TOURING COMPANY Definition & Meaning

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touring company

[ toor-ing kuhm-puh-nee ]

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noun

1. a cast of stage actors taking a popular show on the road, sometimes replacing certain actors with local ones as they travel from city to city:
  He’s part of the touring company of Rent, which features two members of the original Broadway cast.
2. a popular stage production performed by a traveling cast of actors:
  While in Cleveland we attended the touring company of Les Misérables.
a company whose business is planning, arranging, and conducting sightseeing trips for groups of tourists:
Our first night in Albania was a walking tour with our tour guide and the owner of the touring company.

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Origin of touring company¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

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A federal judge earlier this month ruled that Daniels could not sue Lizzo as an individual, but the singer’s touring company remains a defendant in the case, BBC reported.

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The star and her Big Grrrl Big Touring company have requested that the court dismiss the dancers' allegations.

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Her first theater gig, at age 17, was in the touring company of “Call Me Madam.”

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“I don’t like it. John and I call our touring company Two-Headed Monster, because it is that,” Hall said.

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Cornwall's Miracle Theatre touring company has been awarded a grant of more than £500,000.

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