2016 - 2017 Touring Season- Page 2

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 5/14/15 at 2:06pm

The Bodyguard is going on tour.

 

Wow this season will be amazing compared to the one that is coming up next.

[gleek4114]

Posted: 5/20/15 at 2:46pm

Fun Home will tour, but as I suspected, will be restaged.

Updated On: 5/20/15 at 02:46 PM

[ebontoyan]

Posted: 5/20/15 at 2:53pm

FH can skip the Midwest except maybe Chicago

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 5/20/15 at 3:12pm

So is SOMETHING ROTTEN!

[mpd4165]

Posted: 5/20/15 at 3:34pm

"FH can skip the Midwest except maybe Chicago"

 The midwest (Missouri and Iowa especially) has been hosting a wide variety of tours, so don't discount Fun Home just yet.

[gleek4114]

Posted: 5/20/15 at 3:58pm

Not to mention Louisville, KY is extremely progressive. We have a regional theatre company who's mission is presenting projects relating to LBGT themes.

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/20/15 at 4:17pm

Hope chicago gets all of these tours(which it probably will. 2016-2017 will be a great year and the year I graduate high school!

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 5/20/15 at 4:19pm

Oh and has someone announced on this thread that love never dies will be touring the 2016-17 season?

[asmith0307]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 8:58am

"Oh and has someone announced on this thread that love never dies will be touring the 2016-17 season?"

 It's touring 17-18 according to the press release.

[asmith0307]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 9:01am

"Not to mention Louisville, KY is extremely progressive. We have a regional theatre company who's mission is presenting projects relating to LBGT themes.

 

 

Indianapolis has one as well. Do I think it can survive a full week run? Probably not. But it might sell well for a few performances. 

[bdn223]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 11:00am

I think Fun Hom and will have problems touring, I know "small shows not touring well" has been disproven by Once and Next to Normal, but I think Fun Home is a whole nother animal when it comes to size. Part of the beauty of Fun Home is that since it is in the round you feel like you are truly within the family peaking in on whats happening. Yes the show started its life on a proscenium stage, but that was also at the Public which houses less than 300 seats to the thousands that many touring venues can hold. Yes other shows have made the transition well, but unlike Next to Normal where the performances are larger than life or Once where the bar comes to life, Fun home is subtle. outside of "Everything's Alright" there are no numbers that can fill a touring house's stage. In all honesty I would probaby be really angry if I were seated anywhere outside of the front orchestra.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 11:05am

I'd hope it wouldn't play huge venues like the Ahmanson or any of the Fox Theatres and instead opt for smaller ones like the Mark Taper or the Geary, but I guess I shouldn't hold my breath.

[gleek4114]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 11:27am

^ That's my concern as well. I think Into the Woods night have the same problem. I know it has name recognition, but if the scaled down production is as small as I think it is, it would get swallowed whole by some touring houses.

[matildathemiracle2]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 11:32am

Hoping that Fun Home makes it to the NC/SC area. I fear that people down here would not be appreciative of an LGBT musical, or talking about the topic for that matter, but Charlotte did get Kinky Boots in March so hopefully this can happen. 

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 11:58am

I don't care what theatre shows goes to big or small. I have season tickets and sit less than 5 rows from the stage. Better to have tickets beforehand. The experience you want to have in a show depends on how much you're willing to spend or how smart you are getting the good seats (with a discount). People who complain about how big a touring theatre house is, didn't plan ahead. Also, I noticed that when you sit in the expensive areas in your theatre, you sit with other people who LOVE the theatre. When I sit in the areas where the cheapest seats are, that's where all the newbies are (people who are dragged there, don't know anything, first show, complain) that CAN ruin your night. Personal opinion...

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 12:06pm

Oh my lord.

[wonderfulwizard11]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 1:26pm

Yeah, doesn't it always suck to sit among the poors? It's not like any of them could possibly enjoy or understand anything. Better to sit with all the rich people, the pure and true lovers of the arts.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 1:37pm

"I don't care what theatre shows goes to big or small. I have season tickets and sit less than 5 rows from the stage. Better to have tickets beforehand. The experience you want to have in a show depends on how much you're willing to spend or how smart you are getting the good seats (with a discount). People who complain about how big a touring theatre house is, didn't plan ahead. Also, I noticed that when you sit in the expensive areas in your theatre, you sit with other people who LOVE the theatre. When I sit in the areas where the cheapest seats are, that's where all the newbies are (people who are dragged there, don't know anything, first show, complain) that CAN ruin your night. Personal opinion..."

 I can't speak for any other city, but the Orlando Broadway series here NEVER discounts. Most of their shows sell out at full price (which are only marginally cheaper than Broadway- orchestra seats are about $140) because they have a large subscriber base. So, your idea of "getting good seats with a discount" doesn't work. 

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 5/21/15 at 1:41pm

I didn't mean to sound like an ass. Sorry. I'm not rich just smart when it comes to discounts and stuff. And it is personal experience. Sorry.

[broadwaysfguy]

Posted: 5/25/15 at 3:57pm

hey joselee

i didnt interprete your message as elitist....

I love to sit up close too, so i can really experience the actors and performances, and buy season tickets for the SF season so I can get a great discount and great seats...

the further away i am from stage, the less i enjoy a show.....

I get that theatre is super expensive, and totally understand better to see a show in any seat than miss seeing it ( or see more shows/dollar spent)...Im sure there are as many hard core theatre lovers in every area of the theatre....

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 6/2/15 at 2:04pm

Hedwig is SHN's 6th show! https://instagram.com/p/3b6AxZvtqH/?taken-by=shnsf 

[Wildcard]

Posted: 6/2/15 at 2:22pm

I'm curious how Aladdin's carpet would work on tour. Would they be able to replicate what they have on Broadway or would they go back to the cherry picker?

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 6/2/15 at 3:31pm

"I'm curious how Aladdin's carpet would work on tour. Would they be able to replicate what they have on Broadway or would they go back to the cherry picker?"

The carpet only requires rigging above the regular stage, so I have no doubt they'd replicate what's on Broadway.  They most likely considered the possibility of touring when designing the effect.

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 6/2/15 at 3:40pm

The Ahmanson Theatre here in L.A. is going to announce it's last show too. I hope it's Hedwig!!!

Updated On: 6/2/15 at 03:40 PM

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 6/2/15 at 4:10pm

^wait its last season? Is it closing?