Posted: 6/8/16 at 2:13am
Any thoughts or rumors? I know so many people I work with (work for airline, so it's people from everywhere!) and who live in Nashville that were really hoping to see this show during the summer in NYC. I understand a tour would not happen until the 17-18 season. Possible? Reactions?
Updated On: 6/8/16 at 02:13 AM
Posted: 6/8/16 at 2:13am
I seriously hope it does tour. I'd love to see it.
Posted: 6/8/16 at 2:51am
no chance in hell, regional rights will be released by years end though
Posted: 6/8/16 at 3:21am
@LightsOut90
Not opposing your view. Just being hopeful. Is there any comparison between Bridges of Madison County and American Psycho regarding closing dates and then a tour? Granted, I do understand Bridges won Tony for best music. I was just trying to keep hopeful idea afloat! I do see where you are coming from though.
Updated On: 6/8/16 at 03:21 AM
Posted: 6/8/16 at 3:43am
I can't imagine the kinds of audiences that the big touring houses attract in many cities would even remotely go for this show
Posted: 6/8/16 at 3:51am
@playbill-love
Once again, trying to keep hope alive.....it seems to me, a majority of tickets sold to shows when touring, are sold to season ticket holders. So wouldn't that kind of force an audience?
Updated On: 6/8/16 at 03:51 AM
Posted: 6/8/16 at 4:21am
If the subscribers at my local theater got wind of what American Psycho is they would not be subscribing that season, and would just buy single tickets for Jersey Boys and the Lion King and Sound of Music and maybe Rent. I also don't think that at least at the theater in my city it is true that the majority of audiences are made up of subscribers.
Posted: 6/8/16 at 4:40am
It's true that the majority of theater goers in my city are subscribers. But as much as I am a fan of the show, I don't think this will play well in cities across the Midwest. I recall one season, Spring Awakening tour was in town and the audience were walking out in droves during intermission. It even made the evening news. And the story line in SA is far more tame than AP! Theater management would not want to alienate their subscriber base or who will support their theater for upcoming seasons? If it can't find an audience in NYC, how can you expect in cities across the US??!
AP may have a life in Las Vegas, LA, San Fran, metro cities
Bridges played very well in my city. Jason Robert Brown was the conductor for the week long run. And its subject matter was more palatable to the audience
Updated On: 6/8/16 at 04:40 AM
Posted: 6/8/16 at 4:45am
Do shows ever do tours that would only hit specific cities? I honestly don't know. I'd fly somewhere to see it again!
Posted: 6/8/16 at 4:51am
I'm sure they do. Season tix are usually 4-5 shows per season and the theater chooses which shows to pick from touring productions. I know Hedwig is going on tour in 2016-17 but it is not coming to my city
Updated On: 6/8/16 at 04:51 AM
Posted: 6/8/16 at 5:47am
A small tour is seldom worthwhile. ..they just can't make any/enough money. I would say your chances are pretty slim.....but stranger things have happened!
Updated On: 6/8/16 at 05:47 AM
Posted: 6/8/16 at 6:15am
There's no way this will tour.
Posted: 6/8/16 at 10:24am
The last show was a lot like a rock concert. It seemed like many folks knew the material already, laughing and cheering at appropriate places. The curtain call standing ovation was nearly two minutes (yep, my seatmate and I timed it). Maybe if they advertised it like that and pushed for a younger audience, it could work.
The show in general had DNA from Pink Floyd: The Wall and Genesis' "Lamb Lies Down" shows. Guess that's showing my age, huh?
Posted: 6/8/16 at 10:37am
It will never tour, but maybe we will see a large regional theatre in Los Angeles or Chicago recreate the Broadway staging for a subscription season.
Posted: 6/8/16 at 11:12am
I doubt this show will go on tour but I am still hoping for an OBCR!
Posted: 6/8/16 at 11:23am
ebontoyan said: "I doubt this show will go on tour but I am still hoping for an OBCR!"
Yeah, that, too. The London recording just frustrates me now.
Posted: 6/8/16 at 11:51am
gfaustswa said: "Is there any comparison between Bridges of Madison County and American Psycho regarding closing dates and then a tour?"
I think the main difference is that BOMC was thought by some to not be hip enough for the urban audiences and might also play better in the Midwest, etc., where it is also set. Whereas AP is unapologetically urban and flashy and failed, so that is why I don't see them as predictive or one another.
I'm not saying I subscribe to these narrow views of the show, but that was expressed a lot during the BOMC days, that it would play better out of NYC (which I'm not sure is ever really true, heh).
Posted: 6/8/16 at 11:57am
This is a tough one. Even for someone like me who loved the show and saw it multiple times, I can only think of a few people I know who I would bring along with me to see it again. Not sure how appealing it would be. I wonder if they would consider a European tour over a US tour. I hope the chance to see it again comes along soon. Even if it means travelling for me it will be worth it.
I've never seen a touring production of a Broadway show before. Can they normally recreate elements like revolving stages and that platform that rises out from under the middle of the stage?
Posted: 6/8/16 at 11:59am
groucho797 said: "The last show was a lot like a rock concert. It seemed like many folks knew the material already, laughing and cheering at appropriate places. The curtain call standing ovation was nearly two minutes (yep, my seatmate and I timed it). Maybe if they advertised it like that and pushed for a younger audience, it could work."
You can't really gauge much based on a closing performance. They are always way over the top, typically.
Posted: 6/8/16 at 12:00pm
It also got bad reviews, few Tony nominations, and was a spectacular financial failure.
So. While it's possible "Midwestern audiences" might be turned off by the subject matter... they also have several other reasons to avoid it.
Posted: 6/8/16 at 12:02pm
KJisgroovy said: "It also got bad reviews, few Tony nominations, and was a spectacular financial failure."
OK, we're definitely not going to let you do the pitch to the investors...
Posted: 6/8/16 at 12:08pm
Hahaha. I'm good with that.
Posted: 6/8/16 at 12:21pm
"Is there any comparison between Bridges of Madison County and American Psycho regarding closing dates and then a tour?"
Well, Bridges got a Tony for Best Score. Psycho ain't gettin' no awards. It's maybe possible that some producer, short on sense and long on enthusiasm, might send out a little non-Equity tour, but they would need to be prepared to take a huge financial bath, because there probably aren't many markets who would book a techno snuff musical.
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