Tour Cast Vs. Broadway Cast

My friend and I were talking and she said something that kind of annoyed me. She was trying to tell me that every single person that is in a tour of a show is not nearly as talented as the people in the Broadway production. I think this is not necessarily true. I have seen many tour people that I KNOW would do a fabulous job on Broadway... Even people from Broadway shows go and do the tours... She has only seen like 2 Broadway Shows, so I'm trying to soothe myself by saying she doesn't completely know what she is talking about. It was just sad she made this generalization about touring casts... I don't know... What do you guys think?

chalk it up to her naivette [spelling?]
many performers do both

I'm so glad you guys agree with me. I finally quit arguing with her about it. It drives me crazy because she thinks she knows everything about Musical Theatre.

Ya come on I mean Stephenie was lined up to be the original Elphaba on Broadway for Oz sakes, and half those people have been on broadway, etc. They're vry talented and I think some even better then bway.

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also - a lot of people are taken out of their tours and brought into the broadway casts. so, saying b'way casts are better than tour doesn't make much sense since they could essentially be the same people. look at the current rent cast, the majority of them have been a part of some tour at one point.

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And she was all like, "There's just something about the performers on broadway that makes you want to watch them more than the people on the tours." --- TheatreDiva612

That is her perception. She's all excited because she's seeing a "Broadway show." She's brought her own agenda and relevance to it.

Tour performers can easily be better... I've even seen a few community theatre performers and college performers that were better than their Broadway counterparts.

I would tell your friend to try to see things for what they are, and quit looking for the "designer label tag."

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Though I didn't see Sutton, I though Darcie was outstanding.

I think that your friend has this pre-conceived idea that just because a play is on Broadway that all the performers are going to be outstanding. You are going to have your mix of good and bad in both areas. For example I feel as though Derrick Williams is a far stronger Fiyero than David Ayers. I also believe that the touring cast you get a different spin on the show and that it is not identical to what the OBC performed. Your friend is wrong for saying that.