HE
HE WAS
HE WAS NOMINATED FOR 16 EMMY'S AND WON SIX.
CONWAY WAS 85 YEARS OLD.
>>> AND IT'S A PRODUCTION BY
THE TEAM THAT BROUGHT US LES
MES.
MES.
MES. NOW
MES. NOW MISS S+@AIGON CALLING DALLA
HOME FOR TWO WE+@EKS.
WE'RE HAPPY TO WELCOME THE
SHOWS TWO LOV+@ERS.
EMILY BATISTA AND CHRISTOPHER.
AND YOU BOTH HAVE PERFORMED IN
DALLAS.
DALLAS.
DALLAS. >> YES, WE HAVE.
+@
>> YES, WE HAVE. >> HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH
MISS SAIGON.
MISS SAIGON. >> WE KICKED OFF IN PROVIDENCE
IN SEPTEMBER.
IN SEPTEMBER. +@WE STARTED REHEARSALS MID-WAY
+@WE STARTED REHEARSALS MID-WAY@ THROUGH AUGUST
THROUGH AUGUST SO WE'VE BEE+@N ON THE ROAD EVE
SINCE SEPTE+@MBERISH.
SINCE SEPTE+@MBERISH. >> YOU HAVE HAD THE FLOW.
>> IT'S A GROOV+@E, YES FOR SUR
>> AND YOU GUYS ARE PROBABLY,
WEREN'T EVEN BORN WHEN MISS
SAIGON MADE ITS FIRST SPLASH.
>> NO, NOT REALLY.
>> WERE YOU FAMILIAR WITH MISS
SAIGON GROWING UP.
I KNOW YOU HAVE A THEATER
BACKGROUND.
BACKGROUND. >> I DID, MY +@FATHER TOOK ME T
WATCH IT WHEN I WAS 14 YEARS
OLD.
OLD.
OLD. HE
OLD. HE SAID YOU'RE GOING TO PLAY
THIS ROLE ONE DAY.
>> +@AND MISS SAIGON TAKES PLAC
IN THE FINAL DAYS OF MISS
SAIGON.
SAIGON.
SAIGON. OUR CHARACTERS MEET IN A
BROTHEL HOUSE.
BROTHEL HOUSE. CHRIS IS A GI THAT COMES IN AND
THEY, THEY MEET AND THEY FALL
IN LOVE.
IN LOVE.
IN LOVE. >> AND WHAT GOES WITH A LOT OF
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. LOVE DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK OUT.
DO THEY GET TORN APART.
>> THERE'S THE TURMOIL OF THE
EVACUATION OF THE WAR WHERE
EVERYTHING IS CHAOTIC AND
CRAZY.
CRAZY.
CRAZY. GETTING OUT OF THERE.
+@>> MISCOMMUNICATION.
+@>> MISCOMMUNICATION. >> THROUGH THE EMBASSY AND
THERE'S THE HELICOPTER SCENE.
AND WE HAVE THE HELICOPTER.
>> CAN WE PAUSE FOR A SECOND.
+@ IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THIS AND ARE
+@
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THIS AND ARE NOT FAMILIAR TELL US ABOUT THIS
INFAMOUS HELICOPTER SCENE.
>> IT'S CRAZY.
+@
+@ THERE'S A REAL HELICOPTER THAT
CODY DRIVER OUR SET DIRECTOR
HAS MOVEED IN A WHOLE NEW WAY.
IT COMES IN AND MOVES ON
DIFFERENT AXIS POINTS.
THE WIND WILL JUST BLOW YOU OUT
OF YOUR SEATS AND THE+@ SOUND I
INCREDIBLE.
INCREDIBLE. EVERY DAY IT COMES IN I'M LIKE
WHOA.
WHOA.
WHOA. >>
WHOA. >> IT TAKES THAT SORT OF
PRESENCE TO REALLY WOW THE
AUDIENCE AND IT REALLY MAKES
YOU FEEL+@ LIKE YOU'RE THERE.
+@ >> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. >> IT TRULY DOES.
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT
TH+@AT THAT'S SO TRANSPORTING.
WHEN WE FIRST RAN IT WITH THE
HELICOPTER IT WAS LIKE WE WERE
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. YOU COULD HEAR, YOU COULD HEAR
THE CHOPPER GOING AND THE WINDS
BLOWING.
BLOWING.
BLOWING. AND OBVIOUSLY WE'RE NOT THERE.
BUT IT DOES HELP BRING THAT
EFFECT.
EFFECT.
EFFECT. >> IT MOVES LIKE A MOVIE.
THE SET JUST KIND OF MOVES
ALONG AND TELLS THE STORY IN A
WHOLE WAY WITH US.
AND YOU FEEL YOU'RE EVES
DROPPING AS AN AUDIENCE MEMBER
WHICH IS REALLY COOL.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR
CHARACTER.
CHARACTER. DO YOU FEEL THIS PORTRAYS ASIAN
WOMEN ACCURATELY?
WOMEN ACCURATELY? >> YOU KNOW, THIS CHARACTER IS
ONE OF THE STRONGEST WOMEN I'VE
BEEN ABLE TO PLAY.
SHE'S A MOTHER AND SHE WAS A
MOTHER AT A VERY YOUNG AGE.
AT 17.
AT 17.
AT 17. I
AT 17. I THINK I'M SO PROUD TO PLAY
+@
I THINK I'M SO PROUD TO PLAY HER EVERY NIGHT BECAUSE SHE
SHOWS THE STRENGTH.
>> OF ALL WOMEN I THINK.
>> OF ALL WOMEN NOT JUST ASIAN
WOMEN BUT GROWING UP ASIAN AND
MY MOM IS A VERY STRONG ASIAN
+@
MY MOM IS A VERY STRONG ASIAN WOMAN.
WOMAN.
WOMAN. THERE'S A LOT OF SIMILARITIES
AND MAYBE IT'S JUST THE
MOTHERLY ASPECT.
MOTHERLY ASPECT. BUT IT'S AN HONOR TO PLAY HER.
>> WELL, THIS IS A GRIPPING
STORY LIKE YOU SAID.
THAT YOU WERE PART OF IT WHEN
YOU WERE YOUNGER.
WHAT DO Y+@OU THINK PEOPLE TAKE
AWAY FROM THIS IF THEY HAVEN'T
SEEN IT BE+@FORE?
>> OH GEEZ, HOPEFULLY WE CAN
PULL AT THEIR HEART STRINGS A
LITTLE BIT AND WE CAN REMIND
THEM OF HOW IMPORTANT THE
SIMPLE THINGS ARE.
JUST TO CHERISH YOUR FAMILIES
AND TO SPREAD LOVE.
>> LET ME TELL YOU WHAT WE ALL
NEED THE REMINDER OF THE SIMPLE
THINGS.
THINGS.
THINGS. EXCEPT FOR THE HELICOPTER SCENE
+@OF COURSE.
+@OF COURSE. >> YOU WILL SEE ME RUNNING
AROUND DURING THAT NUMBER,
YEAH.
YEAH.
YEAH. >>
YEAH. >> THAT'S THE BIG STUFF TOO.
YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE BIG
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS.
MOMENTS. >> THANK YOU BOTH, WELCOME
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. BREAK A LEG. +@
DON'T MISS THE