Non-equity tour running concurrently with broadway production

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 2/19/18 at 3:44pm

I knew Kinky Boots has sent out a non-equity tour, but I’m wondering if this is significant at all.

I can’t think of any other shows that sent out a non-eq tour while the broadway production was still in full swing. Perhaps I’m just missing some obvious ones.

edit: definitely have missed some pretty obvious ones. I think the most obvious is Mamma Mia... Still I’m wondering if shows ever get flack by the broadway community and actors for sending out non-eq tours, while the show is still running nicely on broadway.

Updated On: 2/19/18 at 03:44 PM

[markypoo]

Posted: 2/19/18 at 4:01pm

Oh! Calcutta! sent out at least two while the revival was still running in NYC.
Also, the 2000 revival of The Music Man sent one out (which was protested here in Chicago) either while the show was still playing, or shortly afterward.

[ACL2006]

Posted: 2/19/18 at 4:03pm

The Chicago revival has had it's tour go non-equity so it could play in smaller cities. Or it's had a equity & non-equity tour running at the same time(I think back in 2006 they did this). During its final years on Broadway, the CATS tour was always non-equity.

 

I find it odd that the Kinky Boots non-equity tour only ran for 6 months. The show currently isn't touring and it appears it won't have one touring in 2018-19 either.

Updated On: 2/19/18 at 04:03 PM

[ohjustjake]

Posted: 2/19/18 at 4:16pm

The Kinky Boots non-eq tour is still running, actually - through March 22nd.

http://kinkybootsthetour.com/

 

They had auditions a month or so ago because they're doing an Asian tour per this casting call:

https://www.backstage.com/casting/kinky-boots-201226/

And then says it will tour Dec 2018-summer 2019 in the states

[seaweedjstubbs]

Posted: 2/19/18 at 4:33pm

RENT also had a non-equity tour while the show was still on Broadway.

[BwayLB]

Posted: 2/19/18 at 5:12pm

Hairspray was the only time I have seen this happen