US Tour 5 Troika

The fifth US Touring production was the first (and thus far only) non-Equity tour and ran from 2001 to 2012. It was staged by Troika Productions and set a gruelling pace, often stopping only one night in a location, and performing two, sometimes three shows per stop.

Production Specifics
As a production descended from Broadway, it resembled that show more than the London/Video look. The tour had a reduced cast of 20, and initially tried out an abridged version of the show that cut "Bustopher Jones" and "The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles". Bustopher Jones was added back when the production officially opened, but "Pekes and Pollicles" remained cut the entire run. Coricopat and Tantomile were not included for the majority of the run, but were reintroduced for the final 2011-2012 season, with the swings taking turns each night to play them.

The costumes used for the run were made by Troika's in-house costume department, and have a distinctive pale, bright look to the designs.

Credits
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 * Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Orchestrations by Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Cullen.
 * Lighting Design by David Hersey.
 * Lighting Adapted by Rick Belzer.
 * Set and Costumes Designed by John Napier.
 * Scenic Design Reproduced by Raymond Huessy.
 * Scenery adapted by Kelly Tighe (2009)
 * Casting by Dave Clemmons
 * Musical Supervisor Kristen Blodgette.
 * Sound by Mark Norfolk, Gaston Briski.
 * Musical Director Jonathan W Gorst.
 * Original Associate Director and Choreographer Gillian Lynne
 * Original Director Trevor Nunn
 * Directed and Choreographed for the Tour by Richard Stafford.
 * Associate Choreographer Suzanne Viverito
 * Assistant Choreographer Mark R Moreau

Cast
The Casts generally changed seasonally, running from September/October to June/July.

2002 - 2003

 * May 2003 Review

2003 - 2004

 * October 2003 Cast
 * December 2003 Cast

2004 - 2005

 * Fan Report, March 2005
 * Fan Report

2005 - 2006

 * Additional Swings 2005/06: Christopher E. Sidoli, Ryan Richardson, Margaret Kelly, Beau Speer
 * Fan Report

2008 - 2009

 * Reviews: Sep 2008, Oct 2008, Dec 2008, Jan 2009, Mar 2009

2009 - 2010

 * Playbills: Mar 2010
 * Reviews: Apr 2010, Aug 2010

2010 - 2011

 * Playbills: April 2011, May 2011
 * Reviews: Dec. 21, 2010

2011 - 2012

 * March 2012 Playbill

2001 - 2002
References:
 * Tour Dates 2001-02
 * Fan Trip Reports

2002 - 2003
(INCOMPLETE)
 * Reference

2003 - 2004

 * 16 - 17 Sep 2003 - Orpheum Theater - Sioux City, Iowa
 * 30 Sep - 26 Oct 2003 - The National Theatre, Washington, D.C.
 * 2 - 3 Dec 2003 - Jesse Auditorium, Columbia, Missouri
 * 4 - 7 March 2004 - Southam Hall, National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada
 * 16 - 18 March 2004 - The Forum, Binghamton, NY
 * 4 - 9 May 2004 - State Theatre, Easton, Pennsylvania
 * 10 - 12 June 2004 - Wharton Center, Michigan
 * 6 - 11 July 2004 - Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 * 23rd August 2004 - Santurce, Puerto Rico

2004 - 2005

 * Oct 2004 - Center for the Performing Arts, Governors State University
 * Nov 5, 2004 - Elliott Hall of Music, Purdue University
 * April 15-17 2005 - Blaisdell Concert Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii
 * April 21-24 2005 - Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Hawaii
 * June 2005 - Billings, Montana
 * August 2005 - Puebla, Mexico
 * ?? - September 25th, 2005 - The Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL (next stop: Rolla, Mo)

2006 - 2007

 * January 2006 - Arizona
 * February 2006 - NJPAC, Newark, NJ
 * 19th March 2006 - Reno, NV (2 shows)
 * 23rd - 26th March 2006 - Portland, OR (6 shows)
 * 28th March - 2nd April 2006 - Calgary, AB, Canada
 * July 2006 - Peoria, IL
 * 1st September 2006 - Rio de Janiero, Brazil
 * 3rd October 2006 - Arena Santiago, Chile
 * October 17, 2006 - Durham, NC - one night only.

2007 - 2008
October 14, 2007 – 29th June 2008. Approx. 70 venues in 9 months.

2008 - 2009

 * 7th - 12th October 2008 - Vancouver


 * 19th - 22nd November 2008 - NJPAC,Newark, NJ

2009 - 2010
South American Tour Dates
 * October 2009 - Carr Performing Arts Centre, Orlando, Florida
 * August 20 - 22, 2010 - Montreal

2012

 * Reference