Tours with better casts than OBCs — Page 2

Back in the 90s, Patrick Wilson (first I saw of him) was overall a better Billy Bigelow in the tour of Carousel than Michael Hayden had been on Broadway.

just see the original broadway casts whenever you can!!!!

there is something absolutely magical about the energy,
creativity, and passion of those originating these roles together.

as someone who lives in san francisco, i used to compare and try
to equate tour casts with obc’s...wishful thinking in general on my part and some sour grapes for not living in nyc

ive been going for years now in may to nyc to see most or all the new musicals, then invariably seeing the tour versions two years later at shn in sf

individuals performances sometimes standout or an actor may do a slightly different interpretation of a character, but ive yet to see a tour cast best an obc cast since starting this in 2012 or even come close.

broadway is the major league and national tours in general are AAA ball, especially with more of them going non equity.

tours are still great and i will continue subscribing, watching and enjoying different actors take on the roles and especially excited to see sting in last ship next month and BOM in march and catch hamilton a few more times b4 it leaves sf

BroadwayBaby6 said: "I thought Martin Short in the LA production was better than Matthew Broderick in The Producers. He is funnier and a much better singer.



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Fun fact: Martin Short was actually offered the role on Broadway before Matthew Broderick, but turned it down because he didn’t want to be away from his family.

alex814 said: "markypoo said: "And going back fifty years, the sit down Chicago production of Hair in 1970 was an event."

Would love to know more about this production, if you can recall any details. Especially in contrast to the Broadway production"

Andre De Shields - and possibly Joe Mantagna - could have both been cast members.

Need to dig out the Playbil and make certain just who I saw.

The staging itself was probably a near replica of what was transpiring on the Biltmore stage at the time.

I thought the recent Love Never Dies North American Tour was infinitely better than the 2012 Australian version. Even though I loved the Australian Production I was mesmerized by Meghan Picerno as Christine on the tour. Thought she was miles ahead of Anna O Byrne. Another that comes to mind is the Something Rotten Tour (Original cast) I’ve seen the OG cast on Broadway as well and have to agree that Rob McClure brought something extra special to the tour. So much more dynamic and fresh. I also usually prefer the tour of Wicked over Broadway.

Updated On: 1/5/20 at 05:06 PM

VICTORIA CLARK IN FOLLIES IN LA

omg.


Just let her do another revival of it.

I saw the Doyle Sweeney Todd revival on Broadway and on tour and I thought Judy Kaye was a far better Mrs. Lovett than Patti Lupone because she injected humor and energy into the performance, which Lupone was lacking.

Updated On: 1/6/20 at 03:49 PM