{"id":4246,"date":"2014-03-13T09:54:40","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T01:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=4246"},"modified":"2014-04-05T19:17:57","modified_gmt":"2014-04-05T11:17:57","slug":"rachelle-ann-go-will-play-gigi-in-miss-saigon-former-cast-gives-their-advice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/03\/13\/rachelle-ann-go-will-play-gigi-in-miss-saigon-former-cast-gives-their-advice\/","title":{"rendered":"Rachelle Ann Go will play Gigi in ‘Miss Saigon’; former cast gives their advice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rachelle Ann Go in front of Notting Hill in London. Photo courtesy of @gorachellean on Instagram<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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After regaling the audience at her farewell concert, Rachelle Ann Go left for London last week to start rehearsals for the revival of Miss Saigon in May at the West End where the Cameron Mackintosh megahit musical started its journey to history back in 1989, packed full with Filipino talents in major roles including Lea Salonga as Kim (with Monique Wilson as alternate) and Isay Alvarez as Gigi.<\/p>\n

At the concert, Rachelle kind of gave a preview of how she would perform in London when she sang selections from popular musicals such as Cats, Wicked, Les Miserables and, of course, Miss Saigon, doing the Gigi iconic song Movie In My Mind. No, Rachelle didn\u2019t wear any sexy outfit, something that she just might (she has to!) in Miss Saigon. In one scene, bar girl Gigi is shown in bikinis, a \u201cmust,\u201d and it will be a baptism of fire for Rachelle who has so far maintained a wholesome image.<\/p>\n

Asked before she left how she\u2019s preparing for that scene, Rachelle said she was not.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut that\u2019s the part that I\u2019m dreading the most,\u201d she admitted. \u201cI guess I\u2019m putting it away from my mind and silently hoping na may bagong outfit si Gigi ngayon,\u201d adding, \u201cwe\u2019ll see how it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rachelle is a virtual newcomer on the theater scene having done only two musicals so far, The Little Mermaid and Tarzan, both for Atlantis Productions. But she did start dreaming of doing Miss Saigon when, as a kid, she watched it in Canada. Dream come true.<\/p>\n

As moral support, Miss Saigon graduates sent off Rachelle with encouraging messages, to wit:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Isay Alvarez: Enjoy what Britain has to offer\u2026the culture and the sights.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Janine Desiderio (one-time Kim): I know she will do well because she is armed with an enormous amount of talent! Just follow your instincts, girl! We\u2019ll be cheering you on from here!<\/p>\n

\u2022 Robert Se\u00f1a (who played Thuy): Observe, learn and keep the Light burning.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Jamie Rivera (another Kim): Enjoy your performances and stay focused, make the most out of your stay in London. Learn, travel, make friends and always pray. Have a good one.<\/p>\n

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