Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

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Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 5:32pm

Sorry for the double post if there is another... (I tried searching and for some reason sometimes the search doesnt work for me)

Is it old news that the tour is going non-equity, soon?

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 6:16pm

The equity tour ends early this summer. After that, there will undoubtedly be a Non-Equity tour. The HAIRSPRAY Franchise will probably wind down slowly over the course of a few years, until finally the performance rights are available- just like Hello Dolly or Bye Bye Birdie.

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 6:16pm

Where did you hear this?

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 6:22pm

We've been talking about this for a while.

You'd think though that the Equity tour should keep going as there will be more interest in the show when the movie comes out.

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 6:26pm

Yeah, I was curious about that myself (I saw that post from the person who said they'll be playing Seaweed in the "non-Eq tour of Hairspray.")

I just looked it up on the Equity website, and it still lists Hairspray as an Equity tour, but I checked out the poster's MySpace page that has all the tour dates, and it looks legit, so I guess there will be a non-union tour very soon...

Weird.

Updated On: 4/18/06 at 06:26 PM

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 6:35pm

One thing that hasn't been covered in all this talk is that the Regional Theatre Premiere of Hairspray will be presented at the North Shore Musical Theatre outside Boston this Fall.
Hairspray at the NSMT

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 6:46pm

Man oh man do I ever want to design the sets for a regional production of Hairspray.

Akiva

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 6:53pm

And NSMT is in the round. Tracy in the round.

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 6:58pm

Link Larkin Wanabe - as do I. ^^

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 10:06pm

The recent open call dates for Hairspray were for a NETworks tour. Meaning, non-equity.

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 10:41pm

I'll be trying out for the production outside Boston... provided they see Non-Equity. I'm going either way.

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#12

re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 11:18pm

It definitely is going non-equity. I have a friend who auditioned and got an ensemble spot and she has her final call back in may sometime. And someone else got link already i guess...

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 11:57pm

yeah what is happening to Hairspray?? I guess it is not going to be one of those shows that sticks around for a while....even after all the broadway hype...marissa who??? I saw the tour this fall and it was amazing...I saw the Broadway production this winter and it was horrible...every joke was dropped...cast totally walked throug the show...

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/18/06 at 11:58pm

you have a friend that got in the show but she is still going for a callback? im confused...explain please lol...

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re: Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?

Posted: 4/19/06 at 12:16am

I know a boy from NYU got cast as Sketch.. the show is basically already cast.. the seaweed posts on this board. It seems to me most of the cast are either in college, right out of high school or just graduated college.

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First Regional Production of Hairspray

Posted: 4/19/06 at 5:47pm

Yeah, I wonder how they will handle the quick changes in "Welcome to the Sixties" and others in the Full Round. Must be a very talented director!

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First Regional Production of Hairspray

Posted: 4/19/06 at 7:33pm

I'm auditioning on May 7th in NYC! Wish me luck!

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First Regional Production of Hairspray

Posted: 4/19/06 at 8:49pm

Not all NETworks tours are non-Equity.

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First Regional Production of Hairspray

Posted: 4/19/06 at 9:10pm

Yah I think they already casted Tracy....some girl named Danielle

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First Regional Production of Hairspray

Posted: 4/19/06 at 10:24pm

The tour has been announced as coming to Iowa City in April 2007, and the season program lists it as a "Broadway Show" and has the link for the current equity tour (www.hairsprayontour.com). Hmmm....

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First Regional Production of Hairspray

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:27am

I'm pretty sure that the tour is going to be non-Equity...a have quite a few friends that auditioned.

I really don't get it either. I mean, Hairspray is doing really well. Their numbers are good, and I believe that the tour did pretty well also, and with the movie coming out I think it's really going to boost interest in the show. But people are always saying that when a show's tour goes non-Eq, and also when it goes regional, that's kind of like the beginning of the end for a show. I'm confused too, wwasser!

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First Regional Production of Hairspray

Posted: 4/20/06 at 12:34am

she got cast in the ensemble...they want to see her one more time for a certain part is what i'm hearing

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First Regional Production of Hairspray

Posted: 4/20/06 at 1:01am

Has an Equity show ever went non-Equity then back again to Equity?

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First Regional Production of Hairspray

Posted: 4/20/06 at 1:34am

Has an Equity show ever went non-Equity then back again to Equity?

CHICAGO. the recent revival version. played as eq for a few years, went non-eq, movie was a huge hit, back to an eq tour (currently plays eq I believe).

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#25

First Regional Production of Hairspray

Posted: 4/20/06 at 3:05am

There is also the chance that it could go back to Equity after the movie....