the musical débuted on broadway at the broadway theatre on 11 april 1991 and closed on 28 january 2001 after 4,092 performances. directed again by nicholas hytner with musical staging by bob avian, scenic design was by john napier, costume design was by andreane neofitou and suzy benzinger and lighting design was by david hersey. as of september 2017, "miss saigon" is still the 13th longest-running broadway musical in musical theatre history.