The Vietnam War is in its final days, and American soldiers are celebrating in careless escapades with Saigon’s prostitutes. Chris, a sergeant with a distaste for the club scene, is coerced to spend the night with a new bargirl, Kim. When they quickly fall in love and Chris bargains for her freedom from the bar owner, named the Engineer, a love saga begins that puts the characters’ moral convictions and honor codes to the test.
Musical Numbers
Act One
The Heat Is On in Saigon…….The Engineer, Girls, Marines, Company The Movie in My Mind………………Gigi, Kim, Girls The Transaction………..John, The Engineer, Chris, Company Why God Why?…………………………………………Chris Sun and Moon…………………………………..Kim, Chris The Telephone…………..John, Chris, The Engineer The Ceremony…………………………Kim, Chris, Girls The Last Night of the World……………..Kim, Chris The Morning of the Dragon…Thuy, The Engineer, Company I Still Believe……………………………………..Kim, Ellen Back in Town………………Kim, The Engineer, Thuy You Will Not Touch Him……………………Kim, Thuy If You Want to Die in Bed……………..The Engineer I’d Give My Life for You………………Kim, Company
Act Two
Bui-Doi………………………………………John, Company What a Waste………………The Engineer, Company Please………………………………………………..John, Kim The Guilt Inside Your Head (The Fall of Saigon, April 1975)……..Thuy, Kim, Chris, John, Company Sun and Moon (Reprise)………………………………Kim Room 317…………………………………………..Ellen, Kim Now That I’ve Seen Her……………………………..Ellen The Confrontation…………………..Ellen, Chris, John The American Dream……The Engineer, Company Little God of My Heart………………………..Kim, Tam