Paris By Night 91: Huế, Sài Gòn, Hà Nội is a Paris By Night

Paris by Night

Paris By Night is a popular Vietnamese language musical variety show, produced by an Overseas Vietnamese company Thúy Nga and hosted by Nguyễn Ngọc Ngạn and Nguyễn Cao Kỳ Duyên, featuring musical performances by modern pop stars, traditional folk songs, one-act plays, and sketch comedy...

 program produced by Thúy Nga

Thuy Nga

Thúy Nga is a Vietnamese-oriented entertainment company that produces Paris By Night, as well as music CDs, musical specials, movies and films, magazines, audio books, posters, and calendars...

 that was filmed at the Terrace Theater

Terrace Theater

The Terrace Theater is a full theatrical and performance venue located in Long Beach, California. The theater seats 3,051 patrons at its maximum configuration in Orchestra, Loge, and Balcony sections. The Orchestra seating section is arranged in the Continental seating style with no center aisle...

 at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center

Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center

The Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center is a convention center located in Long Beach, California. It was built on the site of the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium beginning in 1962. The primary venues of the complex include:-Long Beach Arena:...

 on January 12, 2008 and January 13, 2008.

Concept

The program features songs, musicals and as well as a skit that characterize the three main cities of Vietnam, which are Huế

Hue

Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"...

, Sài Gòn and Hà Nội. Each city represents its respective region of the country. Hà Nội represents the North region. Huế

Hue

Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"...

 represents the Middle region. Sài Gòn represents the South region. Each city carries its own tradition as well as characteristics that set it apart from one another. As a whole, the cultures of Huế

Hue

Hue is one of the main properties of a color, defined technically , as "the degree to which a stimulus can be describedas similar to or different from stimuli that are described as red, green, blue, and yellow,"...

, Sài Gòn and Hà Nội complement each other to visualize a complete Việt Nam

Vietnam

Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...

. The musical “Huế Mậu Thân” poignantly depicts the Massacre at Huế perpetrated by the communists in 1968 during the Tet Offensive.

Special guests included Hưng Huỳnh

Hung Huynh

Hung Huynh is a Vietnamese-American chef, and in 2007 was the winner of the third season of Top Chef, the reality cooking competition show on Bravo....

(who was the winner of Top Chef

Top Chef (season 3)

Top Chef: Miami is the third season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in Miami, Florida, and concluded in Aspen, Colorado. The season premiered on Bravo on June 13, 2007 and ended on October 10, 2007. Padma Lakshmi returned with Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and new...

 Season 3), Khải (a Dutch Pennsylvanian who spoke Vietnamese), Deputy Director Hồ Văn Kỳ Thoại (Phó Đề Đốc Hồ Văn Kỳ Thoại), and Former Deputy Nguyễn Lý Tưởng (Cựu Dân Biểu Nguyễn Lý Tưởng).

Disc 1

1. Opening Clip (Phần Mở Đầu): Từ Miền Bắc

2. Trích Đoạn: "Con Đường Cái Quan: Từ Miền Bắc" (Phạm Duy

Pham Duy

Pham Duy is a prolific Vietnamese songwriter. He, along with Van Cao and Trinh Cong Son, is widely considered one of the three most salient figures of modern Vietnamese music. Pham Duy's musical career spans fifty years...

) - Quỳnh Vi, Thế Sơn, Bằng Kiều, Quang Lê

Quang Le

Quang Lê , a Vietnamese American singer with Thúy Nga Productions, known for his covers of traditional Vietnamese songs created and written before, during and about the Vietnam War...

, Trần Thái Hòa, Dương Triều Vũ & Trịnh Lam

3. Giấc Mơ Hồi Hương (Vũ Thành) - Khánh Hà

4. Hà Nội Ngày Trở Về (Phú Quang, Lời: Doãn Thanh Tùng & Phú Quang) - Quang Dũng

5. Em Đi Chùa Hương (Trung Đức & Thơ: Nguyễn Nhược Pháp) - Tú Quyên & Thanh Trúc

6. Hà Nội Mùa Vắng Những Cơn Mưa (Trương Quý Hải, Thơ: Bùi Thanh Tuấn) - Thế Sơn

7. Video Clip Nhạc Sĩ Hoàng Dương

8. Hướng Về Hà Nội (Hoàng Dương) - Thu Phương

9. Em Ơi! Hà Nội Phố (Phú Quang, Phỏng Thơ: Phan Vũ) - Bằng Kiều

10. Phỏng Vấn Mr. Khải

11. Video Clip: Qua Miền Trung

12. Trích Đoạn: "Con Đường Cái Quan: Qua Miền Trung" (Phạm Duy) - Mai Thiên Vân, Trần Thái Hòa, Dương Triều Vũ, Trịnh Lam, Lưu Việt Hùng & Nguyễn Hoàng Nam

13. Tâm Tình Gửi Huế (Tôn Nữ Trà Mi & Hoàng Thi Thơ) - Họa Mi & Trở Về Huế (Văn Phụng) - Ý Lan

14. Bao Giờ Em Quên (Duy Khánh) - Mai Quốc Huy

15. Thương Về Xứ Huế (Minh Kỳ) - Hoàng Oanh & Hà Thanh

16. Phỏng Vấn Mai Thiên Vân

17. Tiếng Sông Hương (Phạm Đinh Chương) - Mai Thiên Vân

18. Video Clip Nhạc Sĩ Châu Kỳ

19. Trở Về (Châu Kỳ) - Trần Thái Hòa

20. Video Clip Nhạc Sĩ Thăng Long

21. Quen Nhau Trên Đường Về (Thăng Long) - Quỳnh Dung & Duy Trường

22. Phỏng Vấn Cựu Dân Biểu Nguyễn Lý Tưởng

Disc 2

01. Giới Thiệu Nhạc Kịch “Huế Mậu Thân”

02. Nhạc Kịch “Huế Mậu Thân”

1. Những Con Đường Trắng (Trầm Tử Thiêng & Tô Kiều Ngân) – Quang Lê
   Quang Le
   Quang Lê , a Vietnamese American singer with Thúy Nga Productions, known for his covers of traditional Vietnamese songs created and written before, during and about the Vietnam War...
   
   
2. Bài Ca Dành Cho Những Xác Người (Trịnh Công Sơn
   Trinh Cong Son
   Trịnh Công Sơn was a Vietnamese composer, musician, painter and songwriter. He, along with Pham Duy and Van Cao, is widely considered one of the three salient figures of modern Vietnamese music. Many of Trinh's songs are long songs...
   
   ) - Khánh Ly
   Khanh Ly
   Khanh Ly is a Vietnamese singer and columnist. At age 11, Khanh Ly and her mother fled communist North Vietnam to South Vietnam in 1956. Khanh Ly rose to fame singing the songs of musician, songwriter and composer Trinh Cong Son...
   
   

03. Phỏng Vấn (Interview) Phó Đề Đốc Hồ Văn Kỳ Thoại

04. Hài Kịch: Chung Một Mái Nhà – Chí Tài, Hương Thủy, Bé Ti & Uyên Chi

05. Video Clip: Top Chef Hưng Huỳnh

Hung Huynh

Hung Huynh is a Vietnamese-American chef, and in 2007 was the winner of the third season of Top Chef, the reality cooking competition show on Bravo....

06. Phỏng Vấn Top Chef Hưng Huỳnh

Hung Huynh

Hung Huynh is a Vietnamese-American chef, and in 2007 was the winner of the third season of Top Chef, the reality cooking competition show on Bravo....

07. Video Clip: Vào Miền Nam

08. Trích Đoạn "Con Đường Cái Quan: Vào Miền Nam" – Hương Thủy, Thế Sơn, Quang Lê

Quang Le

Quang Lê , a Vietnamese American singer with Thúy Nga Productions, known for his covers of traditional Vietnamese songs created and written before, during and about the Vietnam War...

, Lưu Việt Hùng & Nguyễn Hoàng Nam

09. Video Clip: Soạn Giả Viễn Châu

10. Tân Cổ: Tiếng Hò Miền Nam (Tân Nhạc: Phạm Duy & Cổ Nhạc: Viễn Châu) – Hương Lan & Minh Vương

11. Đêm Đô Thị (Y Vân) & Sài Gòn (Y Vân) – Bảo Hân, Hồ Lệ Thu

Ho Le Thu

Hồ Lệ Thu is a famous singer from northern Việt Nam.- Biography :Hồ Lệ Thu was born in Hà Nội, Việt Nam. She started to exhibit her ambition for singing at a very early age, and when she was 10 years old, she attended the Labor Theatre House, a Vietnamese children's singing club...

 & Thùy Vân

12. Phỏng Vấn Mr. Khải

13. Bước Chân Chiều Chủ Nhật (Đỗ Kim Bảng) – Ngọc Liên & Đêm Lang Thang (Vinh Sử) - Dương Triều Vũ

14. Sài Gòn Niềm Thương Nỗi Nhớ (Nhạc: Võ Tá Hân & Thơ: Trần Ngọc) - Trịnh Lam

15. Giòng An Giang (Anh Việt Thu) – Quỳnh Vi & Nguyệt Ánh

16. Phỏng Vấn Bằng Kiều

17. Sài Gòn Chiều Bơ Vơ © (Thái Thịnh) – Minh Tuyết

Minh Tuyet

Minh Tuyết is a Vietnamese-American pop singer, currently performing on Thuy Nga's Paris by Night. Her sisters is Cam Ly, a singer in Vietnam, and Ha Phuong who performs with her as part of the cast of Paris By Night. She is known in the Vietnamese American culture for being the Vietnamese pop...

18. Tự Tình Quê Hương © (Nhật Ngân & Trịnh Việt Cường) – Tâm Đoan

19. Tôi Yêu (Trịnh Hưng) – Hồ Lệ Thu

Ho Le Thu

Hồ Lệ Thu is a famous singer from northern Việt Nam.- Biography :Hồ Lệ Thu was born in Hà Nội, Việt Nam. She started to exhibit her ambition for singing at a very early age, and when she was 10 years old, she attended the Labor Theatre House, a Vietnamese children's singing club...

, Thanh Trúc & Như Loan

Nhu Loan

Như Loan is a Vietnamese singer who is currently signed under the music label Thúy Nga; one of the largest overseas Vietnamese music productions that is responsible for Paris By Night, a hit musical variety show. Như Loan was introduced to Thúy Nga Paris by Night through designer Calvin Hiep, whom...

20. Finale

• Bonus Video: Huế Mậu Thân
• Hậu Trường Sân Khấu (Behind The Scenes)