Click here to view the current tour route. Call it "musical comedy heaven" (Rolling Stone).Call it "the most uproarious new musical in years!" (The Hollywood Reporter).Call it TOOTSIE!This laugh-out-loud love letter to the theatre tells the story of Michael Dorsey, a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime. Of course shes upset. Costume Coordinator: Christopher Vergara Tweets & replies. Tootsie plays through December 12, 2021, at The National Theatre, 1321 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC. This laugh-out-loud love letter to the theater tells the story of Michael Dorsey, a talented but difficult actor who struggles to find work until one show-stopping act of desperation lands him the role of a lifetime. It is almost tricky to try to revive the politics of Tootsie in this day and era, i.e., that any man who has walked in a womans girdle shared her triumphs, felt her humiliations, borrowed her wigs is an honorary member of the tribe. Solomon, a former North Haven resident and Hamden Hall graduate, will be directing the musical at the Bushnell Feb. 21-26. Michael Grandage. The director character, Ron Carlisle (Adam du Plessis), is driven to therapy in typical Manhattan fashion by this dramaturgical journey through madness. For the current itinerary, visit TootsieMusical.com. Special thanks to Troika Ent., the Tootsie team, Marissa, Mom and Dad. ", Ashley Alexandra as Julie Nichols in "Tootsie. I doubt it goes up anyways considering the pandemic. Tweets. Based on the story by DON McGUIRE and LARRY GELBART Photo by Evan Zimmerman for MurphyMade. THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG Extends Through October 2023. As Michael's roommate, Jeff Slater, who is also an unsuccessful playwright, Jared David Michael Grant plays it straight though still remains to be pretty funny. Tootsie (Non-Equity) National Tour Schedule & Production History Tootsie (Non-Equity) Show Information This New York Times Critic's Pick tells the story of Michael Dorsey, an. If you're not working as an actor, it's not like your actors' union status means anythingoutside of show business,except theability to be seen at Union auditions. Tootsie at The National Theatre - TheatreBloom Tootsie - Overture Equity strives to have a comprehensive list of all Equity and non-Equity tours. Tootsie (Yazbek) Non-Equity National Tour (2021) Overview Recordings Photos Audio Clips Tootsie Non-Equity National Tour (2021) Back to Show Credits Highlights See full list Cast See full list Musical Numbers No songs listed for this production yet. She got cast as Sandy when it was equity. Tootsie National Tour: Equity Production Scrapped, to start non-union It was before it got to Broadway, when it was in workshop phases," he said. The company behind current Oscar nominee Everything Everywhere All at Once seems to have rescued the historic venue. Adam du Plessis is perfectly flamboyant Ron Calisle, the director/choreographer behind the fictional Broadway musical being put on in the plot. Casting is by Binder Casting, Chad Murnane CSA. Carl: Alec Ruiz TRIBUTE opens at Desiderio's Dinner Theatre October 13 at Bobby J's American Grill AMERICAN SON presented by Ujima NOTE NEW OPENING DATE! Its the REVIVALS that got small. Natalie Charles Ellis just put on her Instagram that she is very frustrated. Disney FROZEN | The Broadway Musical - Homepage Book by Robert Horn But it also was saying something about gender disparity, which still exists. Trivia & History No trivia or history listed. Smart, sparkling and priceless, Tootsie soars." The New York Times Call it "musical comedy heaven" (Rolling Stone). Due to popular demand, tickets for The Play That Goes Wrong are now on sale through October 29, 2023. I'm a tour operator myself and I have to admit that the healthier the Tourism industry is, the better I can plan my future and feel confident that all the losses I had to take last year will be recovered. In these turbulent times, when the world seems out of balance, we need a place to let the good times roll, raves Rolling Stone. Meg Masseron, This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. Orchestrations: Simon Hale The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. We and our partners share information on your use of this website to help improve your experience. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. A friend of mine just posted on Facebook how disappointed he was that Tootsie, which was supposed to go out as Equity this fall has scrapped those plans and will now start out non-union. SIX on Broadway | US Tour | The National Tour of Tootsie. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". Gordon, Maverick Hiu, Dominique Kempf, Ashton Lambert, Marquez Linder, Lucy Panush, and Alec Ruiz. Logan Culwell-Block These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. The production closed. There will be Equity Chorus Calls on Jan. 9 and 10. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. The statement reads: "Let's just face it,. Call it musical comedy heaven (Rolling Stone). Does Equity want more safety precautions or something? The new piece explores the effects of mass media with a story about a family tasked with filling the airwaves of a small-town TV station in 1959. Tours are where the $$$ is at. Im assuming To Kill a Mockingbird will be equity. During the 2018-19 theater season the last full season before the pandemic unionized touring shows grossed $1.6 billion and. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. What Do Critics Think of Shakespeare Theatre Company's, Film Studio A24 Buys Off-Broadway's Cherry Lane Theatre, World Premiere of Cameron Darwin Bossert's, Ariana DeBose, Amanda Seyfried, More to Star in Comedy Film, See Arinz Kene Explore Art and Gentrification in Photos of. Broadway By Design: Gregg Barnes Brings SOME LIKE IT HOT from Page to Stage. For more information regarding the tour, please visit:https://tootsiemusical.com/, Jeffrey Kare currently resides in Raleigh, North Carolina. (October 15 - 30) at 429 Plymouth in Buffalo matt1982 said: "Do we know the equity status of other tours meant to go out this fall? Thanks for your comment, Anna. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. The genre-defying work has transferred to Off-Broadway's The Shed. Notto mention for a Broadway tour to be financially viable, it HAS to be hitting bigger markets. Director Dave Solomon, who worked as an associate on the Broadway production, provides some slick staging which involves a Greek chorus that appears in some solo numbers to provide backup (quite effectively) as well as help move set pieces on stage and off. National Tour of Tootsie Launches October 10 | Playbill Whos to say how much longer the wicked or Hamilton tour will stay on their production contracts. "Tootsie" will be staged at the Bushnell Feb. 21-26. Tootsie plays through December 12, 2021 at The National Theatre 1321 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, DC. They're just a couple of fools ready to entertain you! Tootsie,the hilarious Tony Award-winning musical, is comingto Segerstrom Center for a limited two-week engagement from May 31 to June 12. Based on the story by DON McGUIRE and LARRY GELBART and the COLUMBIA PICTURES motion picture produced by PUNCH PRODUCTIONS and starring DUSTIN HOFFMAN Broadway Choreography by DENIS JONES TR | Tootsie Roll Industries Inc. Financial Statements - WSJ As alter-ego Dorothy, Becker offers homage to Dustin Hoffmans film interpretation, for example, lightly tapping his upper chest area, under his pearl necklace, for emphasis when speaking. Michael Dorsey/Dorothy Michaels: Drew Becker STEVE McCOY (Grandpa Joe) is extraordinarily glad to be here reprising his role in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.National Tours: Monty Python's Spamalot (King Arthur, world record for most performances), Man of La Mancha (Cervantes) The Will Rogers Follies (Will Rogers), Oliver (Bill Sykes), 42nd Street (Swing). The Tony-winning Broadway musical "Tootsie" is casting singers and dancers for its national touring ensemble. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Tours to You strives to provide accurate information. Cast and Creative Team Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Solomon has been with the musical version of "Tootsie" from the beginning. There were protests in NY. Having been born and raised in Northeast Ohio, Jeffrey took interest in live theater at age 11. Logan Culwell-Block EQUITY TOURS 1776 Ain't Too Proud Aladdin Beetlejuice Clue Live on Stage Come From Away Company Dear Evan Hansen Frozen Funny Girl Broadway61004 said: "Kad said: "HogansHero said: "are you folks seriously laboring under the mis-impression that ANY tour is going out this fall? The two will be joined by Chloe Fineman and Megan Stalter to play a group of childhood friends on a mission to help a former best friend. Audiences are just loving it. Tootsie National Tour: Equity Production Scrapped, to start non-union The design team includes original scenic designer David Rockwell, tour scenic designer Christine Peters, costume designer William Ivey Long, associate costume designer Christopher Vergara, lighting designer Donald Holder, associate lighting designers Vivien Leone and Coby Chasman-Beck, assistant lighting designer Colleen Doherty, sound designer Brian Ronan, associate sound designer Cody Spencer, hair and wig designer Paul Huntley, assistant hair and wig designer Loryn Pretorius, and make-up designer Angelina Avallone with casting by Chad Murnane of Binder Casting. Oh look, another movie turned musical no one was asking for! for lead performances; $750/wk. "I was working on a musical version of '9 to 5,' another early 80s hit comedy, when I first got involved. Media. CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF's Matt De Rogatis Takes Over Our Instagram Today! Tootsie Tickets | Live on Tour in 2023! Payton Reillys Sandy is frighteningly insecure, but she executes her dizzyingly difficult opening number, Whats Gonna Happen, with the precision of an ice skater in the dance portion of the Olympics. Music & Lyrics: David Yazbek In 1982, Dustin Hoffman starred in Sydney Pollack's gender-bending comedy flick "Tootsie," voted one of the top 100 movies of all time by the American Film Institute. The statement reads: "Let's just face it, sometimes you have the best intentions, but your overall execution doesn't match. Dorothy takes it with good humor (perhaps age has given her wisdom), and the two of them have some strikingly comic scenes together, which I will not ruin for you by describing. Talent, aged 20-49, is wanted. Not sure about The Cher Show or Pretty Woman. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. Why in the heck should this thing tour at all?I'm amazed this thing actually had road producers wanting to actually boook it. When Jeff meets Dorothy for the first time, he declares her Faye Dunaway as a gym coach. And when Michael, in costume as Dorothy, asks Jeff if he looks heavy, Jeff diplomatically replies: You look difficult to abduct.. LOL"Seriously. Theater Talk: Buffalo's own Dominique Kempf starts the national tour of Nashville Tootsie's Orchid Lounge. It remains imperative to everyone involved that we achieve equal representation of all people in the acting company. In turn, Equity can reject or accept this application based on the overall package. ", Drew Becker as Michael Dorsey in "Tootsie. Between 2000 and 2004, Equity lost 40 percent of the road in one-week markets. Stan Fields: Steve Brustien It's a non-equity tour and is now on the Equity DO NOT WORK list. "Tours should be starting up by the fall. Michael, desperate for work, transforms himself into Dorothy Michaels. Featuring a hilarious Tony-winning book by Robert Horn and an outrageously clever score by 2018 Tony winner David Yazbek (The Bands Visit, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels), this New York Times Critics Pick is a joyful delight (The Washington Post) thats so packed with punchlines, it should be called a jokebox musical! (Bloomberg). Indeed, most of the musical numbers exploit this line of tongue-in-cheek irony and genuine respect for the sincerity of the characters feelings. It is a lesson learned in how we communicate casting breakdowns in the future, and we promise to continue to strive to make diversity and inclusion a top priority here at Binder Casting. As the young actress, Julie Nichols, Alexandra serenades Dorothy with the gently tuneful There Was John, recounting her long-ago choice of ambition over love. Original Broadway Director: Scott Ellis And Robert Horn is really just hilarious. Max Van Horn: Lukas James Miller Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. But, obviously even before the pandemic it was successful and getting laughs, he said. Review: TOOTSIE National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center Whenever Drew is on stage as Dorothy Michaels, he looks and sounds fabulous. ANASTASIA The Musical | Official Tour Site | Home I don't even know if Tours will happen this year judging by the outlook of how people are attending vaccination rollout. Current Project: 'Tootsie' the musical (Mariott Marquis Theatre NYC) Accounting questions and answers. The non-Equity touring cast charmed the opening-night audience. The show-within-a-show of this production is a musical version of a sequel to Romeo and Juliet, and the entire company join in singing Juliets show-stopping number: Im Alive, with such deathless lyrics as: Dont hold your nose / I wont decompose / I smell like a rose / Im alive. This is the mixed blessing of Yazbeks score: the lyrics are so purposefully snarky-awful-clever, that the music cant always catch up with them. 'Tootsie' musical updates cross-dressing comedy for new era at National Gordon, Maverick Hiu, Dominique Kempf, Marquez Linder, Lucy Panush, Alec Ruiz DB Bonds); Regional: Clifford Bradshaw in Cabaret (JET). Now Casting: Broadway Musical 'Tootsie' Is Casting Its National Tour Gone Female Trio: Leyla Ali, Delaney Gold, Dominique Kempf "I remember being up in the second balcony and it all looked very small, but it was still such a great show. "I grew up seeing shows all the time, at both the Bushnell and the Shubert in New Haven. This is a public FB status update, so:https://www.facebook.com/nchernicoff/posts/10216375791015588?__tn__=H-R, are you folks seriously laboring under the mis-impression that ANY tour is going out this fall? Music supervision by Dean Sharenow, vocal & incidental arrangements by Andrea Grody, dance arrangements by David Chase, orchestrations by Simon Hale, and music coordination by Talitha Fehr. Dave Solomon is an award-winning New York-based writer and director currently directing the national tour of Tootsie, stopping in Hartfordthis month. Call it Tootsie! Actors in 'Waitress' Tour Seek to Join Labor Union Anyone not in the union is non-union, so you, my parents, etc are all non union actors if you chose to audition.