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#1

Opinions on touring shows please?

I just bought a single Broadway Across America season subscription (so that I’d have a better chance at scoring Hamilton tickets locally next season) and my husband and I are going to alternate going to see the shows (didn’t want to deal with finding a babysitter on 5 random Tuesdays).

I’d like it if both of us got to see something really great, so if you could please rank the following based on which is your favorite/which ones have great touring productions that would be very helpful. (Ideally there will be a ranking consensus here and one of us can see #s 1, 4, 5 and the other can see #2 and #3 or something similarly fair.)

King and I

Finding Neverland

School of Rock

A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder

An American in Paris

Thanks in advance!

#2

Opinions on touring shows please?

Here's my prioritizing of the listed shows...

The King and I

An American in Paris

A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder

School of Rock

Finding Neverland


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#3

Opinions on touring shows please?

The King and I tour is not to be missed. You both should go see that one.

#4

Opinions on touring shows please?

The King & I is definitely first.
School of Rock should be fun (haven't seen it yet)

I REALLY disliked Finding Neverland.
An American in Paris is a snooze (but good dance numbers)

...and I'd be wary of A Gentleman's Guide, as it's now non-equity.

#5

Opinions on touring shows please?

My personal preferences

King and I
A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (My favorite, but I knocked down as it's not everyone's)
Finding Neverland ( I found it more charming at the ART, then on b'way)
An American in Paris (Unless you are a BIIIG dance fan)

School of Rock (Just not my cup of tea)


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#6

Opinions on touring shows please?

My preferences would probably be:

1. An American In Paris. It's probably not everyone's favorite, but I found it sophisticated, elegant, and moving. But whichever of you is the bigger dance fan should take this one for sure.

2. The King and I. Seeing this tour soon, have heard nothing but good things

3. Gentleman's Guide. Beware that it's non-equity now, but the show itself is a ton of fun and very clever.

4. School of Rock. Just not my thing.

5. Finding Neverland. Emotionally manipulative, bad dialogue, and forgettable music, with maybe one or two exceptions.

#7

Opinions on touring shows please?

1. The King And I. Just glorious.

2. An American In Paris. A dance-and-song [in that order] valentine.

3. School Of Rock. Those talented darned kids!

4. Finding Neverland. Edited considerably for touring [songs/scenes/characters]. For the better.

5. A Gentleman's Guide. Too twee for me. Left after the first act on Broadway, but made it through

both acts of the touring production.

#8

Opinions on touring shows please?

Great, thank you all for the feedback! So good to have some insight before we decide who sees what!

#9

Opinions on touring shows please?

I’ve heard LMK will be taking off four months of the tour soon and Heather will be in her place. Just thought i’d share if that’s of any importance to you


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#10

Opinions on touring shows please?

Call_me_jorge said: "I’ve heard LMK will be taking off four months of the tour soon and Heather will be in her place. Just thought i’dshare if that’s of any importance to you"

Good to know, we’d be seeing it in December so depending on when her break starts we would probably miss her :/

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