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* [[America Saves the Day]]: Subverted, hard. Even mocked [[In-Universe]] by Chris:
{{quote|'''Chris:''' ''Christ, I'm American, how could I fail to do good?''}}
* [[Anti-Villain]]: The Engineer. Sure, the antagonist role is filled more by Thuy, but he dies during the first act. Nonetheless, the Engineer is a scoundrel, but you can't help but like him. He's clearly an
* [[Ascended Extra]]: In the initial London production, Ruthie Henshall was one of the nameless bar girls. Several years later, she was cast in the role of Ellen. In fact, many of the actresses playing the bar girls eventually took on the role of Kim or Ellen.
** Ellen and The Engineer's role are far more expanded than their counterparts in [[Madame Butterfly]].
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* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Done literally, twice, with Chris' gun - this actually follows the original "see a gun in the first act, fire it in the third" formula very well.
* [[Childhood Marriage Promise]]: The fact that this suddenly got overturned by [[Me Love You Long Time]] is a big part of what drove Thuy off the deep end.
* [[Counterpoint Duet]]: "I Still Believe" sung by Kim and Ellen. The main "counterpoint" is the
* [[Crosscast Role]]: The role of Tam has also been played by girls.
* {{spoiler|[[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]: Kim dies in Chris' arms}}.
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* [[Non-Indicative Name]]: Kim does not actually win the "Miss Saigon" pageant.
** However, Gigi toasts Kim as the "real" Miss Saigon due to Kim and Chris falling in love and believing Kim will leave Saigon.
* [[
* [[Please Select New City Name]]: Saigon actually ''was'' renamed Ho Chi Minh City. Most of its residents don't call it that, though.
* [[Race Lift]]: Towards the end of the show's Broadway run, the role of Ellen, typically played by a white actress (specifically, a blonde or redhead) was cast with Margaret Ann Gates, who is Asian. Critics pointed out that this added a very interesting new dynamic to the show, as [[Replacement Goldfish|suddenly, instead of moving on with his life as he insisted that he had, it now seemed as though Chris married Ellen only because she reminded him of Kim]].
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* [[Shell-Shocked Veteran]]: Chris, as he often has nightmares of his time during the war. Also combined with his falling in love with Kim, of course.
** The lyrics of "Bui Doi" indicate John is pretty shaken up too, even if he's in better shape than Chris.
* [[Shoot the Money]]: Theater writer Peter Filichia wrote in the book ''Let's Put on a Musical!: How to Choose the Right Show for Your School'' that the probable reason the story is told out of sequence was so the show's big special
* [[Subliminal Advertising]]: Look very closely at the helicopter logo: you can see the face of a woman in the slipstream. [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Props]] go to the graphic designer, who was asked by Cameron Mackintosh to include the face of a woman somehow in the logo.
* [[Tragic Mulatto]]: Kim is trying to prevent her son from becoming this, knowing full well that he will be shunned because he's the half-white illegitimate son of an American GI. Indeed, the fact that her cousin Thuy tried to KILL the boy demonstrates how rampant the feelings of contempt towards such children are.
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