Posted: 1/9/17 at 12:08am
Having missed out on tickets, just barely, when they went on tickets in San Francisco, I now need to learn more about the cancellation line. I'm pleasantly surprised with the cast (at least, the ones I know).
Posted: 1/9/17 at 7:46am
The sound is the one thing that I am concerned about regarding the tour. I saw the Chicago production on 12/30/16 and was amazed at how clear the sound quality was, especially given the nature of many of the songs. I am not convinced that same level of perfection will be able to be achieved at all of the tour stops, which will make many of the songs difficult to understand.
Posted: 1/9/17 at 10:27am
I wish this were still going to be the cast when the tour goes cross-country.
Posted: 1/30/17 at 1:13pm
Any official word coming on other cities yet? So far, officially announced cities with dates and/or venues include San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Houston, and Washington, DC.
Posted: 2/13/17 at 7:09pm
They are starting to decorate the Orpheum! https://instagram.com/p/BQeBiWtALmo/
Posted: 2/15/17 at 9:47am
Not sure if this has been mentioned, but the tour website lists Ryan Alvarado as the tour's Hamilton, Burr, and King George standby.
Posted: 2/15/17 at 10:49am
BroadwayConcierge said: "Any official word coming on other cities yet? So far, officially announced cities with dates and/or venues include San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle, Houston, and Washington, DC."
Atlanta was announced this morning - May 22 - June 10, 2018
Posted: 2/19/17 at 10:09pm
BroadwayConcierge said: "Not sure if this has been mentioned, but the tour website lists Ryan Alvarado as the tour's Hamilton, Burr, and King George standby."
And Ryan Vasquez is the understudy. I'm at the Comet/Hamilton Tour concert and he said that he's plays James Reynolds but understudies Hamilton, Burr, and Washington.
Julia Harriman is the standby for the three sisters.
Updated On: 2/19/17 at 10:09 PM
Posted: 3/1/17 at 10:26am
So excited to see that the cast is at the Orpheum! Hard to believe that the national tour starts next week!
Posted: 3/1/17 at 12:22pm
The tour is starting and yet Pantages single tickets are not on sale yet. Is that normal? What do you believe is causing the delay? Do they just want to minimize the time a scalper has to have them on the market?
Posted: 3/1/17 at 3:49pm
pg1287 said: "The sound is the one thing that I am concerned about regarding the tour. I saw the Chicago production on 12/30/16 and was amazed at how clear the sound quality was, especially given the nature of many of the songs. I am not convinced that same level of perfection will be able to be achieved at all of the tour stops, which will make many of the songs difficult to understand."
A legitimate concern. Especially as the tour continues into ever-larger venues with shorter engagements in coming years. ...and frankly I'd be worried in SF as the Orpheum Theatre is notoriously difficult for sound engineers. Luckily, they're originating here, have their top people working on it and will be adjusting over the 4-5 months of the run. On the plus side, I've gotta' believe that they have some top engineers working on the tour and they're hopefully given the time and resources to tune the production to the road houses.
Finally, there's the matter of the words and how they sit on the notes and beats. When I saw Hamilton a couple of years ago, the recording had not yet been released, and I'm frankly not used to hip-hop. I found it very easy to follow - and much of that is due to the way lyrics are written and the songs are composed and orchestrated. Compare this to "Matilda," where there have been complaints about the unintelligibility of many of the lyrics, especially as sung by the children. Yes, there's the English accent to account for (although it's been lessened as time as gone on) and the fact that the singers are young. Yet, no matter what, the lyrics don't come through in may songs. I put that down to a consciousness on how the lyrics sit on the song and how a theater audience will process them. Hamilton is especially good in this regard.
Updated On: 3/1/17 at 03:49 PM
Posted: 3/5/17 at 1:43pm
I'm looking at the website and a lot of the tour dates overlap, do you think they are going to do what The Book of Mormon did and turn the Chicago production into a second tour? Sorry if this has been addressed.
Updated On: 3/5/17 at 01:43 PM
Posted: 3/5/17 at 1:48pm
^there was a discussion about it on the Chicago Hamilton thread and I'd say that is the likely scenario
Posted: 3/5/17 at 2:16pm
I wish there was a way to post/link this, but a number of the Angelica tour cast members have posted videos of yesterday's sitzprobe on their Instagram stories... and they sound utterly glorious. Isaiah's final note for "One Last Time" on Amber Iman's Instagram story was a highlight for me. Here are two actual posts I could find (would love more!), both from Rory! (see 1 and 2)
Updated On: 3/5/17 at 02:16 PM
Posted: 3/6/17 at 1:27pm
wow broadwayconcierge
those links to Rorys instagram show the entire cast and orchestra rehearsing in the lobby at the orpheum
anyone outside those doors would have enjoyed an incredible free concert of the musical
Its hamilton week...so excited to see the show and tour cast friday!
Posted: 3/6/17 at 1:35pm
wish i were here2 said: "I'm looking at the website and a lot of the tour dates overlap, do you think they are going to do what The Book of Mormon did and turn the Chicago production into a second tour? Sorry if this has been addressed."
It was discussed in the Chicago thread and yes it does appear that way. After January 2018
Posted: 3/6/17 at 2:11pm
Yeah, I was wondering about the sitzprobe being held in the front part of the lobby -- I imagine the rolling door in front of the Orpheum wouldn't be down if the box office was open, so that would be fun to hear!
Posted: 3/6/17 at 2:20pm
Neon, see reply 62
Posted: 3/6/17 at 2:49pm
wondering when non-subscription tickets for the LA run will go on sale?
Posted: 3/6/17 at 3:05pm
thirtythirtyninety said: "wondering when non-subscription tickets for the LA run will go on sale?
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Same here- I find it very odd they've waited this long. Many people are already planning their summer schedules- and it's very hard to not be able to plan out these tickets. Can anyone speak on the decision to hold off? Are they scared of scalpers?
Posted: 3/6/17 at 5:15pm
They are allowing season ticket holders at the Pantages to buy extra tickets from March 21 to April 9.. My guess for single tickets going on sale would be May -but that is just a guess. Sf tickets went on sale 3 months before opening.
Posted: 3/6/17 at 5:19pm
Very good to know, conealpetterson! Where did you get that information? I'm a season ticket holder and this is the first I'm hearing of it.
Posted: 3/7/17 at 10:24am
emo_geek, I got an email from the Pantages at the beginning of February and a letter yesterday about ticket exchanges and purchase of additional tickets. The info is also in your season ticket account on their site. Hope that helps.
Posted: 3/7/17 at 12:21pm
Thanks! I always forget to log onto that subscriber site. I'll take a look now.
Posted: 3/8/17 at 9:46pm
from what I gathered on the various performing arts centers websites
Announced First Company Tour
San Fran March 10 - August 5
Los Angeles August 11 - December 30
San Diego January 3 - 28
Tempe January 30 - February 25
Denver February 27 - April 1
St. Louis April 3 - April 22
Houston April 24 - May 20
Atlanta May 22 - June 10
Washington DC June 12 - September 16
Boston September 18 - November 18
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Second Company Tour
Seattle February 13 - March 18
Portland March 20 - April 8
Salt Lake City April 11 - May 6
Costa Mesa May 8 - 27
Las Vegas May 29 - June 24
Des Moines June 27 - July 15
Cleveland July 17 - August 26
yet to announce city and dates
Charlotte October 10 - November 4
these are the 18 cities for the 2017-2018 season
Updated On: 3/27/17 at 09:46 PM
