Patrick Breen, Luke MacFarlane and Christopher J. Hanke to Lead THE NORMAL HEART National Tour
Posted: 4/25/12 at 10:55am
Rob, do you have something billing this as the National Tour? The E-mail I got didn't say anything about this being part of or a jump-off point for a tour, but simply the Arena Stage production of the show.
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Posted: 4/25/12 at 2:45pm
@themysteriousgrowl
Here is a link for an article from a while back that stated the Arena production would be the start of the national tour; not sure if things have changed since then that would make this a one-stop shop.
The Normal Heart Will Launch National Tour at Arena Stage
Posted: 4/25/12 at 3:05pm
Posted: 6/8/12 at 7:15pm
Have any of the national tour dates been announced aside from DC? Is there even a website for the tour? A quick Google search didn't turn up anything beyond Areana's DC page. This tour BETTER come to So Cal. I'm excited to see Luke MacFarlane and not solely for... legitimate reasons. Hubba hubba.
BTW, if you hadn't heard, Luke MacFarlane is starring in a new short film entitled "Erection" in which he plays a straight man having performance issues. Personally, I think this is a smart move as it could help position him as more than just "the gay boyfriend" from Brothers & Sisters. But, beyond that? MY GOD, there are some other reasons to check this film out if it plays locally...
More on Mr. Macfarlane's... short (Safe for work)
Posted: 6/8/12 at 7:46pm
The plan is for this [Arena] to be the first stop of a national tour (an engagement at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theatre has been announced for Sept. 13-Oct. 7), but thus far no other dates have been secured. "If anyone can make it happen it's Daryl Roth, who produced the play on Broadway and is passionate about it," says Kramer."
So, it's not really the national tour if it only has, at the moment, two stops. I hope there will be more. This production is magnificent and this play, my God.
Posted: 6/8/12 at 7:58pm
The term tour is used loosely.
The Normal Heart wouldnt sell in most cities. Its has to stick to larger markets.
Posted: 6/8/12 at 8:31pm
Alas, unlikely to come to Toronto, as there was a local production last fall which was highly successful and is being reprised this fall. It was a very good production--done in the round, too. I'm trying to work a side trip to DC to see the Arena Stage production during my upcoming trip to NYC.
http://www.studio180theatre.com/news/studio-180-s-the-normal-heart-returns
