The biggest prop my school's production had was a box that Jamie gave to Cathy with a watch in it. A "book" that Jamie wrote, a pad of paper for various reasons. And a stool for various purposes. It was a fantastic production too.
Yes there are things called demi pointe shoes. They have a hard toe box but no shank so it's pretty hard if not impossible to go up on your toes. But the idea is that they look and feel like real shoes. Rebecca Pitcher Julie Hanson Marie Danvers all dance on pointe
THe chandelier is painfully slow. Costumes are just as amazing as Broadway. I think the tour is great and in my opinion much better than the current bway cast.
If you exit the opera house make a right and go around the block. The alley is past the hotel. Walk down the alley, past the trucks and it's the only lit door there.