2019-2020 Touring Season — Page 18

Today's announcements so far...

• Lincoln, NE: POTO (Oct 23-Nov 3), White Christmas (Nov 11-13), Bandstand (Jan 17-19), AAIP (Feb 8-9), Waitress (Mar 6-8), Beautiful (Apr 23-25)
• Springfield, MO: ETM (Oct 29-31), Les Mis (Jan 21-26), Waitress (Feb 18-20), TPTGW (Mar 24-26), Cats (Jun 2-4)
• Philadelphia also announced that Rent will be returning this fall (Oct 18-20) because of how well it performed recently. It will be part of the 19/20 season. Tickets will go on sale tomorrow (Feb 26).
• Memphis (7 PM EST) and Omaha (7:30 PM EST) will be announcing later via social media.

brdwybound04 said: "The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in St. Paul, MN will have these productions for their 19-20 season:

Groundhog Day
Mike Birbiglia’s: The New One”

Wow—Groundhog Day is touring after all? I had given up hopes of seeing that. I’m surprised to see a one person show in the lineup too.

I'd say it's just a regional premiere, but it's the first time I've seen anyone doing Groundhogs Dady regionally, so that's exciting.

For the Houston Hobby Center 2019-2020 season:

• Cats
• Dear Evan Hansen
• Hello, Dolly!
• The Band's Visit
• Jersey Boys (season option)
• Come From Away
• Fiddler on the Roof
• Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
• Hamilton

Memphis Season:

Dear Evan Hansen: Oct. 8-13, 2019
Hello, Dolly!: Dec. 17-22, 2019
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: Jan. 14-19, 2020
Disney’s Aladdin: Feb. 26 – March 8, 2020
A Bronx Tale: April 7-12, 2020
Come From Away: July 21-26, 2020

Optional Addon Shows

The Book of Mormon: Nov. 5-10, 2019 (no Sunday evening performance)
The Play That Goes Wrong: Feb. 5-9, 2020 (no Tuesday performance)

Escape to Margaritaville is going out Non-union.

bdboston said: "I am surprised that "Hamilton" is part of Atlanta's subscriber season, and not an add-on, given that it already played there."

Easy way for people to purchase to entire package, so more $$$.

bdboston said: "Mike Barrett said: "Easy way for people to purchase to entire package, so more $$$."

Well yes, that is the obvious answer. But most Subscription Series don't require subscribers to have to buy the same show two seasons in a row (or more), unless there is an opt-out or switch-a-show option, which Boston only offered once or twice."

I really think its as simple as Hamilton is arguably the most popular show of this generation, so offering it again is not surprising since tickets are not easy to come by and there are still a lot of people I know, theatre buffs and non theater buffs, who have yet to see it. Id assume they are simply doing it due to the overwhelming amount of people wanting tickets, and not everyone subscribes every single season either.

trekkygurl said: "Atlanta subscriber here. Just made an account to say I renewed my subscription today and was able to opt-out of Hamilton, only getting a 6-show package."

You should have gotten the Hamilton ticket and sold it on the secondary market and retired.



I'm sure the theater is thrilled for that opt-out, because now they can make a fortune on it.

Question for the Atlanta subscribers? When I saw Christina Aguilera at the Fox last November, the lady next to me said the only way you could get a ticket to Hamilton when it last played, was only as a subscriber. They did not allow ticket buying for the nonsubscribers. I found that odd. When I saw Hamilton in Orlando, weeks ago, that was how I was able to buy a ticket. I'm not going to see it in Atlanta. Just curious.