National Tour Advice???
National Tour Advice???
#0National Tour Advice???
Posted: 12/26/04 at 4:17pmI was wondering about the quality of National Tour Productions. I am interested in seeing Hairspray and Wicked. Any opinions on how the National Tour shows hold up?
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morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
#3re: National Tour Advice???
Posted: 12/26/04 at 5:11pmI would imagine that both these tours are/will be first class all the way.
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#4re: National Tour Advice???
Posted: 12/26/04 at 5:13pmI know Hairspray is just as wonderful. The only quality that might be lower on a national tour is the look of the show.
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NightLaughs
Leading Actor Joined: 6/26/04
#5re: National Tour Advice???
Posted: 12/26/04 at 5:38pmWhos Jenna Leigh Green playing in Wicked? (Pardon my ignorance, I ignored all posts of speculation debating who would fill the Wicked National Tour roles)
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Jess1483
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/30/04
#6re: National Tour Advice???
Posted: 12/26/04 at 5:45pmShe's playing Nessarose and understudying Elphaba. I really hope I get a chance to see her as Elphaba (or even Nessa.)
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eslgr8
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/20/04
#7re: National Tour Advice???
Posted: 12/27/04 at 2:10amI saw the national tour of Hairspray at the Pantages in Hollywood and the Broadway production a month later. There is no difference in quality, at least in this case. Some shows which require very intricate sets may have a less elaborate set on tour, but Hairspray and Wicked are both first-class Equity tours, not overnight bus-and-truck ones (though those too can be good) so don't hesitate to see either of them.
jonartdesigns
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/04
#8re: National Tour Advice???
Posted: 12/27/04 at 2:34amrent is a bus and truck tour and that set was phenominal, and the cast is far better and fresher feeling than the broadway company
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