If/Then Tour

Aside from changes to make it a touring show (projections, no mirror, etc., covered elsewhere), the point is to present the show that was presented on Broadway. So, I wouldn't expect any other major changes...

There is no listed standby. Jeanine DaVita and Deedee Magno Hall are listed as the understudies.

http://issuu.com/pubhouse/docs/app2_wrap-ifthen_web

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Anywhere there tonight? So curious how this went!

There was finally some publicity, too. http://www.denvercenter.org/blog-posts/news-center/2015/10/13/if-then-producer-on-denver's-rise-among-elite-touring-cities

I'm very curious how effective the projection screen is and how they handle the scenes that made particular use of the mirrors.

http://www.thebalancingact.com/broadway-balances-america-series-what-is-ntm-lung-disease-and-who-is-susceptible/

(Strange topic pairing in an episode, but anyway.) I think this is as close an official announcement for Jackie Burns as we're getting now.

The Denver review was odd. Not terribly savvy, no real discussion of the score, just a perfunctory dismissal of the "confusing" double story and the usual comments on Menzel taking the roof off (she does, but it's a cliche at this point without much potency as analysis). The show is smart, skillful, nuanced, and deserves better.

Does anyone know if Idina is coming out of the stage door after matinees on the tour? I don't know if she did in New York, but any chance she is now?

Long time lurker, first time poster, not a PR person, just a middle aged white collar dude, but did want to leave comment on this thread.

I travel occasionally on my job and saw the show in Denver Thursday night, and I had seen the show last September in New York.

Although Idina started out a little rough in the first couple of songs, it seemed that the entire show was much more enjoyable here than in New York. The principal cast, including Idina after that start, just seemed more dynamic and into the show and having fun with it, with some of the dialogue seeming a little more nuanced (don't ask me to explain, just gut feeling stuff). Maybe it was that I first saw it after nearly a year of them working it in DC and New York, and by this time they had a several month break from it. LaChanze was on fire. Having Rapp in the show made a difference because although Curtis Holbrook did a terrific job filling in as Lucas in NY, Rapp clearly being Idina's contemporary and yes, a little more whiny and weary like I would expect a poor, middle aged activist for whom life had not always worked out as he had hoped would be. As clichéd as this sounds, Idina blew the roof off with the end of "What the F*CK" and "Always Starting Over." Snyder is always fun to watch and I'm surprised he isn't a bigger star, as the ladies I've overheard just love him. From what I understand, the show has sold very well, with the only vacancies usually in the upper rows of the upper balcony and the Denver crowd was very enthusiastic.

I keep hearing about how confusing the show is, but it never seemed confusing to me. That being said...this is such a personality driven show (a lot hinging on whether or not you like Idina) with the outsized personalities of Menzel, Rapp, Snyder, and LaChanze, that I have a hard time seeing this do well on the road without them. The book is really not that good. I like what I've seen of Jackie Burns on You Tube, but there was no chemistry between her and Snyder's understudy in the clip I saw. The second half of the show in particular sags as for story related reasons LaChanze's character is far more somber and Snyder is absent for a large part of it and it misses their personalities. The part of Steven is just so uninteresting for such a major character that even though the two actors I've seen play him are very good, you can't wait for him to leave the stage. He's just a plot device. And really, Josh is a very boring character. He's too nice and too calm and too good to be true, but it's Snyder's endearing goofiness and chemistry with Idina that sells the character. Like David Stone said, if Idina doesn't launch the tour, there is no tour.

I too tend to think the delay in announcing the cast in the post-Idina run (other than it would seem a little hasty to announce the replacement cast when the tour is just getting started) is that the producers are trying to talk her into doing more. Obviously there is no way she does much, if any, of the rest of it, she's too in demand, wants to do normal things like take her son to school, has a new house she's renovating and a new man, and has already traveled all summer. But I could see them throwing some cash at her and the other three to do the Chicago and Toronto stops considering their prominent theater communities and the fact that the Toronto stop is the longest on the tour outside of California, I believe.

Updated On: 11/9/15 at 12:30 PM

Thanks for the reviews. They did make minor adjustments to fit the non-NYC venues, but specific lines weren't changed: Mets being adorable losers wouldn't have changed, according to Rapp, because it would always be true in the "recent past" setting of the show. I had a second example but completely forgot it (oops).

GoblinKing2 said: " But I could see them throwing some cash at her and the other three to do the Chicago and Toronto stops considering their prominent theater communities and the fact that the Toronto stop is the longest on the tour outside of California, I believe."

I rather doubt cash will be a convincing factor with the other projects on her plate. Otherwise, all hints have been pointing to Jackie Burns even though there hasn't been an announcement yet.

I'm really glad that less known talent like LaChanze and Snyder are getting a lot more attention thanks to this tour, though. A lot of profiles were raised on Broadway simply due to Menzel's attachment, and it seems to still be happening now.

I suppose that's...possible. I mean, I never thought Menzel would actually go on a show tour at this point in her career and life, never mind the Broadway leads as well.

woo hoo

changes to load in schedule cancelled the tuesday nov 10th performance

so idina gets 2.5 days rest before going on wednesday afternoon or maybe she gives jackie the afternoon

and opens wed night for press night

jackie is terrific in the role, i saw her on bway, so looking forward to idina!

Does anyone know if they sell a windowcard (poster) in their merch? If not I need to by it online before I see it cause I want to stage door. Thanks for whoever answers my question. Beyond excited!