The international hit musical Miss Saigon, which launched the career of Lea Salonga, will return to the West End in 2027, playing an eight-month limited engagement at the Prince Edward Theatre, more than a decade since the last revival played that same theatre.

Performances of the Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg musical will begin in May 2027 at the Prince Edward. Exact dates and casting will be announced at a later time. Tickets will go on sale in March; visit Miss-Saigon.com.

The musical is currently playing a tour of the U.K. and Ireland that is booking through August with return visits scheduled for Manchester and Birmingham.

Cameron Mackintosh, who is producing in association with Michael Harrison, said in a statement, “The most thrilling aspect of the extraordinary response, from both audiences and critics, to our latest production of Miss Saigon (my third since it premiered 37 years ago) is that this great musical feels more contemporary and relevant than ever. This is no mean feat for a rare musical rooted in real historical events, where only a handful of works have truly succeeded.

"We set out to achieve this by moving away from the show's original operatic Madame Butterfly inspiration and instead refocusing on its gritty 1970s dramatic and musical roots," Mackintosh continued. "The show, through its extraordinary score, retains its epic scale and emotional power. But now—50 years on from when our war-torn love story was set, during the Fall of Saigon—the plight and struggles of its innocent characters fighting for survival are more poignant and moving than ever in a world still beset by many conflicts.

"It has been immensely gratifying to play to sell-out audiences across the U.K. and Ireland, and to see new, younger generations react so passionately to this unique piece of musical history. Our national tour continues until August of this year, but I am delighted to announce that London audiences will also have the chance to see this reborn, modern Miss Saigon, in all its glory, for eight months only from May 2027. You won't want to miss Saigon—in a way you have never seen it before.”

Miss Saigon is set in the last days of the Vietnam War, as 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 has music by Schönberg with lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr. and Boublil, adapted from the original French text by Boublil, with additional lyrics by Michael Mahler and new orchestrations by Stephen Metcalfe based on the original by William David Brohn.

The creative team also includes director Jean-Pierre van der Spuy, co-choreographers Chrissie Cartwright and Carrie-Anne Ingrouille, set and costume designer, Andrew D. Edwards, lighting designer Bruno Poet, sound designer Adam Fisher,video designer George Reeve, and musical supervisor Graham Hurman.

September 2024 marked 35 years since the show’s opening in the West End.

Following its London premiere, Miss Saigon opened at the Broadway Theatre in April 1991, subsequently earning 11 Tony nominations and winning three for co-stars Lea Salonga, Jonathan Pryce, and Hinton Battle. The musical played 19 previews and 4,092 regular performances before closing in January 2001. A 2017 Broadway revival featured Eva Noblezada, who was Tony-nominated for her performance as Kim.