The Bodyguard to open in Toronto
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#1
Posted: 9/26/16 at 4:58pm
Starring Beverley Knight. This is separate from the US Tour with Deborah Cox. Running from February 11-May 14 2017
https://www.instagram.com/p/BK1UbP8g3US/
http://www.mirvish.com/shows?p=2#content
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#2
Posted: 9/26/16 at 5:08pm
Interesting
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#3
Posted: 9/26/16 at 5:09pm
Interesting indeed. Especially because Deborah Cox is a native of Toronto, that they didn't let her play her hometown.
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#4
Posted: 9/26/16 at 6:09pm
Could they possibly be prepping Beverly and that cast for a Broadway transfer?
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#5
Posted: 9/26/16 at 6:38pm
littlemouse921 said: "Could they possibly be prepping Beverly and that cast for a Broadway transfer?
I have a hard time believing that Equity would allow the ENTIRE West End cast to come from Toronto and take the show to Broadway.
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#6
Posted: 9/27/16 at 12:16am
^where are you getting the west end from. The west end is in London not Toronto. Also wouldn't it be easy to transfer a Canadian cast since AEA and Canadian equity are sister unions?
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The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#8
Posted: 9/27/16 at 12:57am
Call_me_jorge said: "^where are you getting the west end from. The west end is in London not Toronto. Also wouldn't it be easy to transfer a Canadian cast since AEA and Canadian equity are sister unions?
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from the instagram link in the OP:
Beverley will be travelling across the pond with the entire West End company that's currently performing at London's Dominion Theatre #MirvishSeason
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The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#9
Posted: 9/27/16 at 10:45am
That makes sense for a 2 month run, but for an open-ended Broadway run? Doesn't quite make sense. I'd think they'd go to The Color Purple route, and just bring the leads over.
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The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#10
Posted: 9/27/16 at 11:15am
Call_me_jorge said: "Also wouldn't it be easy to transfer a Canadian cast since AEA and Canadian equity are sister unions?"
Kind of maybe "easy" in theory but it would never happen.
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The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#11
Posted: 9/27/16 at 11:41am
^Well that happened with Jesus Christ Superstar a few years ago.
Regardless this cast will be British Equity, not Canadian.
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The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#12
Posted: 9/27/16 at 11:56am
Right, I'd forgotten about that one (well, forced it out of my memory). The Stratford cast transferred, which was mostly Canadians and a few Americans.
As you pointed out, The Bodyguard is a different situation.
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#13
Posted: 9/27/16 at 2:31pm
It's the entire London cast. They've known since May, one of the cast members told me.
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#14
Posted: 9/27/16 at 10:45pm
Very strange indeed that Deb isn't playing her hometown. And I'm confused as to what is taking it so long for it to hit Broadway. The itinerary for the US tour seems like it'll be playing forever before they finally transfer it to Broadway. I wish the producers of "Josephine" would've been able to get that show to Broadway first. I'd rather that vehicle for Deborah than "The Bodyguard."
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#15
Posted: 9/28/16 at 6:05pm
littlemouse921 said: "Could they possibly be prepping Beverly and that cast for a Broadway transfer?
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That's the rumor in London, at least when it comes to the production and Bev. I've heard it from several sources including from people working in the industry in the past weeks. The cast was allowed to talk about Toronto before Bev flew there on Sunday but when I mentioned the "rumor", the cast member I was talking to just smiled and changed the topic.
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The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#16
Posted: 9/28/16 at 6:20pm
I have no interest in seeing this unless Heather Headley is attached.
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#17
Posted: 9/28/16 at 6:28pm
I saw the show in London and thought Bev was quite fantastic despite her weird American accent. Dominion seems to be too big a house even for a show of this scale. Can't wait to see how it'll fare in a smaller theater.
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#18
Posted: 9/28/16 at 6:57pm
Jeremiah said: "Very strange indeed that Deb isn't playing her hometown. And I'm confused as to what is taking it so long for it to hit Broadway. The itinerary for the US tour seems like it'll be playing forever before they finally transfer it to Broadway. I wish the producers of "Josephine" would've been able to get that show to Broadway first. I'd rather that vehicle for Deborah than "The Bodyguard."
Btw, the US tour seems to be running from Nov 2016-Aug 2017 so a Fall 2017 Broadway opening doesn't seem too unrealistic.
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The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#19
Posted: 9/28/16 at 8:23pm
Curious to know whether the current West End/Toronto version will be the same as the US tour version (in scale, physical production, cast size, etc.).
The Bodyguard to open in Toronto#20
Posted: 9/29/16 at 2:39am
Tag said: "Curious to know whether the current West End/Toronto version will be the same as the US tour version (in scale, physical production, cast size, etc.).
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Most probably, yes. The West End/Toronto version uses the UK tour set (sans Beverley Knight who only stepped in for London). Essentially the current London run is just an extension of the UK tour. The production is Germany is more or less the same as the UK/current London production with exception to using the original cabin set, and just a few visual elements like the chorus boys jumping out of a trip door in Queen of the Night. Otherwise it's identical, so there's no reason for the US tour not to be the same. It's not a complex production by any standard, especially if it were to tour US theatres which are by far better than the UK town ones.
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