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
Theatre Royal Drury Lane 8th September 1974 the same year with "Record Collector" magazine, Wyatt expressed some regrets about never playing live again, but noted his satisfaction with the Drury Lane performance: Wyatt told his biographer Marcus O'Dair "I get a nice warm feeling from [the "Drury Lane"] record, I really do," and said he was "surprised at the elastic energy that sustains the whole thing." When asked about the possibility of future shows once more in 2015, Wyatt told "Q" it would be "undoable... appalling, just the thought of it." The first official recording of any music from the concert was the live version of "Calyx"