Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
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#1Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/14/12 at 8:59am
Looking at trailers and production shots ( haven't seen either production due to living in England) of both the Broadway production and the US Tour the sets and effects look similar, are there any major differences or scale backs in the tour compared to the Broadway show?
I am only asking as in England nearly every national tour of a Westend show is scaled back and not as spectacular s its london counterpart so interesting to see if over the pond tours a bigger deal?
Westend: Lion King,WWRY, Blood Brothers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Woman In Black, Crazy For You, Wicked, Sweeney Todd, Much Ado About Nothing, A Chorus Line, Book Of Mormon, Merrily We Roll Along, Cripple of Inishmaan
Tours: Avenue Qx2, Grease, Sister Act,WWRY,Hairsprayx2, Never Forget, Blood Brothers x2, Singin' in the Rain, Legally Blonde,American Idiot x2, Phantom of the Opera, Beautiful Burnout, Our Countrys Good, The Ladykillers, Joseph,9-5, Rocky Horror, CATS
Regional: She Loves Me, Sweeney Todd, Kiss Me Kate, The Pajama Game, Barnum (Chichester) Metamorphosis (Lyric Hammersmith)Tristan and Yseult (Bristol Old Vic)
Tickets: Nevilles Island, Much Ado About Nothing
Tours: Avenue Qx2, Grease, Sister Act,WWRY,Hairsprayx2, Never Forget, Blood Brothers x2, Singin' in the Rain, Legally Blonde,American Idiot x2, Phantom of the Opera, Beautiful Burnout, Our Countrys Good, The Ladykillers, Joseph,9-5, Rocky Horror, CATS
Regional: She Loves Me, Sweeney Todd, Kiss Me Kate, The Pajama Game, Barnum (Chichester) Metamorphosis (Lyric Hammersmith)Tristan and Yseult (Bristol Old Vic)
Tickets: Nevilles Island, Much Ado About Nothing
#2Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/14/12 at 9:23am
The only major difference between Broadway and the first national tour is that none of the flying monkeys swing out over the audience.
For the second national tour there are many differences from what I hear. I haven't seen the second national tour, so I cannot comment on those changes.
#2Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/14/12 at 9:31am
The Monkeys fly over the audeince?! Doesnt happen in the westend production 
Westend: Lion King,WWRY, Blood Brothers, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Woman In Black, Crazy For You, Wicked, Sweeney Todd, Much Ado About Nothing, A Chorus Line, Book Of Mormon, Merrily We Roll Along, Cripple of Inishmaan
Tours: Avenue Qx2, Grease, Sister Act,WWRY,Hairsprayx2, Never Forget, Blood Brothers x2, Singin' in the Rain, Legally Blonde,American Idiot x2, Phantom of the Opera, Beautiful Burnout, Our Countrys Good, The Ladykillers, Joseph,9-5, Rocky Horror, CATS
Regional: She Loves Me, Sweeney Todd, Kiss Me Kate, The Pajama Game, Barnum (Chichester) Metamorphosis (Lyric Hammersmith)Tristan and Yseult (Bristol Old Vic)
Tickets: Nevilles Island, Much Ado About Nothing
Tours: Avenue Qx2, Grease, Sister Act,WWRY,Hairsprayx2, Never Forget, Blood Brothers x2, Singin' in the Rain, Legally Blonde,American Idiot x2, Phantom of the Opera, Beautiful Burnout, Our Countrys Good, The Ladykillers, Joseph,9-5, Rocky Horror, CATS
Regional: She Loves Me, Sweeney Todd, Kiss Me Kate, The Pajama Game, Barnum (Chichester) Metamorphosis (Lyric Hammersmith)Tristan and Yseult (Bristol Old Vic)
Tickets: Nevilles Island, Much Ado About Nothing
#3Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/14/12 at 9:53amhttps://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.php?thread=1046304#4285620
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#4Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/14/12 at 4:12pmI just saw the Wicked tour in San Diego in June. Does anyone know if that was the 1NT or 2nd? Thanks.
#5Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/14/12 at 4:28pm^ First
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#6Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/14/12 at 10:42pm
For one thing the flying monkeys fly over the front area of the orchestra seats.
Another thing is that the Broadway prduction is more heavily themed. From the curtain, to the atmosphere surrounding the stage, it's more themed and detailed.
#7Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/15/12 at 1:47amFront area of the orchestra seats is the audience, so there was no need for correction. I sincerely hope no one implied that I meant a trick a la Marry Poppins or Spider-Man.
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#9Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/16/12 at 7:59amIt was the first Nat'l Tour!
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#10Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/16/12 at 9:54amOn broadway don't the monkey's fly over the audience when the wizard releases them?
#11Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/16/12 at 10:00amDon't the monkeys do something like fly over the audience at some point? I think I heard that somewhere. I might be making it up. I mean, c'mon, monkeys don't fly.
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#12Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/16/12 at 10:02amAnother thing: They aren't even real monkeys.
#13Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/16/12 at 10:06am
"These rabid fans...possess the acting talent to portray the hooker...Linda Eder..." -The New York Times
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#14Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/16/12 at 10:37amAlso in the tour, Elphaba makes her "No Good Deed" entrance from the wings rather than on a lift through the trap door.
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#15Wicked, Broadway vs Tour
Posted: 7/16/12 at 10:45am
SPOILER
Depending on the city, sometimes the reveal of Elphaba at the end is accomplished with a set piece that looks like a well that she hides behind, if the theater can't accomodate the trap door to do it the usual way.
