenson (Chris), Joseph Anthony Foronda (Engineer), Eugene Barry-Hill (John), Johnny Fernandez (Thuy), Christine Alloca (Ellen), Adrienne Sam (Gigi)
2000, July 23–Chicago, IL
2nd National Tour
Dina Morishita (u/s Kim), John Hill (u/s Chris), Joseph Anthony Foronda (Engineer), Eugene Barry-Hill (John), Johnny Fernandez (Thuy), Christine Alloca (Ellen), Adrienne Sam (Gigi)
2001, January 28–Broadway
Broadway Theatre, Final Broadway Performance
Lea Salonga (Kim), Will Chase (Chris), Luoyang Wang (Engineer), Ruthie Henshall (Ellen)
2001, February 8–Lincolnshire, IL
Regional Theater
Emy Baysic (Kim), Jim Corti (u/s Engineer), Stephen R. Buntrock (Chris), Nikkieli DeMone (John), Edmund Nalzaro (Thuy), Susie McMonagle (Ellen), Karla Beard (Gigi), Jaeson Chang (Tam)
2001, September 30–Lincolnshire, IL
Regional Theater
Kristine Remigio (Kim), Stephen Buntrock (Chris), Joseph Anthony Foronda (Engineer), Nikkieli DeMone (John), Edmund Nalzaro (Thuy), Susie McMonagle (Ellen), Karla Beard (Gigi)
2003-04–St Gallen, Switzerland
Ruby Rosales (Kim), Jesper Tydén (Chris), James Sbano (John), Lanie Sumalinog (Thuy), Mary Harpe (Ellen) Lanie Sumalinog (Thuy), Mary Harpe (Ellen)
2003, January 28–Birmingham
1st UK Tour
Ima Castro (Kim), David Shannon (Chris), Leo Tavarro Valdez (Engineer), Hugh Maynard (John), Robert Vicencio (Thuy)
2004, April 24–Warsaw, Poland
Roma Theatre
Katarzyna Laska (Kim), Damian Aleksander (Chris)
INCOMPLETE: missing from the middle of "Morning Of The Dragon" through the Engineer's part of "Back In Town" and from the middle of "The Fall Of Saigon" through the middle of "Sun And Moon"
2004–Warsaw, Poland (Highlights)
Roma Theatre
Katarzyna Laska (Kim), Damian Aleksander (Chris)
INCOMPLETE: 11 songs
2004, September 12–Prague, Czech Republic (Soundboard)
Magda Mala (Kim), Roman Vojtek (Chris), Jiri Korn (Engineer), Tomas Trapl (John), ndrej Izdny (Thuy), Katerina Brozova (Ellen), Sarka Markova (Gigi)
2005, April 30–Norwich
2nd UK Tour
Analin Bantug (u/s Kim), Steven Houghton (Chris), Jon Jon Briones (Engineer), Hugh Maynard (John), Christian Rey Marbella (u/s Thuy), Kerry Ellis (Ellen), Jacqui Sanchez (Gigi)
2005, September–Prague, Czech Republic (Soundboard)
Martina Placrova (Kim), Roman Vojtek (Chris), Jiri Korn (Engineer), David Ulicnik (John), Ondrej Izdny (Thuy), Katerina Brozova (Ellen), Sarka Markova (Gigi)
2006, January 7–Manchester
2nd UK Tour
Miriam Valmores Marasigan (Kim), Jon Jon Briones (Engineer), Ramin Karimloo (Chris), John Partridge (John), Ariel Reonal (u/s Thuy), Lara Pulver (Ellen), Christine Sambeli-Marquez (Gigi)
2006, March 8–Southampton
2nd UK Tour
Miriam Valmores Marasigan (Kim), Lee Mead (u/s Chris), Jon Jon Briones (Engineer), John Partridge (John), Christian Rey Marbella (Thuy), Lara Pulver (Ellen), Christine Sambeli-Marquez (Gigi)
2007, July 15–Melbourne, Australia
Her Majesty's Theatre, Closing Night
Laurie Cadevida (Kim), David Harris (Chris), Leo Tavarro Valdez (Engineer), Christina Tan (u/s) (Ellen)
2008, January 23–Adelaide, Australia
Festival Theatre
Laurie Cadevida (Kim), Stephen Mahy (u/s Chris), Leo Tavarro Valdez (Engineer), Juan Jackson (John), RJ Rosales (Thuy), Sarah Landy (U/S Ellen), Christina Tam (Gigi), Ben Nguyen (Tam)
2008, December 14–Brazil (Highlights)
Lissah Martins (Kim), Nando Prado (Chris), Marcos Tumura (Engineer), Victor Hugo Barreto (John), Mauro Sousa (Thuy), Sabrina Korgut (Ellen), Francine Missaka (Gigi)
HIGHLIGHTS: 16 songs
2008, May 15–Redondo Beach
South Bay Civic Light Opera
Jennifer Paz (Kim), Eric Kunze (Chris), Kevin Bailey (Engineer), Harrison White (John), Bonifacio Deoso Jr. (Thuy), Misty Cotton (Ellen)
2008, July 25–St. Louis, MO
The Muny Theatre
Ma-Anne Dionisio (Kim), Eric Kunze (Chris), Francis Jue (Engineer), Josh Tower (John), Michael K. Lee (Thuy), Kathy Voytko (Ellen), Joanne Javien (Gigi), Sam Poon (Tam),
Ensemble: Will Burton, Doan MacKenzie, David Morton, Bobby Pestka, Vincent Rodriguez III, Amos Wolff, Billy Bustamente, Francis Cruz, Tracy Baker, Kristine Bendul, Justin Scott Brown, Derek Carley, Nick Cosgrove, Demi Fragale, Nam Holtz, Ian Joseph, Max Kumangai, Jaygee Macapugay, Sydney Morton, Mayumi Omagari, Kent Overshown, Frankie Paparone, Lisa Yuen, Richard Feng Zhu, & Youth Ensemble
HIGHLIGHTS: 12 songs
This is the hour I swore I'd see. I, alone, can tell, now, what the end will be. They think they'll decide your life. No! It will be me.