NP Miss Saigon and Asians (was Re: Gee, Officer Krupke! Krupyou Delinquently)

[Terrance]

davemarc wrote:
> 
> But now it's time for a point of clarification.
> 
> From: Terrance <lycidas2 at earthlink.net>
> >
> As I understand it, Miss Saigon originated in Europe with a French creative
> team (and Brit producer), then came to the United Kingdom.  The British
> production then came to the United States, where it will soon close after a
> long run.

Yes, thank you, you are correct, I should have been more
specific.


MISS SAIGON is a Cameron Mackintosh Production

Music by Claude-Michel Schonberg; lyrics by Richard Maltby
Jr.
and Alain Boublil; adapted from original French lyrics by
Mr.
Boublil; additional material by Mr. Maltby; directed by
Nicholas
Hytner; orchestrations by William D. Brohn; musical
supervision,
David Caddick and Robert Billig; sets by John Napier;
lighting by
David Hersey; costumes by Andreane Neofitou and Suzy
Benzinger;
sound by Andrew Bruce; musical staging by Bob Avian. 

"Pilipinos" or "Filiopinos" is correct, as is "Asian/Pacific
Islander"

To bring this back to Esther, her nose and those delinquent
(s, cy, cies), juvinal (jokes and faceless fears), turn back
to Rachel and Five towns Long Island and read the
description of the non-sephardic Jews and the butterfly
shrimp. R's father is Stuyveysant. 

Also, there is an East and West to Manhattan that P created,
sort of from the news of the day. Not the NYC of today for
sure, but not as it was from 1955-1965 either. Why has P
created this East / West division? Also, when Benny goes up
town and slleps in the Fina's bathtub, his language changes
a little. That scene, Benny and the Jets, no Sharks, right?,
is one of my favorites in all of P's works. 

I guess I should not have introduced Saigon at this time, or
West Side Story, or VL, it's just that Paola, that Ruby, the
whore houses and what not.