The Wharton Center will welcome one of the most legendary musicals of the last thirty years this month with the arrival of “Miss Saigon.” Performances are scheduled from March 12-17th. From the creators of “Les Misérables” and based on Puccini’s opera “Madame Butterfly,” “Miss Saigon” tells the tragic story of a romance between a 17-year-old Vietnamese woman named Kim and American G.I. Chris.
Emily Bautista made her Broadway debut in the lead role of Kim as an understudy and performer. I spoke with her about her influences, why representation in theatre has made an impact on her career, and the role she’d love to pursue next (paging Lin-Manuel Miranda).
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