US Tour 5 Troika

The fifth US Touring production was the first 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 in Atlantic City that cut "Bustopher Jones", "Growltiger's Last Stand" and "The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles". Bustopher Jones and Growltiger were added back when the production officially opened in North Carolina, 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
For complete cast information, See Here.

Tour Dates
The production followed the typical US touring schedule, with each season starting in the summer and running through the next summer.

2007 - 2008
October 14, 2007 – June 29, 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
 * March 1 -2, 2010 - Alberta Bair Theater, Billings, Montana
 * August 20 - 22, 2010 - Montreal

2011 - 2012
December 27, 2011 - June 17, 2012.

Links

 * msjellicle.com (archived): Extensive cast lists and bios, tour schedule, fan reports etc