Additional Hairspray Tour Date (weird?)
Additional Hairspray Tour Date (weird?)
#0Additional Hairspray Tour Date (weird?)
Posted: 5/26/06 at 3:22pm
HAIRSPRAY's First National Tour was originally slated to complete its run at the Keller Auditorium in Portland Oregon on 6/25/06.
Recently, an additional tour date has been listed. The ACTUAL final stop for the tour is scheduled for a MONTH later at the Harra's Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. This event on its own isn't too strange, but the website lists the show's length for the NJ engagement as 90 MINUTES WITH NO INTERMISSION. The other tour performances have been 2:40 with a 15 minute intermission.
The final performances are presumably being performed in the same fashion as the recent Las Vegas mounting of the show.
Is this odd?
jimnysf
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#1re: Additional Hairspray Tour Date (weird?)
Posted: 5/26/06 at 3:24pmIt sounds odd. Maybe the LV cast is moving to AC?
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#2re: Additional Hairspray Tour Date (weird?)
Posted: 5/26/06 at 3:33pm
I thought about that, but then who's doing the LV performances?
Also, it was listed on the Hairspray tour website (not the Las Vegas site)
#3re: Additional Hairspray Tour Date (weird?)
Posted: 5/26/06 at 5:02pmThe date in Atlantic City is a "tryout" of sorts for the new non-equity production that is going out on the road this fall. It is the first stop on their tour. Although there has been speculation of the Las Vegas production closing, there has been no official word just yet!
#4re: Additional Hairspray Tour Date (weird?)
Posted: 5/26/06 at 7:02pm
really? because the tour is scheduled to play Providence RI in MAY 4-6 2007....is this not the same tour or something? there are 5 performances in May...and I plan on being at ALL 5....
http://www.ppacri.org/classiclistings/hairspray_06.cfm
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Updated On: 5/26/06 at 07:02 PM
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#5re: Additional Hairspray Tour Date (weird?)
Posted: 5/26/06 at 7:24pm
showbiz, that will be the non-Equity production. It will not be the same tour.
Same thing with the Atlantic City stop.
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Updated On: 5/26/06 at 07:24 PM
#6re: Additional Hairspray Tour Date (weird?)
Posted: 5/26/06 at 8:32pmso...they're gonna buy all the sets from the current touring production? I'm a little fuzzy on this equity non-equity stuff (I understand about the membership..and all)...could someone enlighten me?
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JustChillin8908
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/06
#7re: Additional Hairspray Tour Date (weird?)
Posted: 5/26/06 at 10:22pm
I really hope the Las Vegas production doesn't close. I really NEED to see it and I can't make it up there until December
#8re: Additional Hairspray Tour Date (weird?)
Posted: 5/27/06 at 1:54am
I haven't heard anything (not that I would) that suggests that the Vegas production is going to close anytime soon. Paul Vogt and Eddie Mecca(sp?) are both very popular in their own rights and will probably equate to good (not as good as Harvey) ticket sales when they step into their respective roles.
Updated On: 5/27/06 at 01:54 AM
NJgirl
Broadway Star Joined: 10/13/04
#9re: Additional Hairspray Tour Date (weird?)
Posted: 5/27/06 at 10:30am
I got an email about the Atlantic City date too....so it definitely is the new non eq cast? I was tempted to go if the equity cast was going to be there since I've heard so many wonderful things about the cast.
Technically though..its actually easier for me to go to NYC and see the show there, than it is to drive an hour and a half to AC to see the show there..
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