Posted: 3/11/17 at 9:23pm
Are out of town tryout sets usually designed in mind of the Theatre the show would play on Broadway or the theatre the show is playing out of town?
Posted: 3/12/17 at 1:10am
As with most things, there is no rule. All known quantities are taken into consideration when possible. But no matter how many site surveys are taken and how many drawings are done, there are always modifications that happen when it comes to loading a show into a theater.
Posted: 3/12/17 at 3:12am
Not exactly the same thing, but David Korins has described the Hamilton set at the Richard Rodgers as a "frankensteined" version of the set from the Public. They moved the same set uptown and adjusted it to fit the new space, and the touring sets are actually closer to the original design.
Posted: 3/12/17 at 7:18am
Add to that, that often, when designing for the out of town, a Broadway theater hasn't even been secured.
And, aren't you really talking about specifications (detailed sizes, etc ) more then design? Usually the design concept doesn't alter a great deal, but the specs might.
