touring company

American  

[toor-ing kuhm-puh-nee] / ˈtʊər ɪŋ ˌkʌm pə ni /

noun

1. 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.

2. 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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Etymology

Origin of touring company

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

In 1967, she sang a single outdoor performance of another Verdi opera, “I Vespri Siciliani,” with the Met touring company in Newport, R.I.

From Washington Post

The range of shows that could potentially be banned under such legislation — such as Shakespeare plays, in which a number of characters cross-dress; “Hairspray,” the popular musical in which the protagonist’s mother is usually played by a man in a dress; and “1776,” whose current touring company features an all-female, trans and nonbinary cast, was, she said, “absurd.”

From New York Times

She was soon dancing with the Royal Ballet Touring Company, and in 1958 she starred in MacMillan’s “The Burrow,” a claustrophobic drama that reminded some critics of “The Diary of Anne Frank.”

From Washington Post

Touring company Kenny Wax said it was left with no choice but to cancel the performances after members were forced to self-isolate.

From BBC

A spokeswoman for Kenny Wax Productions said the whole touring company had to self-isolate as a result of close contact with members who had tested positive.

From BBC