2017-2018 Touring Season- Page 14

[jayclay]

Posted: 3/23/17 at 11:48pm

Rochester, NY:

School of Rock - 9/30-10/7

Fun Home - 11/14-19

A Christmas Story - 12/12-17

On Your Feet! - 2/6-11

An American in Paris - 3/20-25

Rent 20th Anniversary - 5/1-6

Season Add-on: The Little Mermaid - 10/24-29

Hamilton 2018-2019 Season

[dmwnc1959]

Posted: 3/24/17 at 4:29pm

Mr. Nowack said: "Pretty disappointed with the 17/18 Benedum Season, the only one that is a must see for me is WAITRESS. I'll probably see WICKED too but the others aren't super interesting to me. But this past season has been amazing so I suppose I'll be grateful for that!

P.S. dmwnc1959 great avatar"

 

This current PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season, especially the second half, was/is amazing. I'm grateful for anything that comes through that I haven't seen, so if my move to NC falls through I'll definitely see several of those. I was incredibly disappointed in the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's 2017/2018 Grand Classics and PNC Pops series. At least with the new PNC Broadway in Pittsburgh season I still have a reason to travel the 4-hour round-trip drive.

As for the avatar: Thank you. I love, love, LOVE the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts. Such a gorgeous, grand lady. Heinz Hall is not to shabby either, but I much prefer the Benedum. 

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 3/25/17 at 2:59am

I totally agree re: preferring the Benedum. So many find memories too, including my very first professional show.

[pathman2]

Posted: 3/25/17 at 8:13am

Fox Theater in St. Louis:

The Bodyguard 10/3-15/2027

On Your Feet 11/7-19/2017

The King and I 11/28-12/10/2017

School of Rock 1/16-28/2018

The Color Purple 3/20-4/1/2018

Hamilton 4/3-22/2018

[hamiltonboys]

Posted: 3/25/17 at 11:12am

pathman2 said: "Fox Theater in St. Louis:

The Bodyguard 10/3-15/2027

On Your Feet 11/7-19/2017

The King and I 11/28-12/10/2017

School of Rock 1/16-28/2018

The Color Purple 3/20-4/1/2018

Hamilton 4/3-22/2018

 

"

Excited for Hamilton, School of Rock, and The King and I but probably won't be getting season tickets as I have zero interest in The Bodyguard or On Your Feet and I am already seeing Hamilton in Chicago next month.

I am excited that Book of Mormon is coming back, as well as Phantom and Sound of Music!

[Clyde15]

Posted: 3/25/17 at 8:46pm

The 5th Ave in Seattle announced we are getting Something Rotten. That's the only tour that will visit in the 2017/2018 season but a strong season otherwise. We are getting the out of town tryout for a new musical called Intermission. 

[hamiltonboys]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 2:22am

Is the Sound of Music tour going non-equity/scaling down? The promo images for it on the Fox website aren't of the current cast and it's only stopping here for two days. I'm just hoping the sets are the same. Somebody once posted on here that the sets looked cheap to them, but I thought they were grand and beautiful.

[Jakeevan942]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 9:40am

The Sound of Music Tour is going Non-Equity next season. The equity tour closes July 23 in Cleveland, and the new cast starts rehearsal a week later. Probably scaled down from 6 trucks to 3, but no confirmation on that at this point.

[hamiltonboys]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 3:43pm

Anybody have a list or know what tours are closing this season?

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 4:09pm

The ONCE tour is closing in May.

[dmwnc1959]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 8:40pm

Jakeevan942 said: "The Sound of Music Tour is going Non-Equity next season. The equity tour closes July 23 in Cleveland, and the new cast starts rehearsal a week later. Probably scaled down from 6 trucks to 3, but no confirmation on that at this point."

Still being new to a lot of this, is it standard practice to scale down non-Equity "Broadway National Tours" by half? Or are they no longer "officially" considered "Broadway" National Tours being non-Equity? What's the reason/purpose of scaling down?

[AEA AGMA SM]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 9:14pm

Non-Equity tours are designed to be able to load in, do one or two performances, and load out in one day. So they will be smaller than a tour that is generally mean to be in one venue for a week or more by necessity.

 

Most venues will still market them as the "Broadway" tour, since that is the label that sells. It's a huge sticking point for Equity, since presenters are typically charging the same prices for non-Equity tours as they are for Equity tours, even though the actors in non-Equity tours are receiving significantly lower salaries and per diems, and are rarely (practically never) given benefits such as health insurance, pension benefits, vacation pay, sick pay, or many other work place protections (such as rules regarding travel times and distances before and after performances).

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 3/26/17 at 9:33pm

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Updated On: 3/27/17 at 09:33 PM

[dmwnc1959]

Posted: 3/27/17 at 5:22am

Thank you AEA AGMA SM for taking the time to explain!



 

 

[Overthewall]

Posted: 3/27/17 at 6:57pm

The 2017-2018 Lexus Broadway In Boston season was just announced.

The Phantom of the Opera - 9/13/17 - 10/1/17 - Season Special

Fun Home - 10/17/17 - 10/29/17

Love Never Dies - 1/30/18 - 2/11/18

Waitress - 2/20/18 - 3/4/18

On Your Feet! - 4/17/18 - 4/29/18

Aladdin - 7/3/18 - 8/5/18

The Book of Mormon - 8/14/18 - 8/26/18 - Season Special 

Hamilton - 9/18/18 - 11/18/18

 

[LJD123]

Posted: 3/27/17 at 7:46pm

Does anyone in Boston know when the Boch Center (Wang Center) will announce?  I know the Subert already did.  Thanks!

[Azbroadway16]

Posted: 3/28/17 at 1:33am

ASU Gammage just announced its 17/18 season tonight. It should be a good one:

'Fun Home,' Sept. 5-10

'Something Rotten!' Oct. 31-Nov. 5

'The Bodyguard,' Nov. 28-Dec. 3

Hamilton,' Jan. 30-Feb. 25, 2018

'The King and I,' March 20-25, 2018

'The Color Purple,' April 17-22, 2018

'The Humans,' May 29-June 3, 2018

'School of Rock,' June 19-24

Special engagements (Add on's)

“Cinderella,” Dec. 19-24

“Les Misérables,” May 15-20, 2018.

Super excited that the season consist of 8 shows instead of the usual 7. Overall it was a great night with some pretty good live performances (especially from The Color Purple)

 

 

 

[Mike Barrett]

Posted: 3/28/17 at 10:29am

Really wanted School of Rock to come to Boston. Id assume its going to the Wang. Also, does anyone know if the Colonial is getting any shows this year? They did just get bought by a major british company so I wasn't sure if they can get shows because School of Rock would fit really well there. In general Im happy with Bostons season. No need for Phantom AND Love Never Dies but I guess I can deal. 

[Den8uml]

Posted: 3/28/17 at 12:02pm

The Colonial is going to undergo major renovations first so i'd expect no shows there for a while.  The press release says they want to reopen for January 2018 but that would be aggressive. 

Updated On: 3/28/17 at 12:02 PM

[bdboston]

Posted: 3/28/17 at 12:10pm

While still owned by Emerson College, the Colonial Theater will be operated/managed by the Ambassador Theater Group, which previously acquired the Lyric and Hudson in NYC. According to an article in the Boston Globe a few months ago, "The company expects to open its inaugural season at the Colonial in January 2018."

[LJD123]

Posted: 3/28/17 at 9:27pm

I'm not thrilled w Boston either...  Phantom and Love Never Dies, which I've never seen so I guess I'd try to go in with an open mind, but by most accounts on here it's a boring mess....  Also no interest in On Your Feet either.  Broadway in Boston used to let you drop one show a season if you didn't want it, but they told me I couldn't drop it this year..  Prob because of Hamilton.  I think it's getting more difficult to get a great season splitting shows w the Wang Center & Shubert now.

[Ryan Jones]

Posted: 3/28/17 at 9:37pm

The Peace Center in Greenville, SC

 

Earlier this season, we had Gentlemen's Guide, Curious Incident, American in Paris, Book of Mormon (return), and Beautiful. Remaining in our current season we still have:

Something Rotten!    April 11-16, 2017

The Lion King    May 31-June 25, 2017 (return)

Finding Neverland    July 25-30, 2017

The King and I    August 22-27, 2017

 

And next season:

The Bodyguard     September 11-17, 2017

Fun Home     September 26-October 1, 2017

Les Misérables     October 31-November 5, 2017

School of Rock     December 5-10, 2017

On Your Feet!     December 26-31, 2017

Phantom of the Opera     January 31-February 11, 2018  (return)

The Color Purple     March 13-18, 2018

Waitress     May 8-13, 2018

Love Never Dies     June 12-17, 2018

 

Confirmed for 2018-19 season:

Hamilton     Strongly hinted that it will be in either July or August 2018

Updated On: 3/28/17 at 09:37 PM

[Jakeevan942]

Posted: 3/31/17 at 10:39pm

Call_me_jorge said: "pg1287 said: "Is Gentleman's Guide a 2nd National Tour or is it a non-equity production? Thought I saw that the current tour had only a few stops left before it closed.

 
A casting call announcement this week confirmed that Networks has bought out the tour right for Gentlemans Guide and will be sending it out non-equity for the 17/18 season.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/4/17 at 3:31pm

San Francisco!

https://www.shnsf.com/Online/article/1718season

An American in Paris, Something Rotten, Aladdin, The Color Purple, On Your Feet, Waitress, School of Rock, The Book of Mormon

[MarkBearSF]

Posted: 4/4/17 at 3:41pm

LizzieCurry said: "San Francisco!

https://www.shnsf.com/Online/article/1718season

An American in Paris, Something Rotten, Aladdin, The Color Purple, On Your Feet, Waitress, School of Rock, The Book of Mormon"

A much better season than I was expecting. Four shows I haven't seen and three I'd enjoy seeing again (some more than others).

Also, BoM is an extra, not part of the subscription.

Updated On: 4/4/17 at 03:41 PM