A Chorus Line tour resumes in Houston tonight

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 4:44pm

After nearly two months off, the "new" tour of A Chorus Line resumes tonight in Houston with a mostly new cast.

The tour's schedule is:

Houston: Jan. 5-17
Jacksonville: Jan. 19-24
Naples, FL: Jan. 26-31
West Palm Beach: Feb. 2-7
Columbus, GA: Feb. 9-10
Huntsville, AL: Feb. 13-14
Melbourne, FL: Feb. 16-17
Clearwater, FL: Feb. 19-20
Tallahassee, FL: Feb. 22-23
Waterbury, CT: Feb. 26-28
Wilmington, DE: Mar. 2-7
Hershey, PA: Mar. 9-14
Hamilton, ON: Mar. 16-17
Worcester, MA: Mar. 19-21
tba: Mar. 23-Apr. 4
East Lansing, MI: Apr. 6-11
Kansas City: Apr. 13-18
Indianapolis: Apr. 20-25
Dayton, OH: Apr. 27-May 2
Nashville: May 4-9
Austin, TX: May 11-16
Sacramento: May 19-30

check the show's website to view the new cast: www.achorusline.com

[BwayTday]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 6:56pm

It makes me sad I probably won't see this.

[BenjaminNicholas2]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 7:18pm

So, the tour went non-eq from the looks of it...

[Kev]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 7:26pm

So, the tour went non-eq from the looks of it...

The tour is still Equity. There are numerous bios with Broadway credits, as well as some holdovers from the first tour cast.

[Tag]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 7:36pm

So I know nothing about ACL, but saw this tour a while back. There are 30 in the cast, including swings, but only 17 at the audition. A bunch of people are cut after the first number and don't return for the rest of the show. SO question: Are the people that are cut only cast in those roles for the first number? Are they the swings? Can someone explain beyond the 17 in the audition, what happens with the rest of the cast?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 8:01pm

A clickable link to the cast list: http://www.achorusline.com/tour_cast.php

[morosco]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 8:12pm

Are the people that are cut only cast in those roles for the first number? Are they the swings? Can someone explain beyond the 17 in the audition, what happens with the rest of the cast?

They understudy the lead roles. They also remain in the wings after they are cut and supplement the vocals.

[Jenna Maroney]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 9:21pm

ACL2006, I remember your sig used to list a stop in New Brunswick in March. Did that fall through?

[PalJoey]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 9:29pm

So, the tour went non-eq from the looks of it...

No, it didn't, and, no, it doesn't.

[Q]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 9:36pm

I hope the fact that the last listing is Sacramento means that future dates in SoCal are on the horizon. Haven't seen the tour, but saw the revival in NYC, and wouldn't mind seeing it again. At all.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 1/5/10 at 9:47pm

In regards to New Brunswick, NJ - the State Theater has already announced it's "Broadway" line-up until May and A Chorus Line isn't on their list(yet The Wedding Singer, Porgy & Bess, & Jesus Christ Superstar are). There's still a two week gap to fill in the schedule(March 23 - April 4). I'm also hoping that the tour continues past Sacramento and makes it's rounds back east and lands in New Brunswick myself. It's only 15 minutes from me. There's still big cities the tour hasn't stopped in yet(New Orleans, San Antonio, Montreal, Salt Lake City, Birmingham, etc.).

And despite holding a non-equity call, the tour only took Equity people anyway.