Les Miz Tour

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Posted: 4/6/09 at 1:07pm

I have hear that there will be a Les Miz tour in 2010, does anybody know if this will actually happen

[singtopher]

Posted: 4/6/09 at 1:12pm

Yes. It got postponed probably because MTI was making a killing of the regional rights. I believe NETworks will be putting it out in the fall of 2010.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/6/09 at 2:39pm

http://bbonyc.com/shows/lesmis/Default.htm

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Posted: 4/8/09 at 1:03am

Any Idea if it will be Equity and go to big cities like the Current Tour of Rent or be non and do only one night in small cities like the last tour of rent

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 4/8/09 at 1:06am

Any idea if it will be Equity and go to big cities like the current tour of Rent, or be non-Equity and do only one night in small cities like the last tour of Rent?

Equity. Supposedly.

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=954001&boardid=1

[theminutepast]

Posted: 4/8/09 at 9:54am

That was over a year ago. There haven't been any announcements since then. Seems to me that there won't be a tour.

Is NETworks known for low-budget tours? How will they handle the barricades?

[On the road...]

Posted: 4/8/09 at 10:37am

How do these regional theatres handle your holier than thou barricades? Just because a company puts out non-union tours doesn't mean that their sets and shows won't look good. They'll probably try something new. And who knows, instead of the standard, re-hashed version of that show that's been out for 20+ years, they might do something new and different.

[p.s.]

Posted: 4/8/09 at 1:59pm

This must be from the production that hit West Point, Wolftrap, Atlanta last summer using Hugo drawings and paintings and the rear wall projections.

?I'm delighted that 22 years after LES MIZ originally opened in London there is still a huge audience to see this marvelous show,? said producer Cameron Mackintosh. ?Over the years I have seen many hugely successful but visually different productions, so it has been exciting to develop this new design which draws inspiration not only from John Napier's marvelous original but also the brilliant drawings and paintings of Victor Hugo himself. Like the hugely successful new production of MISS SAIGON, the next LES MIZ will still be a spectacular mix of dazzling images and epic staging, driving one of the greatest musical stories ever told."

p.s. The projections were actually pretty cool, except, I hear, at outdoor matinee performances.

[Neverandy]

Posted: 4/8/09 at 2:24pm

It's happening.

[theminutepast]

Posted: 4/8/09 at 2:52pm

On the road: I wasn't talking about regional theaters. NETworks strives to faithfully recreate shows on tour. I've seen their Hairspray and it uses the same choreography and sets. I believe their Drowsy is also a facsimile of the Broadway version. The barricades are a memorable part of Les Mis, so I would be surprised if NETworks didn't want to recreate that.

[EVIE]

Posted: 4/8/09 at 5:24pm

I for one hope it does tour. I'd love to see it again and again and again...

[TimeSquare3]

Posted: 4/8/09 at 5:36pm

NETworks is really all over the board. Some are amazingly done (Current Sweeney Todd) or craptastic (Wizard of Oz).