how to invite musical casts for show to abroad?

Question

who should i contact??

Answer 1

Of course the first thing you must do is to check that the rights are available for performances in the part of the world in which you want to play. For all you knolw the play's copyright owner may be planning a huge production in a major producing venue in that country, which if they can negotiate a deal could well involve the managers of that venue saying "We want to have the exclusive rights for two years" which means neither party is going to welcome your turning up with a touring production to steal their audience (as they will see it).

And so as soon as the copyright holders know of your plans they may simply say "the rights are not yet released" to bide time to see if they can get the producing management they want to commit to a production to sign on the dotted line.

You have to accept that Equity (the actors union) wants to protect performers from being dumped abroad with no money to get home, by managements whose ability to sell the show to bookers was not sufficient to break even, i.e. if the management lose money, they are going to be tempted to try to pass that loss on to the weekly-paid performers and stage staff.

Equity therefore will want to see a management pay a deposit equal to at least 2 weeks' wages + touring allowance, for every member of the company into a fund that can cover for this eventuality or they won't agree to the tour taking place, and that will make it much much harder for anyone to mount a tour, if potential cast members know that Equity have turned the tour down because they are not confident the management can pay their bills ... doesn't exactly inspire confidence, does it?

So my advice is that you need to contact Equity in the earliest stages of planning the tour to discuss what is involved in running a tour abroad and what kind of money they are going to want to see deposited upfront.

That achieved your audition invitations can then say that the tour is Equity-approved and people will be more inclined to want to tour with you.

The key to a successful tour abroad is your stage management team knowing the venues and the logistic problems they could face (eg knowing the stage is too small at this particular theatre for one of the dance numbers in the show). If you have never toured abroad yourself before, make sure you have stage managers that have, and who are fluent in the languages concerned.

Answer 2

You're wanting, say, Wicked to mount a professional production in your country? Am I understanding the question correctly?

Look up the website for the show you're interested in; there will be contact information for the producers there somewhere.

A first-class professional tour is going to want first-class venues, first-class hotels, and a reasonable chance of coming close to selling out.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Tours go to many countries. If you want a specific show, contact whomever holds the rights. Start with MTIshows.com and go from there.

Answer 4

It's going to be very, very expensive for you.