2018 - 2019 Touring Season- Page 14

[RippedMan]

Posted: 3/19/18 at 9:59pm

So Bat out of Hell is a full-on tour?

[rebeccmam31]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 6:33am

Call_me_jorge said: "I kind of don’t believe Fiddler is going non-eq, because it’s doing 3 week stints in a ton of places, and that just doesn’t seem usual for a non-equity tour."

As I said above, on the playbill site it is listed as equity.

 

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 9:30am

Latest Philly clue - Cinderella. Third non equity tour to join the ranks and another add on to the season. 

[musicman1985]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 12:29pm

Des Moines Performing Arts will announce their 2018-2019 season on 03/27/18 at 9:00 AM.

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 3/21/18 at 8:18am

Latest Philly season clue is Miss Saigon, which I'm super excited about. I guess tomorrow will be the last clue since the full season have in reality been announced and Friday is the official announcement. 

[trpguyy]

Posted: 3/21/18 at 11:11am

emo_geek said: "I am VERY surprised that Anastasia isn't having any Southern California stops. Does anybody have any insight to why that is?"

A tour can only go so many places in a year. SoCal is probably lined up for next season. 

[emo_geek]

Posted: 3/21/18 at 12:13pm

trpguyy said: "emo_geek said: "I am VERY surprised that Anastasia isn't having any Southern California stops. Does anybody have any insight to why that is?"

A tour can only go so many places in a year. SoCal is probably lined up for next season."

Sure sure, I guess I'm just not use to a major market like Southern California getting second pass

[trpguyy]

Posted: 3/21/18 at 12:19pm

There’s also a LOT of musicals on the road right now — a venue can’t fit them all into one season.

[minicko88]

Posted: 3/21/18 at 1:25pm

Can anyone in the Houston area explain to me this upcoming season? In previous years, shows came for 2 weeks or more. Now, most of the shows are only 1 week engagements. In my experience, Houston has always done well selling tickets and providing great shows. Does anybody have an insight as to why we are now switching to one week engagements? 

[BwayLB]

Posted: 3/21/18 at 1:58pm

^^ I can live with it as long as there is more interesting shows I may want to see. In terms of Costa Mesa, I will most likely see Aladdin, Waitress (if I see the movie a second time to convince me) and Dear Evan Hansen. Hello Dolly is below radar for me right now.

[lizlemler416]

Posted: 3/21/18 at 9:45pm

It only pops up individually by show, but it seems Bass Hall in Fort Worth has (quietly?) announced their season. Since there's no announcement with all of the shows on it, I might be missing some:

 

The Book of Mormon (January 22-27)

Anastasia (May 28 - June 2)

Les Miserables (June 25-30)

A Bronx Tale (July 23-28)

Fiddler on the Roof (August 20-25)

 

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 3/22/18 at 8:38am

Unless there's another clue on the day of the Philly season reveal, the final clue was Beautiful which I'm very happy to see come back. Thus, below looks to be the Philly season [as the clues have rolled in]: 

1. Love Never Dies. 

2. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. 

3. Cats. 

4. Fiddler On The Roof. 

5. Anastasia. 

6. Hamilton. 

7. Rent.

8. The Grinch That Stole Christmas.

9. Book of Mormon.

10. Cinderella.

11. Miss Saigon. 

12. Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. 

 

The only one[s] I'm not thrilled about are Charlie [which was just awful] and Love Never Dies [No desire], but the rest is very strong - a mix of some good new tours and returning engagements. 

Updated On: 3/22/18 at 08:38 AM

[ClumsyDude15]

Posted: 3/23/18 at 5:19pm

Official Philly season announcement with dates, Hamilton will be playing in Philly for 12 weeks - August 27th-November 17th 2019 at the Forrest Theater.

Love Never Dies: 10/2-10/7  2018

Fiddler: 10/23-10/28 2018

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: 11/6-11/18 2018

Grinch: 12/18-12/29 2018

Beautiful: 1/8-1/20 2019

Rent: 3/5-3/10 2019 

Miss Saigon: 3/19-3/31 2019

Anastasia: 4/9-4/14 2019

Cinderella: 5/17-5/20 2019

Book of Mormon: 5/28-6/9 2019

Cats: 6/18-6/30 2019

Hamilton: 8/27-11/17 2019

Philly.com Announcement

 

Updated On: 3/23/18 at 05:19 PM

[ABitOnTheSide]

Posted: 3/23/18 at 6:27pm

I am absolutely furious that Hello Dolly is not coming to Philadelphia.

[Mac19]

Posted: 3/23/18 at 8:54pm

Greenville, SC

Peace Center

1. "The Play That Goes Wrong" Oct. 2-7, 2018
2. "Anastasia" Oct. 23-28, 2018
3. "Hamilton: An American Musical" Dec. 4-16, 2018
4. "Miss Saigon" Jan. 15-20, 2019
5. "A Bronx Tale" Feb. 5-10, 2019
6. "The Book of Mormon" March 5-10, 2019
7. "Come From Away" April 16-21, 2019
8. "Hello Dolly" May 28-June 2, 2019
9. "Dear Evan Hansen" July 2-7, 2019

[ACL2006]

Posted: 3/23/18 at 10:25pm

ABitOnTheSide said: "I am absolutely furious that Hello Dolly is not coming to Philadelphia."

 

And Come From Away.

 

[rebeccmam31]

Posted: 3/24/18 at 6:41am

Macgyver10 said: "Greenville, SC

Peace Center

1. "The Play That Goes Wrong" Oct. 2-7, 2018
2. "Anastasia" Oct. 23-28, 2018
3. "Hamilton: An American Musical" Dec. 4-16, 2018
4. "Miss Saigon" Jan. 15-20, 2019
5. "A Bronx Tale" Feb. 5-10, 2019
6. "The Book of Mormon" March 5-10, 2019
7. "Come From Away" April 16-21, 2019
8. "Hello Dolly" May 28-June 2, 2019
9. "Dear Evan Hansen" July 2-7, 2019

"

This season would make me pretty happy. :) Come on, Pittsburgh!

[dmwnc1959]

Posted: 3/24/18 at 10:57am

rebeccmam31 said: "This season would make me pretty happy. :) Come on, Pittsburgh!"

Looking forward to attending the announcement event! It’ll be my first. :)

[stoptheworld38]

Posted: 3/24/18 at 12:26pm

Can some of these shows PLEASE come to Burlington, VT??

[MTH85]

Posted: 3/24/18 at 3:42pm

Season announcements for this week include:

-Pittsburgh & Fort Worth (officially): Monday, March 26

-Des Moines: Tuesday, March 27

*I also have the following announcements coming in April:

-Madison & East Lansing: Monday, April 9

-Hershey: Wednesday, April 11

-Spokane: Monday, April 16

-Nashville: Tuesday, April 24

[trpguyy]

Posted: 3/24/18 at 6:01pm

stoptheworld38 said: "Can some of these shows PLEASE come to Burlington, VT??"

Can the Burlington market/theater financially/physically support any of these shows? The answer to those questions is "unfortunately no."

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 3/24/18 at 9:30pm

I'm eagerly awaiting Pittsburgh's announcement, too.

Based on the logo and tagline on their season announcement page, we can figure out "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is one of the shows they'll be getting.

https://trustarts.org/production/57233/2018-19-pnc-broadway-in-pittsburgh-season-announcement

We already know "Hamilton" is confirmed since it was announced last year to entice subscriptions, and I've heard a return engagement of "The Phantom of the Opera" is lined up.

It might be wishful thinking, but based on whatsnext81's spreadsheet, I'm wondering if "Dear Evan Hansen" might slip in May 21-26 in-between Buffalo and Minneapolis, or "Hello, Dolly" April 30-May 5 in-between Minneapolis and Columbus, OH.

Also, a different series but still relevant, we can deduce that the "Cats" tour will be a part of Pittsburgh CLO's 2019 series that June or July. They have it listed on their "CLO on Broadway" page as one of the productions they've helped produce on Broadway. They've presented each of these shows as the one touring production they bring in each summer in addition to their locally produced shows.

http://www.pittsburghclo.org/about/broadway?_sp=7922d4c1020bb3e1.1521940922650

[dmwnc1959]

Posted: 3/25/18 at 10:25am

Interesting article in today’s Pittsburgh paper:

'Hamilton' is coming to Pittsburgh. And with it comes the cyber scalpers

http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2018/03/25/Hamilton-Pittsburgh-Cultural-Trust-cyber-scalpers-BOTS-Bill-of-2016-CAPTCHA/stories/201803220196

As a Cultural Trust member it will at least guarantee me a ticket to the show, since I’ll have access before sales to the general public open:

“When single-season tickets to “Hamilton” go on sale, season subscribers and Trust members get first dibs. For “Hamilton” tickets in Pittsburgh, subscribers and Trust members will be first in line, and then watch the official Trust site -— trustarts.org -— for individual tickets.”

Updated On: 3/25/18 at 10:25 AM

[tourboi]

Posted: 3/25/18 at 3:15pm

trpguyy said: "stoptheworld38 said: "Can some of these shows PLEASE come to Burlington, VT??"

Can the Burlington market/theater financially/physically support any of these shows? The answer to those questions is "unfortunately no.""

I've played Burlington a few times, at the Flynn. Lovely house, but VERY small. Most tours wouldn't fit there. However, Burlington's surrounded by other major hubs... Montreal, Ottawa, Syracuse, Schenectady all get major tours and are all reachable. 

 

[sbflyfan]

Posted: 3/25/18 at 6:44pm

dmwnc1959 said: "Interestingarticle in today’s Pittsburgh paper:

'Hamilton' is coming to Pittsburgh. And with it comes the cyber scalpers

http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/theater-dance/2018/03/25/Hamilton-Pittsburgh-Cultural-Trust-cyber-scalpers-BOTS-Bill-of-2016-CAPTCHA/stories/201803220196

As a Cultural Trust member it will at least guarantee me a ticket to the show, since I’ll have access before sales to the general public open:

“When single-season tickets to “Hamilton” go on sale, season subscribers and Trust members get first dibs.For“Hamilton” tickets in Pittsburgh, subscribers and Trust members will be first in line, and then watch the official Trust site -— trustarts.org -— for individual tickets.”"

I always take everything Ms. Eberson reports with a grain of salt, ever since she spoiled the plot of "Next To Normal" in her review and was not apologetic about it.  I think she means "single ticket sales" since there's no such thing as a "single-season" ticket.

If you're a subscriber, you should already be getting a "Hamilton" ticket, since it's part of the subscription series.  It's strange that they say they're offering first access to additional tickets to subscribers and donors. A majority (if not all?) other cities are specifically saying subscribers and donors will NOT have access to any extra tickets, since the "Hamilton" producers require a certain amount of tickets to be available for sale to the general public. 

It's running in Cleveland for 6 weeks this summer, and I know their subscribers/donors have no special access to purchase extra "Hamilton" tickets. Just the subscribers who have the show as part of their subscription packages are "guaranteed" tickets since they're part of the regular series of shows.