Playbill for Miss Saigon: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Playbill for Miss Saigon. White background with yellow box at top; sketch below of a helcopter flying across a rising sun. [PLAYBILL/THE BROADWAY THEATRE/Miss Saigon] White circular sticker on back, handwritten 1991.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1991
• Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
• Used by: Broadway Theatre, American, founded 1924
• Subject of: Jonathan Pryce, CBE, Welsh, born 1947
• Subject of: Lea Salonga, Filipino, born 1971
• Subject of: Hinton Battle, American, born 1956
• Subject of: Willy Falk
• Subject of: Liz Callaway, American, born 1951
• Subject of: Barry K. Bernal, American, 1963 - 1991
• Type: theater programs
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (21.6 x 14.3 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Actors
• Topic: Broadway Theatre
• Topic: Drama (Theatre)
• Topic: Musical Theatre
• Object number: 2011.45.67
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.