Miss Saigon to be shown at Venue Cymru in January 2026
Moore's previous performances have seen him perform across Australia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Singapore.Seann Miley Moore will reprise his role as The Engineer (Image: Miss Saigon)
In Australia, he was awarded the Critics' Choice Award for Best Performance in a Musical at the inaugural Time Out Sydney Arts & Culture Awards.
Julianne Pundan will make her professional debut as Kim, having recently graduated from the Brit School.
Jack Kane, known for his roles in Dragonheart Vengeance and BBC's Years and Years, will play Chris.Julianne Pundan will make her professional debut as Kim(Image: Miss Saigon)
Dom Hartley-Harris, recently seen as George Washington in Hamilton, will take on the role of John.
Emily Langham, known for her performances in Singin' in the Rain International Tour and Hello, Dolly! at the London Palladium, will play Ellen.
Cameron Mackintosh, the show's producer, said: "Since we first announced this new production, I have been genuinely delighted at the enthusiasm of the public determined not to miss Saigon, with tickets flying out of the box office and several of the announced cities already nearly sold out.Dom Hartley-Harris will take on the role of John(Image: Miss Saigon)
"We have now completed our search for a really fantastic cast, full of exciting discoveries, that will bring Boublil and Schönberg's extraordinary, powerful musical back to thrilling life.
"I can't wait to see Miss Saigon reborn again."
The production is directed by Jean-Pierre Van der Spuy, with Chrissie Cartwright and Carrie-Anne Ingrouille as co-choreographers.
The show's set and costumes are designed by Andrew D Edwards, with lighting by Bruno Poet, sound by Adam Fisher, and video design by George Reeve.
The classic musical, which first premiered in London in 1989, tells the tale of 17-year-old Kim, who is forced to work in a Saigon bar run by a character known as The Engineer.
There, she meets and falls in love with an American GI named Chris, but they are torn apart by the fall of Saigon.
The show follows Kim on her three-year journey of survival to find her way back to Chris, who is unaware he has a son.
Since its London premiere in 1989, Cameron Mackintosh's original production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg's epic musical Miss Saigon has become one of the most successful musicals in history.
The original Broadway production of Miss Saigon opened on April 11, 1991, and played for nearly ten years with its 4,097 performances attended by more than 6.3 million people.
This is part of a larger UK and Ireland tour, with other locations including Newcastle's Theatre Royal, Edinburgh Playhouse, and Manchester's Palace Theatre.
Tickets are now available from the Venue Cymru website.
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