摘要：音乐剧诞生于19世纪末，兴盛于20世纪中后期，它是集歌、舞、剧为一体，概括的说就是以简单而有创意的情节为支撑，以演员的戏剧性表演为根基，使音乐和舞蹈得以充分发挥潜能，并把这些因素融合为有机统一体的艺术形式。“音乐剧”是一个吸引人的名词，它凭其光怪陆离的艺术效果，令人陶醉的戏剧故事风靡全世界，以巨大的生命力在世界文化消费市场上争奇斗艳，成为大众文化的一颗明珠，它就是有如此的魔力，让千万观众未知着迷。本文就以《西贡小姐》为例，从戏剧和音乐上分析其艺术特征发现音乐剧的无穷魅力且引发我对中国音乐剧现状的思考。

关键词：音乐剧；《西贡小姐》； 戏剧； 音乐

Abstract:Musicals first appeared in the late 19th century,and flourished in the late 20th century,it blends songs,dance,drama into one.Generally speaking,it is supported by a simple and creative plot,bases on the dramatic performance of the actors,music and dance could fully play their potential and fuses these factors into one unified art genre.The word "Musical" is an attractive term,it by virtue of their bizarre artistic effect the story of an intoxicating drama has swept the world,and contests with great vitality in the consumer market on the World Cultural,and has been becoming a popular culture of a Pearl.It's such magical that attract millions of audiences and let them fascinated.This paper focuses on the "Miss Saigon" as an example,from the aspects of drama and music to analyze its artistic features,discuss the great charm of musicals and let me contemplate the current situation of Chinese musical.

Key words：musical; "Miss Saigon";  drama;  music