Miss Saigon Lane on 20 September 1989 and closed after 4,264 performances on 30 October 1999. The director was Nicholas Hytner with musical staging by Bob Avian and scenic design by John Napier. In December 1994 the London production became the Theatre Royal's (Drury Lane) longest running musical, eclipsing the record set by "My Fair Lady". Lea Salonga played the part of Kim, winning the Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award. The Engineer was originated by Jonathan Pryce, who also won the Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award for the role. The part of Chris was originated by Simon Bowman. The musical
Martin Yates notice making his Edinburgh Festival debut in 1988 with Leonard Bernstein's "On The Town", and thereafter conducted several major London musicals, including "The Phantom of the Opera" (Her Majesty's Theatre), "Miss Saigon" (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane), "Carousel "(Shaftesbury Theatre) and "Sunset Boulevard" (Adelphi Theatre). In 1995 he crossed back to mainstream classical music and has since appeared at several major opera houses including Helsinki, Stockholm, Oslo, Rome, Tokyo and the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. He conducts many major symphony orchestras, including the Gothenburg Symphony, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic,