Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?- Page 2
Hairspray Tour going Non-Equity?
#25First Regional Production of Hairspray
Posted: 4/25/06 at 4:12pmIt'll be interesting to see how it does in the round in Beverly, MA in November of this year.
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#26First Regional Production of Hairspray
Posted: 4/25/06 at 4:49pmHAIRSPRAY is listed as a non-Equity one night/split week tour. As I've stated before, I have issues with a non-Equity tour being out when the show is currently running on Broadway. I also don't think it should be licensed out to Regional theatres either.
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#27First Regional Production of Hairspray
Posted: 4/25/06 at 4:52pm
I'll bet all the Equity regional theatres are crying "foul" right now. And rightfully so.
There has always been an unwritten protocol here, and they're breaching it.
Why start up a non-Equity tour at this point? Is anyone hurting for money where "Hairspray" is concerned?
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#28First Regional Production of Hairspray
Posted: 4/25/06 at 5:44pmYes, the tour is shutting down for eight weeks and NETworks is taking it on as a non-equity production making all new sets, wigs, and costumes. Christine Danelson (current Tracy standby), my close friend, told me this a few months ago. I only wish I would have known about the auditions for this! But yay for my friend Constantine, who was cast as Link!
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colleen_lee
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#29First Regional Production of Hairspray
Posted: 4/25/06 at 5:45pm
The auditions are still going on Rusty.
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#30First Regional Production of Hairspray
Posted: 4/25/06 at 10:14pmThanks so much Colleen! I'm totally going.
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Link Larkin Wanabe
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/1/04
#31First Regional Production of Hairspray
Posted: 4/25/06 at 10:32pm
Wish I could go. Break a leg!
Akiva
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#32First Regional Production of Hairspray
Posted: 6/10/06 at 10:10pm
Hairspray's coming to Austin in September as part of the Broadway in Austin season. If it's non-equity, does that mean it'll be a lot different/scaled down from the Broadway production?
And what was Chicago like when it was Non-equity? (besides it having non-equity actors). DId they change the set and choreography and stuff? There wasn't much set to begin with.
And when a show goes non-equity, do they change the logo and marketing?
JustChillin8908
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/31/06
#33First Regional Production of Hairspray
Posted: 6/10/06 at 10:21pmI'm curious to see what the changes will be to the non-equity tour, especially with the Atlantic City stop clocking in at 90-mins...
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