Shows that were Non-Equity on there first national tour

[AndAllThatJazz22]

Posted: 5/24/09 at 2:31pm

Something that even as a pro non-eq tour person I am still VERY much against. what were some shows that did this? The Wedding Singer and The Music Man are the first ones that come to my mind.

[sondheimboy2]

Posted: 5/24/09 at 3:27pm

I think that the Susan Stroman/Trevor Nunn production of "Oklahoma" was non-Equity on it's tour

[goldenboy]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 12:18am

The Wedding Singer
and
Dirty Rotton Scoundrels in Fort Lauderdale were both non equity.
People bought this as the Broadway Series. They were both woefully badly produced and non equity.

It's called duping the public.

But the people in fort Lauderdale got to pay Broadway Prices! Weren't they lucky.

[Kad]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 12:19am

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' first national tour was definitely equity.

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 12:19am

[Neverandy]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 12:58am

The Music Man revival was a first national non-eq. It caused a huge problem.

[goldenboy]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 1:06am

Not the Fort Lauderdale Broadway Series production!
Dirty Rotton Non Equty production.

Who knows if it was the first? or second or third?
It was a national production at the broadway series.

[RippedMan]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:40am

Well technically it is "Broadway" in a sense. I mean, I saw "The Music Man" first national tour and I remember it being technically pretty amazing. Like the set and stuff was great. Which is odd compared to like the crapiness of the Dirty Rotten Scoundrels non-eq tour.

and what was the big hoopla over "The Music Man"?

Cry-Baby is suppose to be Non-Eq too - if that ever happens.

[scott68]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 4:40am

Their. Its. Rotten. Equity.

Also, goldenboy, if you don't know whether or not the production you're complaining about was the first national tour, why are you adding it to a list of non-Equity first national tours? Wonderful though I'm sure the sunny town of Fort Lauderdale is, no one cares.

[BobbyBubby]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 11:46am

The 42nd Street revival tour.

[Byron Abens]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:44pm

The first leg of the 42nd Street revival tour was Equity. It was the first show to go out under the experimental touring contract (i.e. smaller salaries and per diems).

[defyingravity07]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 2:51pm

DRS went Equity->Non->Equity.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 3:12pm

Didn't the Equity Dirty Rotten Scoundrels tour close and scale back? I don't remember what they scaled back, but I remember they did. Did they get rid of the turntable or something?

[defyingravity07]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 3:15pm

In the Non-Eq tour at least, they cut the Train set & Freddy meets Lawrence in the Lobby.

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 5/26/09 at 3:17pm

Damn... that sounds terrible.

It was originally a full scale tour, then it cut back. I saw the Equity version that was cut back, and it honestly wasn't THAT cut back. The only thing that truly sucked was the back wall, which on Broadway was so wonderful to look at, but on tour it looked as if the ocean part was made of aluminum foil.

[goldenboy]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 12:59pm

How would i know if its the first or second or third national tour?

Dirty Rotton Scoundrels was the first national tour that I SAW!
and it was no equity
in something call THE BROADWAY SERIES AND BROADWAY ACCROSS AMERICA.

[LeftBehind218]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 6:50pm

what was the problem???

[defyingravity07]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 6:53pm

Scoundrels first national was Equity, the second was non, & the third (current) is a scaled back Equity tour.

[fashionguru_23]

Posted: 6/7/09 at 11:20pm

The first DRS tour was Equity. The second was put on by a regional theatre company, which, toured around the US/Canada.