A: The hit musical “Miss Saigon” has finally come to Taiwan.
B: I’ve always wanted to see it.
A: The show’s considered one of the four greatest musicals — alongside “Cats,” “Phantom of the Opera” and “Les Miserables.”
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B: I remember that it tells the story of a Vietnamese woman abandoned by her American boyfriend.
A: Yeah, it’s a tragic love story set in the 1970s during the Vietnam War.
A: 音樂劇《西貢小姐》終於來台灣啦。
B: 我一直很想看這部經典音樂劇。
A: 它還和《貓》、《歌劇魅影》、《悲慘世界》並列四大音樂劇！
B: 我記得這是越南女子被美國男友拋棄的故事。
A: 對啊它是1970年代「越戰」期間的愛情悲劇。
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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