Les Miz tour in Boston this winter: equity or not

a.) this is an equity tour.. it is still teh 3rd National Touring company and features many alumni of teh bway cast

b.) I don't like that you pretty much say all non-equity actors are talentless.

then take issue with producers... not teh actors.. you say you were dissapointed.. that hints that you were dissapointed by teh cast memebers. they can be non-equity and still eb well seasoned..

Yes.. the show is all there

Believe me, being Equity does NOT classify you as being the "creme dela creme", not by a long shot. Like young BG2 said, it's more often the overall production team that is wanting, since non-Equity tours skimp in areas like sets,scenic design and sadly treatment of the performers.

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Isn't the Actors Equity Association a UNION? I don't believe they require auditions to get in. I mean, I can see what you are saying about production quality maybe, but I've always been told (as an actress) to stay non-equity as long as possible. (Of course, that won't be a problem for me!)

So, I guess I'm trying to say that you don't have to be talented to get in to equity, just meet certain requirements.

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the RENT non-equity tour was the BEST version of the show i have EVER seen. I saw all of the previous tours as well as the broadway show 3 time with three different cast...

RE: Les Miz~ Randall Keith is heading the tour as Valjean and James Clow ,formerly of JCS (Peter),J&H (Utterson), will play Javert. Haven't check the rest of the casting yet. It visits Philly Mar.2,2004.

I agree that if venues are presenting non-equity shows, they should charge the audience accordingly. They'll never formally tell you it's non-equity. It's always a 3-ring circus in front of the theater of a non-equity show. While I totally aggree with their (equity actors) view, I think it's a little late to expect ticket holders to tear up their tickets and go home. There should be some kind of mutual guidlines between the venues and the touring productions and the Union, to avoid this scene.

I know the Canadians are starting to boycott certain touring shows( Miss Siagon) from being booked in certain houses.

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PS - I think a non Eq Les miz will not be too far away.

Why Namo, thanks for the complement. It's a little something called intelligence.

Perhaps you could get your head out of your dictionary sometime (or is it the NY Times..hmm) and see that.