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[neddyfrank2]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#25

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:08am

It should be launched out of San Diego.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#26

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:08am

I wonder who will be in the cast. It'd be great if the Broadway cast got to go on tour.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#27

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:11am

Kerry Butler has a brand new baby at home. I doubt she would leave to go on tour right now.

And the rest of the cast members have solid careers on Broadway. Why would they settle for less pay on tour and have to live out of hotels when they can be at home performing in an original production on Broadway?

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[neddyfrank2]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#28

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:13am

It is very possible that one ORIGINAL (key word here) cast member from the Broadway production might be playing one of the leads.

[tourboi]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#29

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:16am

Please Ms. Testa, or Hoffman.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#30

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:17am

Nice "subtle" hint, Neddy
WannaBe, Judy Kaye--a Tony winning actress (there's none in the XANADU cast)--didn't have a problem touring with SWEENEY.
The whole cast of CAROLINE, OR CHANGE toured with the show to selected cities.
Georgia Engel toured with DROWSY.
I also believe (though I may be wrong) that the cast of TWELVE ANGRY MEN toured with the show as well.
There's nothing de-meaning about touring the world with a show that you love being a part of.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[tourboi]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#31

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:21am

Yes, exactly. As someone who's worked on Broadway myself, I have to say I prefer touring. If it's a top tier production contract, they'll make the same salary as Broadway. If its a lead, they can negotiate their salary up. Plus they get per deum. And if the run is long enough in a city, they might get a corporate housing/apartment option.

Touring's a lot of fun, really. And there are some performers, regardless of establishment on Broadway, who still like to tour.
Updated On: 1/23/08 at 12:21 AM

[emo_geek]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#32

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:22am

Anyone have an idea of when tickets go on sale???

"I never had theatre producers run after me. Some people want to make more Broadway shows out of movies. But Elliot and I aren't going to do Batman: The Musical." - Julie Taymor 1999

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#33

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:23am

Ray, the performers you cited are not young up-and-comers.

The only ones I could imagine touring with XANADU would be Jackie, Mary, or Tony.

But again, they all have lives and steady careers here in NY.

For a young up-and-comer, going from Broadway to a touring production is a step backward.

I didn't say it was demeaning, but it is less pay than Broadway, and you're living out of hotels.

Edit: tourboi, something tells me the XANADU tour isn't going to have extra cash to spend on luxuries. Expect a mostly new cast who will be paid minimum.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

Updated On: 1/23/08 at 12:23 AM

[neddyfrank2]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#34

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:24am

It is very possible that one ORIGINAL (key word here) cast member from the Broadway production might be playing one of the leads.

Emo_Geek- I'm not sure but I will find that out for you tomorrow or Friday.
Updated On: 1/23/08 at 12:24 AM

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#35

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:26am

neddy, it's no secret that the offer is out for Carpinello to tour with the show, so I don't know why you're acting all silly.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[neddyfrank2]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#36

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:27am

The only ones I could imagine touring with XANADU would be Jackie, Mary, or Tony.

None of them are leads...

He is the only one from the Broadway show that is being sought after right now.

[tourboi]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#37

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:28am

Not always a decrease in salary, as I said. Leads can negotiate, and a top tier production contract Eq tour pays minimums like Broadway, plus per deum.

And you're not always in a hotel. Sometimes you're in corporate housing apartments.

[tourboi]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#38

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:29am

It makes sense to pursue Tony. He's a name on the road that would attract more interest.

[neddyfrank2]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#39

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:30am

I don't believe that Tony is at a place in his career where he is interested in touring with the show.

[tourboi]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#40

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:35am

Hmmm. Original. James? I wonder if his leg would be up to it. It'd be great if he could!

[Wanna Be A Foster]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#41

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:36am

The Equity minimum for tours is less than Equity minimum for Broadway.

"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad

"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)

[neddyfrank2]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#42

Posted: 1/23/08 at 12:37am

That is correct. But, there are also many perks to touring that would almost balance out the difference in pay.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#43

Posted: 1/23/08 at 1:03am

WannaBe, I think Cheyenne and Kerry definitely wouldn't tour because they are pursuing different career/personal opportunities that would keep them from it.
However, for actors like Curtis Holbrook, touring with the show doesn't seem an outrageous idea.
Remember Katie Clarke? She toured with LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA and now she is touring with WICKED. She made her Broadway debut in PIAZZA and I don't think touring is a step backwards for her.
Now if this were the PHANTOM tour or the LION KING tour we're talking about, I'd be 100% on your side. But touring on the first national tour of the hit show you opened on Broadway doesn't seem a step backwards to me.

"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"

[broadwaybelter]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#44

Posted: 1/23/08 at 3:25am

Ugh. Now San Francisco won't get Xanadu until late 2008 or Early 2009? That's so lame.

[tourboi]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#45

Posted: 1/23/08 at 6:24am

If it makes you feel better, neither will any other city.

[reiki2]

re: XANADU Tour will start in San Diego's La Jolla on Nov.11- Dec.21..#46

Posted: 1/23/08 at 7:46am

Looking forward to the tour. How long would it be before they hit other cities?