42nd street tour....

[Here_I_Go_Again]

Posted: 10/7/03 at 12:38am

i just saw the tour and overall i was very disapointed. Im not a huge fan of the show...however i do think it has its very memorable parts... like the end with the giant staircase. i knew they could not tour with such a large one but i thought they might have scaled it down a bit not totaly elimnate it. the whole show seems like 3 backdrops... what do u think

[DottieD'Luscia]

Posted: 10/7/03 at 3:35am

I saw it in Washington, DC this past March. I thought it was good, but had the same complaint about the sets. There are certain cities that they do have the steps, but on a much smaller scale (they're bleachers!!! (sp?))

They original cast was still there, but I think now some of the leads have been replaced. The woman who played Dorothy Brock was good and had a great singing voice. I liked Catherine Wreford as Peggy. All and all I thought the cast had a lot of energy.

I'm sorry you were disappointed.

I've found that with most tours things are definitely scaled down. If you have a chance to see the Hairspray tour, go. It is definitely up to the standards of the Broadway company.