Major Characters
- Kim – A seventeen-year-old girl, recently orphaned and forced to work at "Dreamland." She corresponds to Butterfly in the original opera.
- Christopher Scott, aka "Chris" – An American G.I. sergeant about to leave Saigon to return to America. He corresponds to Pinkerton.
- The Engineer, aka Tran Van Dinh – The slightly sleazy but likable owner of "Dreamland." He is half-Vietnamese and half-French. He corresponds to Goro.
- John Thomas – Chris' friend, also a G.I. He corresponds to Sharpless.
- Thuy – Kim's cousin and betrothed, to whom Kim was promised by her parents when the two were thirteen. Has since become an officer in the Communist Vietnamese government. He is a composite character, corresponding in part to both The Bonze and Prince Yamadori.
- Ellen – Chris' American wife. She corresponds to Kate.
- Gigi Van Tranh – A hardened Saigon stripper; initially voted as "Miss Saigon".
- Tam – Kim and Chris' three-year old son. He corresponds to Dolore, or "Sorrow".
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