Arnold Cunningham's being auditioned?

[ohjustjake]

Posted: 7/10/12 at 8:02pm

Just saw this on Playbill and thought this was odd:

Seeking
Arnold Cunningham in the upcoming National Tour #2 (Chicago point of organization). Also seeking possible future replacements for this role in the current Broadway production and the imminent National Tour #1 (NYC point of origin).

http://playbill.com/jobs/find/job_detail/45542.html

What I thought was odd is that they just announced that Jared Gertner is Cunningham in the tour, so I figured they had already bumped somebody up in the Broadway cast. Had they announced this "National Tour #2", or had I just missed that completely?

[artscallion]

Posted: 7/10/12 at 8:19pm

The Chicago/tour #2 cast has always been separate from the 1st tour cast.

On a side note, I just saw the new Broadway cast this past Sat with Cale Krise, Nic Rouleau & Samantha Marie Ware. They were all good. Only having seen clips of the original cast, the new guys seem to be bringing their own personalities to the roles while staying true to the characters.

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 7/10/12 at 8:19pm

The National Tour #2 is the Chicago production. When it closes in Chicago it will hit the road.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 7/10/12 at 8:28pm

Right; by the end of the year, there will be three companies in the US:
Broadway
First national tour
Chicago, which will become the second national tour