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
Cameron Mackintosh at the box office and a lukewarm critical reception before becoming a massive hit, largely by word-of-mouth. In 1986, Mackintosh produced Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera", which is (most likely) the most commercially successful musical of all time, outgrossing hit films such as "Titanic" and "E.T.". The original London production is still running, along with the New York production, which is the longest-running Broadway musical of all time. He produced Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil's next musical "Miss Saigon", which opened at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in the West End in September 1989, and was similarly