Ginger Minj and Jinx Monsoon from Drag Race in Xanadu Tour

[broadwayindie]

They'd be well cast for this. Interesting to see where this is scheduled and who is in this tour. Anyone know about the production company?

https://xanaduthetour.com/?fbclid=IwAR3eZxdeMZmVBYMoEpkMjfIxvPKqMeotH6goZhYedT88mxlxXIy0GDa15X8

[emo_geek]

How fun! Would love for it to come to LA

[RippedMan]

Surprised they’d do a cheap non-union tour! But fun idea!

[darquegk]

I’ll bet this is the new small cast version with five actors and a singing, sometimes dancing band. It played Pittsburgh a few years ago and was hysterical.

[ACL2006]

who's playing what role?

[SomethingPeculiar]

RippedMan said: "Surprised they’d do a cheap non-union tour! But fun idea!"

They're probably getting paid the same as they would in an AEA tour, without the benefits. A shady but not unprecedented move (especially if they were previously AEA members and dropped out).

[artscallion]

ACL2006 said: "who's playing what role?"

I believe they're playing Melpomene/Medusa and Calliope/Aphrodite, the tracks Mary Testa and Jackie Hoffman played. Though I'm not sure which is playing which.

 

 

[IdinaBellFoster]

This is absolutely brilliant. The tour is coming to Buffalo and I can’t wait to see it. I presume Ginger Minj is playing the Testa role.

[IronMan]

Weren't those roles also originally played by drag queens? :) 

[ChgoTheatreGuy]

This is an AMAZING idea!!!...I LOVED this show when it played briefly in Chicago!...This show should have done a lot better than it did, and deserves to be seen by everyone!...

[n2nbaby]

Is there a tour list? I saw Paul mentioned on Live at Five that it’s coming to Syracuse but I can’t find anything about it.

[darreyl102]

n2nbaby said: "Is there a tour list? I saw Paul mentioned on Live at Five that it’s coming to Syracuse but I can’t find anything about it."

•  The link in the first message is to the official site which lists some tourist stops but not dates.  

[Broadway Bob*]

darquegk said: "I’ll bet this is the new small cast version with five actors and a singing, sometimes dancing band. It played Pittsburgh a few years ago and was hysterical."

This show was never a huge cast show to begin with... Was there really a need to whittle it down?!?! Weird!

[darquegk]

The small version is specifically designed for small spaces and cabaret theatres. Pittsburgh CLO has a special initiative for developing small scale musicals and premiering the cabaret-sized (which they define as five people or less) editions of larger musicals. They premiered First Date in a cabaret edition as well.

[Kad]

They'll probably be treated better and have a less grueling schedule than Hater's Roast or those other drag tours that hit a new state nearly every night. 

[darquegk]

It’s been confirmed on Facebook that this is indeed the five-hand version, which means they’re also using a Clio, a Sonny and an Everyone Else.

[Kad]

This version doesn't separate out Danny? That seems odd. 

[darquegk]

Danny, Clio, the two Muses and the Everyone Else guy. That was a typo of mine.

[TheatreFan4]

Now I don't mind a reduced cast, but I hope to god that they do not take the costume & production design from Pittsburgh CLO. What an eye sore.

[perfectliar]

darquegk said: "Danny, Clio, the two Muses and the Everyone Else guy. That was a typo of mine."

Wait... so the person playing SONNY also plays everyone else?!

[darquegk]

I think I got that backwards. Sonny plays a few roles but Danny plays the vast majority of cameos.

[TheSassySam]

Looks like the tour has been canceled.

[perfectliar]

There's nothing on social media, which is odd, but the announcement is on the official website.

I wonder if this is fully canceled, or if it's just the early dates. The dates coming up this and next month are listed as canceled on venue pages, but I checked Philly in March, and you can still buy tickets to that date.

[Bettyboy72]

TheSassySam said: "Looks like the tour has been canceled. They just posted rehearsal footage a few days ago  I don’t think the tour is cancelled. Maybe they are cutting some of the one night stops and cities with sluggish sales.  They stop for a week in Buffalo and most days are sold out. I can’t see them cancelling.  

 

[quizking101]

The main link of the website says the whole tour has been put on hold. And I looked at the local stop in Red Bank, NJ and it was cancelled