Extreme set differences between a shows world premiere and it's Broadway debut

What are some examples where the sets of a show in it's out of town tryout or previous incarnation shows no resemblance to the broadway version?

The one I could think of off the top of my head is Catch Me If You Can and now Charlie.

Updated On: 4/20/17 at 12:21 AM

What was so different about Catch Me? Wasn't the huge bandstand always there?

It has been a while but I seem to remember the sets for Jekyl & Hyde changed from out of town to Broadway. When the tour came back, I remember thinking I liked the original sets better.

NOWaWarning said: "Aida was the first thing to come to mind. Heather Headley and Adam Pascal were injured because of the set in the Atlanta (I think) try-out.



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yes that is so true. But paid off Aida got a lot of design awards

"My One and Only" completely changed from the infamous Out of town tryouts in Boston to the opening in NYC. Director, musical arranger, book writer and set designer were all replaced. I remember seeing it in Boston and Tommy Tune actually came out before the performance and apologized for what we were about to see, but he said they were working on it. I saw it again in previews in NYC and the show had totally changed, for the better.

Updated On: 4/20/17 at 09:49 AM

Not a drastic change, and the location is different, but looking at some of School of Rock photos of the theatre in london, it looks like they have changed up some aspects of the staging over there, looks to me like it is somewhat more 'in the round' but this is solely based on a photo so who knows, but it does seem like they use a turntable.



and if you think way way back, JCS broadway was totally different from JCS london a few years later

The New London Theatre where School of Rock is playing in London is a three-quarter thrust like the Oliver stage or Vivian Beaumont.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory from London to Broadway. Yikes.

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