Remember when Rachelle Ann Go, Rita de Guzman, Frencheska Farr, Sitti, and other local celebs auditioned for Miss Saigon when production came here not so long ago? We totally forgot about it, after not hearing anything about it. But now the Miss Saigon 2014 London cast video has been released and we’re celebrating because Pinoys are part of it!
Kapuso star Rachelle Ann Go may have failed to bag the Kim role, but she won the Gigi role. She shared with Unang Hirit that she may have wanted the Kim role initially but she’s thankful she’s part of the production even as Gigi because she knows the whole experience is priceless – even Lea Salonga and Isay Alvarez, who were part of previous productions of the hit musical, told her exactly that.
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Fil-Am Eva Noblezada, 17, is playing the titular character. According to Inquirer, Eva’s dad was born in Guam to Filipino parents. She’s very Pinoy-looking, based on the photo from curtisbrown.co.uk, right?
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Also included in the cast is Jon Jon Briones, who will play The Engineer. Jon Jon was born and raised in the Philippines, and has been part of past Miss Saigon productions.
Interaksayon enumerated other Pinoys in the cast, such as Julia Abueva (Karylle’s alternate in Resorts World Manila’s production of Cinderella), Tanya Manalang, Ariel Reonal (a singer at Hong Kong Disneyland, who’s been part of a previous Miss Saigon production), Natalie Chua, Jon-Scott Clark, Rob Compton , Callum Francis, Ashley Gilmour, Maria Graciano, Simon Hardwick, Jack Harrison-Cooper, Matthew Jeans, Kurt Kansley, Kittiphun Kittipakapom, David Lee, Mitch Leow, Ela Lisondra, Christian Rey Marbella, Kanako Nakano, Thao Therese Nguyen, Saori Oda, Ariel Jon Reynolds, Romeo Salazar, Jordan Shaw, Marsha Songcome, Eloisa Amalia Tan, Christian Tanamal, Thao Vilayvong, Amadeus Williams and Gerald Zarcilla.
Congrats, guys!
