Chitty to tour!

[phantomo88]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 4:24pm

It looks like Big Leagues is going to tour chitty: http://www.bigleague.org/08_chitty.htm!

[Brave Sir Robin2]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 4:35pm

Oh, sweet Jesus. Ruben Studdard in Ain't Misbehaavin'. And Chitty is touring, but ehrre will it play? Hmm?

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 4:49pm

Does that mean Chitty will be non-equity.

[notyourself]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 8:04pm

I'm wondering if Big League is completely non-union or does some Equity tours as well. I know Equity was trying to get them to sign some contracts during their Aida and 42nd Street tours a few years ago, but don't know what came of that. Hopefully they are Equity as I wouldn't want to see Frenchie Davis risking her union membership since their site shows her being cast in their new Ain't Misbehavin' tour.

[adamgreer]

Posted: 12/25/07 at 9:51pm

I assume they're going to use the Broadway sets and costumes for this tour.

As for its Equity status, I would bet it will be non-equity, since this show is expensive enough to tour to begin with. At most, they'll go on one of those "Equity Lite" contracts.

I wonder if they will tour with a full group of kids, or just Jeremy/Jemima (and their u/s) and then fill in the chorus in each city.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 12/26/07 at 12:29am

A new creative team? What for?

[pianojohn]

Posted: 12/26/07 at 12:49am

Chitty: 2 1/2 hours of my life I will never get back.

I guess the name recognition will sell tickets, but this had to be the biggest waste of time and talent on Broadway. They should have saved the audience's patience and charged us $5 to watch the car fly for 5 minutes. That way they could have had 20-30 viewings a day!

[dramamama611]

Posted: 12/26/07 at 2:32am

OMIGOSH, I so agree with you. The only moment in the whole friggin' show. Hated it. (My kids liked it: but they are still little and haven't developed too much critical taste yet.)

AND...CAN they use a B'way set if they are going NON-Equity? While I don't know...I would think not?

Trust me: I will NOT be recommending this is if it hits Boston.

[songanddanceman2]

Posted: 12/26/07 at 8:02am

well it is a kids show people!

[turquoisefish]

Posted: 12/26/07 at 8:09am

I wonder if they will tour with a full group of kids, or just Jeremy/Jemima (and their u/s) and then fill in the chorus in each city.

For the UK tour all the kids at each tour stop were local.

[Chitty Flies]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 2:50am

Awesome news!! Thanks for the post.

Chitty Flies

[LuPonatic]

Posted: 12/30/07 at 5:25am

I loved Chitty when I saw it! Raul Esparza was wonderful, as was the rest of the cast. The place was packed, and everyone around me was loving it as well. But I'm a G-rated kind of guy! :O)