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 reopened with Noël Coward's "Pacific 1860" in 1946. In the post-war years, four of the Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals made their London debuts in Drury Lane, holding the stage almost continuously for nearly a decade, including "Oklahoma!" (1947–1950), "Carousel" (1950–1951), "South Pacific" (1951–1953) and "The King and I" (1953–1956). American imports also included Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady", which began a five-year run in 1958. Productions in the 1960s included "Camelot" (1964–1965), "Hello, Dolly!" (1965–1967) and "The Great Waltz" (1970–1972). In 1974, Monty Python recorded an album at the theatre, "Live at Drury Lane". The theatre became part of