Any news on the AIDA TOUR!!!- Page 3

[today4u:proofpositiv]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 6:43pm

Oh no! It's coming to Canada the same time as Rent.

[eatlasagna]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 9:25pm

AWESOME! It's coming to the Pechanga Performing Arts Center... that means i'm going to see the show... an then do some gambling in the casino!!!! INDIAN GAMING CASINOS RULE!!!!!

[Wanderingchild5]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 9:37pm

yes! its comming to Joliet, shouldnt tickets be on sale yet?
darn you have to buy tickets for three shows to see one show here ) :

Updated On: 8/27/06 at 09:37 PM

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 8/27/06 at 11:15pm

That must be hard on the cast to only do one show per city most of the time. Any idea on tickets? how much, etc?

[ultimaterentfan]

Posted: 8/28/06 at 12:25am

Yes, but RENT is going to be in Ontario on the 21st and 22nd wich means you can go see AIDA on the 23rd!!!...thats what im probably doing!

[RunswithScissors]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 11:44am

Tour Website

http://www.theaidatour.com





Updated On: 9/2/06 at 11:44 AM

[JamesMacon]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 11:56am

Thanks for the link. The website looks pretty good.

[Here_I_Go_Again]

Posted: 9/2/06 at 12:29pm

i have a feeling this will be like the miss saigon tour!!! A huge suprise hit. Best of luck to the cast and crew. now on to the producers. they have there tour upcoming and there seems to be No info except tour dates

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 9/11/06 at 8:50pm

I wish they had pictures up. I'll be interested to see if any of the designs are based on Bob Crowley's designs for the Broadway production.

[RunswithScissors]

Posted: 9/11/06 at 8:55pm

SOON.....


Also, opening night is tomorrow!





Updated On: 9/11/06 at 08:55 PM

Posted: 9/13/06 at 4:51pm

i want to see this .. if i would i would prolly go in dayton
its the closestt .. that would be saweeett

[withoutlovewithoutU]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 5:06pm

Woot! It's coming to elmira! Only 30 min away from me! yippie!

[OnMyWay]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 5:07pm

Ebony Blake is amazing. I hope she is on for Aida often.

[Here_I_Go_Again]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 8:03pm

ANY opening reviews????

[Caroline-Q-or-TBoo]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 8:04pm

I think a couple of these "????" are in order for the title.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 9/13/06 at 11:50pm

I wish I could see this, but $55?! I can't afford that. I really would love to see this though.

[zoran912]

Posted: 9/14/06 at 3:45am

Ebony Blake is rather incredible. I saw her 3 years ago in "States of Independence" at WSU. Her solo was easily the high point of the entire show for me.

[broadway4L]

Posted: 9/24/06 at 11:56am

So any reviews? I can't find any online. Did anyone see it?

I got 2nd row seats for West Palm! Woot!

[melissaregele]

Posted: 9/24/06 at 2:31pm

first review!! yay! i saw it on friday night in Ames, and it was awesome! i definately was a little skeptical at first, because i have seen it on broadway and didn't know if i would like the restaging of it, but overall i give it a thumbs up! first on the cast- very talented! the only one i didn't like was Radames father... definately not a good singer. "another pyramid" was quite painful to listen to... but he only has 2 songs, so it didn't really affect my view of the show as a whole. Merab (sp?) was probably my second-least favorite... he annunciated almost too much, if that's possible... just something about the way he talked bothered me. and i didn't like his costume either... he wore this ugly hat that reminded me of what my older brother used to wear in the 90's... you'll know what i mean when you see it. the rest of the cast had phenomenal voices, and the dancing was awesome as well. radames has probably the most chiseled abs i have ever seen... so for you ladies, get excited haha. he was gorgeous. (and a great performer!)

as for the re-staging... im still trying to decide if i liked it or not. it kind of reminded me of "a knights tale" (the movie with heath ledger... random i know, but go with it...) in that it was set in the past but had a lot of things from present day in it. radames wears jeans for a lot of it, and the soldiers come out during "fortune favors the brave" with machine guns and wearing camoflauge... looking like they are in iraq... and during a scene when the slaves are cleaning the palace, they have the big yellow mop buckets that you see nowadays... it was kind of random. so at first i hated all that stuff and thought it was stupid, but in retrospect, i think it fits because of "Strongest Suit". that was always out of place for me in the broadway staging because everything was ancient-egyptian, but then there is this one song/character (some of Amneris' lines) that just didn't fit. but when they put in more present-day things into the ancient-egyptian-ness of it all... i think it works. judge for yourselves! hope everyone gets a chance to go! if you have anymore questions about it that i didn't answer in here, feel free to ask!

[JamesMacon]

Posted: 9/24/06 at 2:56pm

Thanks for the review - glad to hear you liked it!

How were Amneris and Aida?

[Joeyrj23]

Posted: 9/25/06 at 9:01pm

Hey you guys. Here is the first review from Arkansas that we got. We're having a great time and we appreciate all of the support you guys are giving:)

FAYETTEVILLE — Aida is a love story with heart-felt passion and intense jealousy.

The show’s current national tour made its first stop Tuesday night at the Walton Arts Center. More performances continue through Sunday afternoon, before the cast and crew embark on the rest of their 85-city, sevenmonth tour.

The production features music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice, their first collaboration since The Lion King. The songs encompassed a range of styles, including upbeat pop tunes and soaring ballads. The musical is based on the story told in an 1871 opera.

This version is a love story with a twist.

It starts with the performers as visitors to an art gallery’s exhibit of Nubian artifacts. Then, they freeze while Amneris, an Egyptian princess from the past, sings from a balcony. The story quickly moves into another time, with Egyptian explorers returning home.

One of the pharaoh’s soldiers, Radames, plucks Aida from a group of Nubian slaves as a gift to Amneris. Amneris, the pharaoh’s daughter, is in love with Radames.

However, Radames soon falls in love with Aida, and the love triangle — or pyramid — is born. He doesn’t know Aida’s the daughter of Nubia’s king.

In the meantime, Radames ’ father slowly is poisoning the pharaoh so his son can wed the princess and take over as Egypt’s ruler.

As Aida, Marja Harmon demonstrated her amazing voice, from sweet, soft ballads to a powerful spiritual. Casey Elliott, playing Radames, showed a solid voice that can handle both the gentle duets with Aida and louder songs with more intense demands.

As Amneris, Leah Allers was delightfully funny, delivering her witty lines with perfect timing. Her character marveled at her gift of Aida, “a slave who knows her fabric.”

With a beautiful singing voice, Allers heralded the virtues of being well-dressed in “My Strongest Suit,” a fun, rock ’n’ roll tune reminiscent of “Crocodile Rock.” There’s even an Egyptian thread count joke.

DJ Rudd’s performance as Zoser, Radames’ father, was mixed. While his character provided comic relief as the creepy bad guy, his singing voice was weak and whiny.

There were spurts of serious dancing in the two-act, twohour production. The mixture of costumes from various time periods — including blue jeans and trench coats — seemed to emphasize the love story’s timeless aspect.

The stark stage was framed by shiny, silver walls that performers used to access the stage. The neutral set transformed easily from art gallery to various rooms of the Egyptian palace.

One of the best songs was “The Gods Love Nubia,” a moving spiritual that ended the first act. Harmon slowly started the song, her voice strong but soft. She got louder and louder, as the 20 voices around her gradually joined hers, layer upon layer, and built up to a powerful finish.

By the end, that visit to the art gallery isn’t as simple as it once seemed.

[Mouses Magic]

Posted: 9/27/06 at 3:00pm

Im a tech guy so im into the spectacle of the show. I know it wont be able to compare to the Disney version on Broadway but how is the techincal aspects? How are the sets, the lights, and special effects? In the broadway version, the ending of the show is done by shrinking the view of the stage untill there is nothing left. How is done in this performance? Also, what about the vertical pool scene? Thanks!

[melissaregele]

Posted: 9/27/06 at 5:35pm

the pool scene is taken out, and they don't shrink the stage at the end like they do in the broadway version, which i was majorly dissappointed about cuz that was my favorite part of the show in new york! it's a two story set throughout, with different scenes taking place on the balcony section. there are 5 or so statues on tall platforms (hard to explain i guess...) that they move around to form the museum/different rooms in the palace. lighting was not as cool as i remember it being in new york, but ah well. umm thats all i can think of off the top of my head! i'm not exactly a techie so this is all from a very non-professional point of view, so take it with a grain of salt haha.

[WickedRentBoy]

Posted: 10/3/06 at 10:38am

I'm SO excited for this show!!

Posted: 10/3/06 at 2:05pm

"AWESOME! It's coming to the Pechanga Performing Arts Center... that means i'm going to see the show... an then do some gambling in the casino!!!! INDIAN GAMING CASINOS RULE!!!!!"

Any other shows at Pechanga?