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Breaking News: THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY National Tour Will Launch from Iowa This Fall!
By: Nicole Rosky Mar. 10, 2015
The national tour of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, winner of the 2014 Tony Award® for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations, will launch in Des Moines, IA at the Des Moines Civic Center with performances beginning Saturday, November 28th and an official opening on Tuesday, December 1st. Based on one of the most romantic stories ever written, THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY will travel to more than 15 cities in its first season with additional cities to be announced soon.
The critically acclaimed musical of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY features one of Broadway's most accomplished creative teams with music and lyrics by three-time Tony Award®-winning composer JASON ROBERT BROWN (Parade, The Last Five Years), book by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer MARSHA NORMAN (The Secret Garden, The Color Purple, 'night, Mother), and led by the Tony Award®-winning director BARTLETT SHER (South Pacific, The King and I, The Light in the Piazza).
The team also includes scenic design by two-time Tony Award®-winner MICHAEL YEARGAN (The Light in the Piazza, South Pacific), costume design by five-time Tony Award-winnerCATHERINE ZUBER (South Pacific, The Light in the Piazza, The Coast of Utopia), lighting design by two-time Tony Award-winner DONALD HOLDER (South Pacific, The Lion King), sound design by JON WESTON, orchestrations by JASON ROBERT BROWN, and movement by DANNY MEFFORD.
Casting for the national tour of THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY will be announced at a later date. The full schedule is as follows:
Des Moines, IA (Des Moines Civic Center)
November 28 - December 5, 2015
Dec. 8, 2015 - Jan. 17, 2016 Houston, TX (The Hobby Center)
January 19 - 31, 2016 Las Vegas, NV (The Smith Center)
February 23 - 28, 2016 Pittsburgh, PA (Benedum Center)
March 8 - 13, 2016 Dayton, OH (Schuster Center)
March 15 - 20, 2016 Fayetteville, AR (Walton Arts Center)
April 19 - 24, 2016 West Palm Beach, FL (Kravis Center)
April 26 - May 1, 2016 Minneapolis, MN (Orpheum Theatre)
June 21 - 26, 2016 Washington, DC (The Kennedy Center)
June 28 - July 17, 2016
For more information, please visit www.BridgesMusical.com
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