Help Tracking down show info from the 90s

[ChairinMain]

Posted: 7/14/17 at 2:40am

I've been working on a project trying to pull together cast information for every major Broadway Production and Tour I have seen in 25 years of theater going (why yes I'm an actor between shows, why do you ask?) I've hit a bit of a stumbling block going back to the national Tours I saw as a child in Los Angeles in the mid 90s and would hope that someone might have an old playbill lying around, or would at least know where to point me - in general, IBDB and the like have pretty spotty documentation going back that far, and I haven't been able find out  a whole lot of information about these tours, especially with regard to Understudy credits, which I am especially trying to track down. 

Does anyone have any info on the following:

Grease - National tour 1997 (I saw it featuring Sally Struthers, Sheena Easton and Adrian Zmed)

Phantom - 2nd National Tour 1997 - (Ron Bohmer, Sandra Joseph; especially looking for Ensemble/Understudy credits)

Show Boat - National Tour 1997 (looking for Ensemble/Understudy credits; can't find a complete source)

Chicago - 2nd National Tour 1998 (w/ Charlotte D'Amboise and Jasmine Guy)

Fosse - Out of town try-out 1998 (Looking, hopefully, for the list of who performed what number)

Wizard of Oz - National Tour 1999 (w/ Mickey Rooney, Jo Anne Worley; Looking for Understudy credits)

Romeo and Juliet - Ahmanson Theater Production (Directed by Peter Hall - looking for Understudy Credits)

Flower Drum Song - Out of town Try-Out, Mark Taper Forum, 2001 (Looking for Understudies)

Fiddler on the Roof - Tour 2002 (w/Theodore Bikel, Rachel Bay Jones - Looking for Understudies))

Beauty and the Beast - Los Angeles Sitdown 1995

Fiddler on the Roof - Tour circa 1994. Played the Pantages Theater. I believe this was the 30th Anniversary tour featuring Theodore Bikel; can anyone confirm?

I'm also looking on info for:

Richard III - Bridge Project production with Kevin Spacey 2011-12 (looking for Understudies)

Grease - Broadway, November 1996 (I honestly have NO idea who I saw.)

Les Mis - Broadway, November 1996 (I saw the cast that got infamously got fired en masse. My first broadway show. Featuring Ivan Rutherford, Christopher Innvar and Florence Lacey - hoping someone has a full list.)

I know this is a longshot, but if anyone would have any of this info, it is you beautiful people here, so fingers are crossed. Thanks! 
 

[haterobics]

Posted: 7/14/17 at 8:43am

ChairinMain said: "Richard III - Bridge Project production with Kevin Spacey 2011-12 (looking for Understudies)"

Since there is a documentary of the troupe touring the show around the globe. I'd imagine the understudies are listed in the end credits.

[ChairinMain]

Posted: 7/14/17 at 11:40am

You would think but as far as I can tell, nope. Most of the understudies were internal coverage (ie, had roles and covered other tracks). the only covers I've been able to find documentation on (from the documentary, actually) were Andrew Long (who played King Edward and understudied Spacey) and Katherine Manners (who played one of the Princes in the Tower and covered Lady Anne and Queen Elizabeth.)

Updated On: 7/14/17 at 11:40 AM