This is my all-time favourite musical and I'm so glad I can watch it anytime now. Watching it live on stage is still the best way, but if you're not from Broadway or West End etc - these will have to do. Plus compared to POTO's & Les Mis' 25th Anniversary, they didn't just film the actual play but shot & edited like a film. Had great closeup shots - which you won't see live (unless you have binoculars).

I wish they did this back when Lea Salonga was Kim. For me, she has the perfect voice and her performance really captured the character's innocence and hopelessness.

Kim here looks the part but sometimes her voice sounds like High School Musical but when getting to high notes - she actually sounds great. Chris - just another Chris (cute so plus points), Engineer & Gigi here were great, Thuy..not really my fave lol, John's okay. The one I didn't really like was Ellen - it's like she's always smiling while singing a sad song? Plus she looks like Chris' mom or aunt - not wife! Unless it really was in the story that she's older lol anyway - I don't like her acting it's like - look at me audience, I can sing!

If you want to see the musical on stage but no shows around you - check this out! Overall great, plus BIG bonus performance at the end with the original cast - Kim, Chris & Engineer!