Posted: 6/19/24 at 1:59pm
Interestingly, Annie is turning equity next season and it will play a 5 week engagement at MSG over the holidays.
Posted: 6/19/24 at 2:13pm
Are there any other examples of shows going non-equity to equity? This seems like a strange and unusual move.
Posted: 6/19/24 at 2:27pm
Call_me_jorge said: "Are there any other examples of shows going non-equity to equity? This seems like astrange and unusual move."
I believe Chicago had gone non-equity before the SETA contract arose that allowed them to pick-back up Equity status for a number of years before it was licensed back to Prather/Apex non-equity.
And I think a similar scanrio to this happened a few times with Grinch, Christmas Story and Elf, where one of the companies would become equity again for a season if they were going to play MSG for the holidays.
This might be the first example, at least that I can remember, of a production that didn't start life as an equity tour becoming an equity tour several years down the line.
I'm sure the organizing folks at Equity are going to call this a win, whether or not they had involvement with this example.
Posted: 6/19/24 at 3:13pm
Chicago and A Chorus Line are the .ost notable to go from equity to non-equity and then back to equity. Sometimes not back-to-back though. There may be a year off between the two tours.
Posted: 6/24/24 at 6:15pm
Hamilton’s new tour cast got announced today! A great mix of new and familiar faces. Justin Matthew Sargent as KGIII is just brilliant casting.
https://hamiltonmusical.com/us-tour/cast/#angelica
Posted: 8/1/24 at 3:13pm
Any rumors of additional casting for next year’s season? Some Like It Hot starts rehearsals in early August so their announcement should be imminent.
Posted: 9/16/24 at 12:06pm
For those who pay attention to orchestra sizes on tour- Ain’t Too Proud cut all the strings and horns and put them on a click track. The new tour has a 5 piece rhythm section (K1, K2, guitar, drums, bass). The new finale is gonna feel really empty…
Posted: 9/16/24 at 1:02pm
The Back to the Future tour also cut a good amount of their strings, if not all of them.
Posted: 9/16/24 at 1:12pm
Call_me_jorge said: "The Back to the Future tour also cut a good amount of their strings, if not all of them."
They cut them all :( the tour pit is 10 compared to 18 on Broadway. I saw it in previews in NYC and I’ll see it in StL next week- I am tempering my expectations for sure
Posted: 1/28/25 at 1:51pm
MYSTIC PIZZA tour dates all cancelled - Paper Mill run still happening
I had a ticket to this - in Minneapolis at least, the performance has been replaced by Legally Blonde.
Updated On: 1/28/25 at 01:51 PM
Posted: 2/7/25 at 12:20pm
Does anyone know if Life of Pi Tour is expected to add more tour stops after their last posted date next august?
Posted: 5/7/25 at 7:46pm
The Come From Away tour ends this Friday in Moncton, NB. The tour ran as equity from October 5, 2018 to May 24, 2023. The non-equity tour ran from October 17, 2023 to May 9, 2025. The only difference from the equity and non-equity tours was the turntable was removed on the non-equity tour.
Posted: 5/7/25 at 7:51pm
ACL2006 said: "The Come From Away tour ends this Friday in Moncton, NB. The tour ran as equity from October 5, 2018 to May 24, 2023. The non-equity tour ran from October 17, 2023 to May 9, 2025. The only difference from the equity and non-equity tours was the turntable was removed on the non-equity tour."
Saw this again last November when it played Palm Desert, Ca. I had family visting with me. We all went and loved it.
Posted: 5/19/25 at 3:03pm
Kennedy Center announced:
Spamalot (December 16, 2025–January 4, 2026)
Chicago (March 31–April 5, 2026)*
Moulin Rouge! The Musical (June 16–July 5, 2026)
Back to the Future (July 7–19, 2026)
Mrs. Doubtfire (July 14–August 2, 2026)*
The Outsiders (July 28–August 16, 2026)
*non-equity productions
Posted: 5/19/25 at 3:19pm
It's been reported that the reasoning behind the non-equity tours coming to Kennedy Center now is that the current administration what's to save some money with less expensive tours.
Posted: 5/19/25 at 5:11pm
Looks like more of the new touring shows like Stereophonic & Suffs are going to Washington's National Theatre's season
https://www.broadwayatthenational.com/shows/
Posted: 5/19/25 at 7:55pm
Washington DC seems to be a lot of shows that run a week, then are done. Thought there would be a bigger market there.
Has Six gone non-equity?
Posted: 5/24/25 at 8:02pm
Timon3 said: "Washington DC seems to be a lot of shows that run a week, then are done. Thought there would be a bigger market there.
Has Six gone non-equity?"
Anyone know the answer on Six? They seem to start playing in obscure places for 2 nights next year, which has the hallmarks of non-equity.
Posted: 5/25/25 at 11:17am
Six will be staying on an equity contract
Posted: 5/25/25 at 11:23am
Looks as though the Beetlejuice tour closes this September and a non-equity tour launches next year.
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