Michael Carpenter hogs most of the credits for this minor VHS era feature, which uses a very basic structure on which to hang eight concise sex scenes.Jasmine is a writer of erotic stories, having lesbian sex with pal Rob Cannes while the duo exchange story ideas (and we see them depicted/acted out on screen by various porn performers).
In less than an hour this documentary presents 'Miss Saigon' with some bits of musical number, the story of how the musical came to be written, the story of how Lea Salonga became Kim (although it presents her as a new discovery which isn't actually true, she recorded an album aged ten), and some background on the design issues.Key players in this are producer Cameron Mackintosh, writers Alain Boublil, Claude Michel Schonberg (and to a lesser extent, English lyricist Richard Maltby Jnr.
This video shows the making of what I think is the best stage musical ever, it shows the work taken to put on a modern musical with the performances, tempers, problems and even dangers you would not necessarily associate with the "Theatre". The original cast are still the best and this video gives you a chance for the next best thing to seeing them perform the roles live....
Wow! I was quite impressed when I found out that Lea Salonga was only 19 when she recorded Miss Saigon.
