Timon3 said: "Do we think that Hamilton will still have 2 companies on the road?
Where will Harry Potter go if it continues with its longsit downs? Could it be Boston or back to San Francisco and Toronto or maybe Cleveland? Cannot think of any other cities that would sustain a long sit down?"
I doubt Toronto. They don't have a great track record of bringing back shows that weren't hits the first time around.
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Call_me_jorge said: "Maybe they’ll do a stint in Orlando and offer a vacation package for people going to Harry Potter world."
Would this sell well in Orlando? Are people on vacation happy/afford to put hundreds of dollars down for tickets, with the other expenses? Just wondering as Florida is one of the largest states population wise and seems very wealthy and affluent, with a lot of retirees - however national tours only seem to do a week then move to the next city, with non equity mopping up in the big towns. I have always been surprised tours don’t do better, the same could be said of Las Vegas.
I mostly suggested Orlando as a joke. The touring venues in Orlando and Las Vegas are very much localized and aren’t really selling to the tourists.
I always had a similar thought about Florida; you have Broward, Adrienne Arsht, and Kravis PACs all hosting first run tours relatively nearby each other. Can’t you just have one them host a long sit down run? Same with Costa Mesa. It makes no sense why you need a venue hosting first run tours that close to LA where you have the Pantages and Ahmanson.
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Also Broward has a large amount of people that comes down from Boston/New York People going/coming off cruises so would thought that Miami area could have as big theatre audience as San Francisco.
As with Las Vegas/Orlando I guess the tours I watched by predominantly local residence and may get the odd person on vacation. As we have seen Broadway on the strip was a failure. If the tours could attract a hybrid of people on vacation and local residence then it might be possible to have longer sit downs.
The Smith Center feels like it is way too far off Strip to attract tourists. With the price of parking at strip resorts most people aren't renting cars unless they have plans to travel out of the city. I just looked at Google maps and put in the MGM Grand as an example, and it says it takes about hour to get there on the Deuce bus. Google does show it as being walking distance from Fremont.
I've never happened to be in Las Vegas when something was plating at the Smith Center. I made a hotel reservation for the first week of October next year on a black friday sale because it was a good deal, so I'll be watching for what events get anounced. But it's easily canceled if my plans change.
Call_me_jorge said: "Somehow Hell’s Kitchengot permission to be sent out on a level 5 contract."
What does level 5 mean? (I’m in NYC but always invested in what my parents will get in Tampa as subscribers - excited to see what they’re getting next year.)
Also, any insight on whether Illinoise might tour, even limited?
Haven't heard anything new about Illinois living on elsewhere. Word when it closed was possibly the West End or Toronto for a limited run. Doesn't seem like a tour is happening.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
DAME said: "So is the Sweeney tour not happening? That is a shame. I would have thought the title would have sold well."
Sweeney is done a lot regionally. Even while it played Broadway there was a stand alone production playing in Seattle at the 5th Avenue, which usually hosts a few touring productions. If they had had plans to tour, then performance rights would have been withdrawn.
inception said: "DAME said: "So is the Sweeney tour not happening? That is a shame. I would have thought the title would have sold well."
Sweeney is done a lot regionally. Even while it played Broadway there was a stand alone production playing in Seattle at the 5th Avenue, which usuallyhosts a few touring productions. If they had had plans to tour, then performance rights would have been withdrawn."
Houston's Theatre Under the Stars 2025/2026 season:
Brigadoon - 10/21-11/2/2025 White Christmas - 12/9-12/21/2025 Illinoise - 2/17-3/1/2026 Back to the Future (Tour) - 3/31-4/12/2026 Spamalot - 4/14-4/26/2026 Xanadu - 5/19-5/31/2026
Edited: TUTS does a combination of locally produced shows and tours. BTTF is for sure a tour. Either ILLINOISE or SPAMALOT are their other tour, perhaps both. The rest should be locally done.
Musigamist said: "Ceej said: "Houston's Theatre Under the Stars 2025/2026 season:
Brigadoon - 10/21-11/2/2025 White Christmas - 12/9-12/21/2025 Illinoise (Tour) - 2/17-3/1/2026 Back to the Future (Tour) - 3/31-4/12/2026 Spamalot - 4/14-4/26/2026 Xanadu - 5/19-5/31/2026
TUTS does a combination of locally produced shows and tours. ILLINOISE AND BTTF are tours. The rest should be locally done."
Wait, I guess this is then a back door announcement for anIllinoise tour?"
It would seem that way unless they're doing it locally and their other tour import is a White Christmas mini-tour. They usually do 2 tours and BTTF is definitely one. Not aware of a BRIGADOON, SPAMALOT, or XANADU tour and I doubt they're doing 5 local shows.
Ceej said: " It would seem that way unless they're doing it locally and their other tour import is a White Christmas mini-tour. They usually do 2 tours and BTTF is definitely one. Not aware of a BRIGADOON, SPAMALOT, or XANADU tour and I doubt they're doing 5 local shows."
There is a Spamalot tour launching September 2025, so that's probably the touring production
inception said: "Ceej said: " It would seem that way unless they're doing it locally and their other tour import is a White Christmas mini-tour. They usually do 2 tours and BTTF is definitely one. Not aware of a BRIGADOON, SPAMALOT, or XANADU tour and I doubt they're doing 5 local shows."
There is a Spamalot tour launching September 2025, so that's probably the touring production"
Thanks. I’ve edited my post to reflect that possibility.
Birmingham Alabama is announcing this Tuesday. I’m sure most people here won’t care about it, but it’ll be nice to be one of the first announcing for a change, damned if it’s only second or third season shows.
Call_me_jorge said: "Same with Costa Mesa. It makes no sense why you need a venue hosting first run tours that close to LA where you have the Pantages and Ahmanson."
You obviously don’t live in Southern California. Costa Mesa subscription is its own two week run which is better than one week in many markets. People aren’t going to fight So Cal traffic for 2-3 hours each way to get to Pantages from South OC.
Pantages subscription run is 3 weeks, with many shows longer
Ahmanson I think is four weeks? Not really sure with their One CTG subscription thing
That would be like saying, " Why should Baltimore & DC have their own seasns when they're right beside each other." Or why should Dallas & Houston when they're only a few hours apart.
RemlapLBC said: " You obviously don’t live in Southern California. Costa Mesa subscription is its own two week run which is better than one week in many markets. People aren’t going to fight So Cal traffic for 2-3 hours each way to get to Pantages from South OC.
Pantages subscription run is 3 weeks, with many shows longer
Ahmanson I think is four weeks? Not really sure with their One CTG subscription thing"