The official Bridges of Madison County tour thread

Elizabeth Stanley and Andrew Samonsky co-star as Francesca Johnson and Robert Kincaid in the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musical The Bridges of Madison County, which launches Nov. 28 in Des Moines, IA.

http://www.playbill.com/news/article/tony-winning-bridges-of-madison-county-launches-u.s.-tour-tonight-373174

I cannot wait to hear more about this tour! I won't be able to see it until DC. I hope it's as special as the Broadway production. Post your thoughts here if you get a chance to see the tour.

Updated On: 11/28/15 at 03:13 PM

Must you ruin everything?

"I personally think this could end up seeing a pretty successful"

Based on?

An official studio recording of Stanley and Samonsky singing "One Second and a Million Miles."

http://www.theatermania.com/video/exclusive-video-andrew-samonsky-and-elizabeth-stan_888.html

I'm so excited about this! I hope to catch it in either Dayton or Nashville!

Based on what my wife & I saw on Broadway, you will not be disappointed.

Looking forward to seeing it in Des Moines very soon! Iowa was the residency of the book's author and it's storyline takes place very close to Des Moines, so I would imagine it will sell well here.

I did not see it on Broadway and am anxious to be seeing it.

There's very positive early word on Twitter tonight. I am curious to hear what has been changed since Broadway.

The film grossed 71.5 million in the US, with a production budget of 24 million. Seems like quite a hit for 1995. The book sold 50 million copies worldwide and I'm pretty sure was considered like the 50 Shades of Grey of the time. They were both successful pieces, but the musical just couldn't click in New York. I think it will do better on tour, and it will clearly have a large regional life in the future.

Updated On: 11/29/15 at 02:00 AM

It's a gorgeous show on paper/album. But I wonder if Sher developed the stage show any or if it's a just recreation of the Broadway show considering he was probably busy readying Fiddler?

Sher is overseeing the tour director. He was present at the rehearsal footage that is out there. I can't imagine he's super involved but he definitely is overseeing the direction.

Jeffrey Karasarides said: "^Could that explain why the visible stagehand problems haven't been solved with Fiddler yet?"

Yes, his lack of participation in this show could affect the other he is involved in...

Well, I saw the show, and I have to say the talent on stage is quite amazing. The leads do a wonderful job! My favorite character has to be Marge. I liked her personality and thought she was well portrayed.

I honestly didn't know much about the show - Gasp! - I know, an Iowan not familiar with Bridges of Madison County! I knew the general theme of the story, but not much else. That being said, I would give this show a "C". Very well performed, but just not the kind of storyline that I get into. I just couldn't feel bad for Francesca. I didn't see that her inner struggle was strong enough for me to understand why she did what she did. Others around me who had seen the movie and read the book thought both of those did a good job showing her struggle. I'm not trying to rip on the show. Like I said, the cast is amazingly talented. Go check it out for yourself if you have the opportunity.

Of course, there were a few Iowa jokes along the way, but that's good. We love humor.