Cabaret Will Officially Launch National Tour

[Littleshopofcarrie]

Posted: 12/18/14 at 3:07pm

Today is just full of breaking news!
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[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 12/18/14 at 3:14pm

Only 20 cities? I hope San Diego is one of them. *fingers crossed*

[LightsOut90]

Posted: 12/18/14 at 4:52pm

so im guessing this will close on broadway end of summer and if reports are right Sunset Boulevard will open at studio 54 in the spring.

[tenorphil81]

Posted: 12/18/14 at 5:34pm

I hope it comes to St. Louis...either at the Peabody or Fox, though the latter venue once swallowed up the first tour back in 2000.

[Phantom4ever]

Posted: 12/18/14 at 9:09pm

Did they tour the 1998 production? I'm curious about the set-up for the national tour. Would they only choose theaters that can copy the set up of Studio 54 with the tables and such, or would they just put it in regular theaters and lose that element?

[bwayphreak234]

Posted: 12/18/14 at 9:12pm

^ Yes, they did tour the 1998 production. Some theatres had tables where the orchestra pit usually went. Theatres that can not use tables still usually open the pit up for regular seating.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 12/18/14 at 9:17pm

Most theatres presented the 1998 revival tour of CABARET in a regular proscenium stage set-up though they fully had on stage the entire scaffolding set (with the 2 spiraling staircases and the raised orchestra/band). It looked as if they literally took the entire Studio 54 set and placed it on stage. It still worked but it definitely lost that intimacy you experience at Studio 54.

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 12/18/14 at 9:52pm

It will either go to the Ahmanson or Pantages here in L.A. but I'm guessing the Ahmanson since the last Roundabout show Anything Goes went there.

I know the Mark Taper Forum would be the most intimate but I highly doubt a BIG show like Cabaret will go there.

[atuomala]

Posted: 12/22/14 at 1:27pm

Does anyone know if Cabaret is still selling cast-signed calendars in the lobby to raise money for BC/EFA?

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 12/22/14 at 1:53pm

When it first played Los Angeles, it played the Wilshire Theatre, but the last time I saw a tour there was URINETOWN. I'm assuming either the Ahmanson or somewhere very left field.

[OperaBwayLover]

Posted: 12/22/14 at 8:04pm

Pipe dream: could we wish that Alan Cumming will be touring with it?

[JoseLee_]

Posted: 12/22/14 at 8:25pm

I would cry of excitement if Alan Cumming would tour.. I mean I already kind of did when they announced the tour alone... haha. Don't judge me.

[OperaBwayLover]

Posted: 12/23/14 at 1:23pm

Hey, that's no worse than my reaction when I found out. I was supposed to not react and be very hush hush over the news, except when I was told Cabaret was touring, I found out I have the worst poker face ever. :-p

[bstrumwasser]

Posted: 12/23/14 at 2:58pm

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