Tours to Alaska? Hawaii?
Tours to Alaska? Hawaii?
#1Tours to Alaska? Hawaii?
Posted: 7/28/11 at 9:02pm
So I've been thinking about this all day (no idea why really)
But has there ever been a National Tour that has gone to Alaska or Hawaii? The biggest city in Alaska is Anchorage with over 210,000 people living there and Hawaii has Honolulu which I believe is almost 400,000. Now I am aware that both of these locations would cost money terms of flying the sets (to Hawaii...maybe to Alaska they can drive them as usual) and the population is not large enough to sustain a 3 week run (more like 5 days to a week.) But I think some of the bigger tours (WICKED, Lion King, Phantom, ect.) that make loads of cash could potentially do it. Again, I'm naive when it comes to the economical aspects of theater so I'm not sure if it's even possible but it made me wonder.
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#2Tours to Alaska? Hawaii?
Posted: 7/28/11 at 9:11pmLes Miz and The Lion King have played in Honolulu. I'm not sure about the others. Les Miz was there in 1996 and apparently just broke even because it cost so much to get there -- even though it did incredibly well and they had to keep shipping souvenirs over because demand was so high.
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#2Tours to Alaska? Hawaii?
Posted: 7/28/11 at 9:16pmCats also played both cities a few years ago.
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#3Tours to Alaska? Hawaii?
Posted: 7/28/11 at 9:18pmI know that Riverdance was in Anchorage. I'm sure it was no small feat hauling that up there.
#4Tours to Alaska? Hawaii?
Posted: 7/28/11 at 9:21pm
Cats. Beauty and the Beast. There's a Broadway in Hawaii org. Any show playing in Hawaii will most likely play at the Blaisdell, you can do a search for that, I'm sure there have been others (Joseph?)
I don't know anything about Alaska.
#5Tours to Alaska? Hawaii?
Posted: 7/28/11 at 9:22pmHawaii I understand and, please forgive my ignorance, but why is it so difficult to get everything up to Alaska?
#6Tours to Alaska? Hawaii?
Posted: 7/28/11 at 9:25pm
Ah okay never knew those shows went there...ya learn somin new every day :)
And I'm guessing CATSNY that because perhaps the roads are not the easiest to navigate?
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#7Tours to Alaska? Hawaii?
Posted: 7/28/11 at 10:07pmI know that the LION KING did a stint in Alaska in August '09.
#8Tours to Alaska? Hawaii?
Posted: 7/28/11 at 11:15pmI worked with the cast of Lion King back in summer of 07 and they headed to Honolulu for about 3 months after that...
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