Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Waiting game puts break on fast tours
Variety.com: "Back in the early 1990s, Cameron Mackintosh was planning the national tour -- or, more accurately, tours -- even before the previews in Gotham. And there was a lot of talk a decade ago that the new way of doing biz was going to require building, casting and teching two shows at once -- and opening both the Broadway and the first national companies virtually simultaneously."
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This article is indicative of a change in the nature of theatre today. I don't like the indication that productions have become so large that they must start planning the tours when they are planning the broadway production. While there is no practical way to deal with the problem I think that this indicate that shows ae growing so far in scale that they are becoming a different type of art that is more akin to a hollywood movie.
-Kyle Branigan
I had never considered the amount of thime that it takes to mount a tour. It seems a little odd to me to have to hire on a team and re-work the design. On boradway, the people who take over roles don't always go through the rehearsal process with the director. They usually sit in and watch, or move from being an understtudy or a swing up to another role. I guess I had always looked at it wrong.
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