#1
Posted: 6/15/05 at 10:28am
In any broadway musical,which cast do you think is better/ produces a more professional show, the group that remains in New York or the touring company?
#2
Posted: 6/15/05 at 10:39am
When RENT first toured I saw it in Denver with a good friend who had seen the Original Broadway cast twice. He said that the touring company was just as good and better in some parts as the original cast.
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#3
Posted: 6/15/05 at 10:40am
i know a lot of people will say broadway but i agree that the tours can be really formidable
#4
Posted: 6/15/05 at 10:48am
Some out of town venues need to be slapped with a false advertising suit. It has been a few years ago, but I saw some tours that were so-called Broadway productions that were non-Equity tours of terrible quality.
#5
Posted: 6/15/05 at 1:48pm
non-equity tours are not forced to advertise as being non-equity. all you have to do is look at the tour section of this site to find out which are equity and which are not. but I don't think this should influence anyone's ultimate decision as I have seen some fantastic non-equity tours.
#6
Posted: 6/15/05 at 2:33pm
The current Wicked tour is a lot better than the current broadway production.
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#7
Posted: 6/15/05 at 3:33pm
Is it really better than the broadway cast? oh wow... When I saw it in New York, I didn`t that show could get much better.
#8
Posted: 6/15/05 at 3:36pm
People could say either one.....I mean, the talent is going to be there in different degrees.
#9
Posted: 6/15/05 at 3:45pm
Very true. Well, I did download some audio files from the touring cast and it sounds so different. I don`t mind her voice,but I think Stephanie screams a lot of the words instead of singing them.
#10
Posted: 6/15/05 at 3:51pm
Tours usually are exactly the same as Broadway, the only tour I was ever let down was "Hairspray", only because Lil' Inez wasn't really little, and she didn't wear the cute poofy dress! But I did love Hairspray.
The main thing is the ATMOSPHERE is different while watching a tour than a bway show, it's just not a Broadway-Magical, you know? Hehe
The main thing is the ATMOSPHERE is different while watching a tour than a bway show, it's just not a Broadway-Magical, you know? Hehe
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#11
Posted: 6/15/05 at 3:54pm
Everything is relative. Some people in tour casts are better, and some people in Broadway shows are better. It's all excellent though...they're not going to send out a crappy bunch of actors to go on tour.
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#12
Posted: 6/15/05 at 5:10pm
I personally think the broadway cast is slightly better then the tour cast, however i still love the tour cast (wicked)
#13
Posted: 6/15/05 at 6:03pm
I guess it depends...there is no set formula or guarantees. I've enjoyed both Broadway and tour productions. The only thing is that I enjoy Broadway a little more just because it's nice to be in NYC and have the ambiance of a historic theatre.
As for casts, I think both are equally talented. I know that at least for the POTO tours, the Broadway and tour performers switch to and fro all the time, so it's not like they necessarily leave the "better" performers on Broadway.
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As for casts, I think both are equally talented. I know that at least for the POTO tours, the Broadway and tour performers switch to and fro all the time, so it's not like they necessarily leave the "better" performers on Broadway.
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#14
Posted: 6/15/05 at 6:09pm
I find that the tours are normally a bit sloppier than their Broadway counterparts.
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#15
Posted: 6/15/05 at 6:24pm
i agree
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#16
Posted: 6/15/05 at 6:33pm
Sadly, I am a Canadian and have not yet been to NY so if it werent for the tours, I'd never get to see anything!
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#17
Posted: 6/15/05 at 6:34pm
I think the tour casts are at least as talented. They have to get used to a different stage/theater every few days not to mention all the travel. I give them a lot of credit.
#18
Posted: 6/15/05 at 6:39pm
I agree, if it wasnt for tours I wouldn't be seeing anything.
I like not having to judge a tour or broadway cast...I believe both are good. I saw Oklahoma on tour and it was non-equity and it was done really well and I enjoyed the whole show. Why do people always bash non-equity tours.
I like not having to judge a tour or broadway cast...I believe both are good. I saw Oklahoma on tour and it was non-equity and it was done really well and I enjoyed the whole show. Why do people always bash non-equity tours.
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#19
Posted: 6/15/05 at 6:51pm
I guess it depends. I saw a LATE non-ec tour of Rent and it was terrible. Saw one is Music Man and it was wonderful. I saw the Hairspray tour and was disappointed. I think there is some glamour and pizzaz missing from some tours for the simple facts that bostonbroadway pointed out. Also, some tours dont put in 1/4 the money that the broadway production has.
#20
Posted: 6/15/05 at 6:58pm
It depends
I've seen several tour casts that I liked better than the Broadway casts. (In most cases, these were long-running Broadway shows like Les Miz and POTO.)
I've rarely seen a touring cast that was overall better than the OBC, and the only show that comes to mind was Hairspray
I've seen several tour casts that I liked better than the Broadway casts. (In most cases, these were long-running Broadway shows like Les Miz and POTO.)
I've rarely seen a touring cast that was overall better than the OBC, and the only show that comes to mind was Hairspray
#21
Posted: 6/15/05 at 6:59pm
Yes- I have had that experience. Networks is famous for the fraud Broadway tours.
However, it is really the Theatre that is hosting the event that is guilty of fraudulent advertising. I used to cast several Broadway shows that also had touring companies, and typically they will place the stronger actors into the Broadway companies. However, they will sometimes place a lesser known stronger actor into a tour. But the biggest problem with a tour is they tend to get sloppy the longer they are out on the road. Les Mis became somewhat neglected and didn't hold up as well as the broadway production.But the absolute worst is, was, and always will be the Non-equity RENT. They should have paid the audience!
That tour is the epitomy of neglected sloppy work. But, that's why we have unions!
However, it is really the Theatre that is hosting the event that is guilty of fraudulent advertising. I used to cast several Broadway shows that also had touring companies, and typically they will place the stronger actors into the Broadway companies. However, they will sometimes place a lesser known stronger actor into a tour. But the biggest problem with a tour is they tend to get sloppy the longer they are out on the road. Les Mis became somewhat neglected and didn't hold up as well as the broadway production.But the absolute worst is, was, and always will be the Non-equity RENT. They should have paid the audience!
That tour is the epitomy of neglected sloppy work. But, that's why we have unions!
#22
Posted: 6/15/05 at 7:08pm
Come to think of it... the Aida tour (in my opinion) was better than on Broadway.
#23
Posted: 6/15/05 at 7:08pm
Act4 and mpao, just curious of the non-eq Rent tour you two saw was the earlier non-eq cast with Constantine Maroulis. There were a lot of people who didn't like that cast, but I would say the most recent non-eq cast (with Andy Meeks and Dan Rosenbaum) was one of the strongest touring casts of any show (equity or not) that I've seen.
Without getting into the ethics of equity vs. non-equity, if we're judging strictly by cast and production quality, I would say that the actors are equally capable, while the technical elements (sets, etc.) are weaker.
Without getting into the ethics of equity vs. non-equity, if we're judging strictly by cast and production quality, I would say that the actors are equally capable, while the technical elements (sets, etc.) are weaker.
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#24
Posted: 6/15/05 at 7:21pm
Without tours I wouldn't see anything. The only touring casts I was dissapointed in was an equity tour of Mammia Mia! and a new 'modernized' version of JCS. I was dissapointed by both.
But I must say, the current POTO tour right now is fabulous. I've seen it four times and each time I'm amazed by the talent that is Gary Mauer and Rebecca Pitcher. Both amaze me like none other and GM is just... a vocal GOD! Go see the tour if you can.
And the other tour that I've seen that amazed me was Wicked. The cast was fabulous, and Stephanie J. Block is frikkin' amazing. The tour was probabaly just as good or better than the Broadway production.
Tours are a great place to store talent. I would LOVE to be part of tour someday.
But I must say, the current POTO tour right now is fabulous. I've seen it four times and each time I'm amazed by the talent that is Gary Mauer and Rebecca Pitcher. Both amaze me like none other and GM is just... a vocal GOD! Go see the tour if you can.
And the other tour that I've seen that amazed me was Wicked. The cast was fabulous, and Stephanie J. Block is frikkin' amazing. The tour was probabaly just as good or better than the Broadway production.
Tours are a great place to store talent. I would LOVE to be part of tour someday.
#25
Posted: 6/15/05 at 7:38pm
I think the first Equity tour of any show and the Broadway production usually attract the most talent and are usually equally as strong. As I live in Cleveland, we always get the 2nd string of the tours and it's usually anybody's bet as to whether or not the show will be any good - you usually can bet on strongly disliking at least one person in the cast or having at least one person you think can't act their way out of a paper bag. But...I dunno, all in all, it depends on the production I guess...
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