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FUTABA SHIODA OF BURLINGTON TO APPEAR IN ‘MISS SAIGON’ AT NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATER
12 years after playing the role of young ‘Tam’ in North Shore Music Theatre’s 2001 production of MISS SAIGON, 18-year old Futaba Shioda of Burlington takes to the NSMT stage again in the iconic musical as a member of the adult ensemble in the 2013 production of MISS SAIGON. MISS SAIGON runs November 5 – November 17.
A graduate of Burlington high school, Futaba is currently pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre at NYU and accredits her earlier training to NSMT, Boston Children’s Theatre, and the Lexington School of Ballet.
Her previous credits include ‘Fan’ and ‘Belinda’ in A Christmas Carol at North Shore Music Theatre, and with Boston Children’s Theatre, she has appeared in Reflections of a Rock Lobster, A Year with Frog and Toad, Spring Awakening, and The Drowsy Chaperone. At Burlington High School she was seen as ‘Betty Parris’ in The Crucible and as ‘Kate Mullins’ in Titanic. Futaba has also performed for the Broadway Junior Theater Festival in Godspell Junior and Cinderella Kids/Aladdin Jr.
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From the creators of Les Misérables, the classic love story, MISS SAIGON, is one of the most stunning theatrical spectacles of all time. MISS SAIGON sets Puccini's Madame Butterfly within the turmoil of the Vietnam War where an American soldier and a Vietnamese girl fall in love, only to be separated during the fall of Saigon. Their struggles to find each other over the ensuing years is a moving testament to the human spirit as she fights to find a better life for the child he never knew he had. Winner of three Tony© Awards, MISS SAIGON features a sweeping score with music by Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyrics by Richard Maltby and Jr. and Alain Boublil.
MISS SAIGON runs November 5 – November 17 at North Shore Music Theatre, 62 Dunham Road, Beverly, MA. For tickets and information, visit www.nsmt.org or call 978-232-7200.
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About North Shore Music Theatre
Since 1955, NSMT has become one of the most attended theatres in New England, with approximately 250,000 patrons annually. With a national and regional reputation for artistic achievement, NSMT has received numerous industry awards including Elliot Norton Awards, IRNE Awards, the Rosetta Le Noire Award from Actors’ Equity, and the Moss Hart Award. NSMT produced the World Premiere of Memphis in 2003, the show went on to win four 2010 Tony Awards including Best Musical. Under the new ownership of Bill Hanney in 2010, NSMT continues to annually produce a musical subscription series and an annual production of A Christmas Carol along with celebrity concerts and children’s programming.
