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
Simon Bowman and John Owen-Jones). The performance was aired on ITV1 on Wednesday 14 December 2011. Simon Bowman Simon Bowman is a British actor and singer, born in, Cardiff and trained at Mountview Theatre School. He is best known for originating the role of Chris, opposite Lea Salonga's Kim, in the original production of "Miss Saigon" at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in the West End. Prior to that, he was Marius in Cameron Mackintosh/RSC's production of "Les Misérables" at The Palace Theatre, returning there 14 years later in the role of Jean Valjean . After the success of Miss Saigon, he then