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Once on this Island Tour

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Once on this Island Tour#2
Posted: 8/15/19 at 1:09pm

teatime2 said: "The cast is official!

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Tamyra-Gray-Courtnee-Carter-Philip-Boykin-To-Lead-ONCE-ON-THIS-ISLAND-National-Tour-Full-Casting-Announced-20190815
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I'm really excited about Tamyra Gray. I'm not into American Idol and hadn't seen her before, but she was *fantastic* when I saw her last October. It was a strong cast to begin with, but she was really a highlight.

I'm curious how this will be staged - the CITS production was so unique.

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Once on this Island Tour#3
Posted: 8/15/19 at 1:33pm

The article says there will be on-stage seating for every stop of the tour, which is exciting. After seeing this production on Broadway I can't imagine being stuck way up in the mezz or balcony of a huge theater to see this Once on this Island Tour

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Once on this Island Tour#4
Posted: 8/15/19 at 5:28pm

This is shaping up to be a drop drawer tour! How exciting that Tamyra & Philip will be on board!!! Can't wait to see the restaging on a proscenium.

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Once on this Island Tour#5
Posted: 8/15/19 at 6:05pm
I think that the set will be like what they did for the Tony’s - they built a giant sandbox with bleacher style seats on the perimeter
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Once on this Island Tour#6
Posted: 8/16/19 at 4:55am

It's interesting about the on-stage seating. I don't see any indication of it on the websites for the first few stops of the tour. I wonder how the theaters are going to handle it, will they use the seats as rush/lottery locations or will they add them in for sale at a later date? Hmmm....

(I love me some unusual seating! LOL!)

<-- Tevye, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, March 2018
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Once on this Island Tour#7
Posted: 8/16/19 at 8:07am
I thought Cassondra James was EXCELLENT. When I went, a lot of people were upset about missing Michelle Williams, but I was won over from the beginning