▁ ▁The ▁national ▁tour ▁launched ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁at ▁the ▁A hm anson ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁with ▁Car men ▁C us ack , ▁A . J . ▁Sh ively , ▁Jeff ▁Bl um enk rant z , ▁and ▁Stephen ▁Lee ▁Anderson ▁all ▁repr ising ▁their ▁original ▁Broadway ▁roles . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁cities ▁scheduled ▁are ▁San ▁Francisco , ▁CA ; ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁U T ; ▁Houston , ▁T X ; ▁Wor c ester , ▁MA ; ▁R ale igh , ▁NC ; ▁New ▁H aven , ▁CT ; ▁Dallas , ▁T X ; ▁and ▁Charlotte , ▁NC , ▁through ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁West ▁Orange ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Winter ▁Garden , ▁Florida , ▁was ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁premi ere ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁Under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁T ara ▁Whit man , ▁the ▁school ▁submitted ▁the ▁show ▁to ▁the ▁International ▁Th esp ian ▁Society ' s ▁" Main stage " ▁competition . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁West ▁Orange ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁eight ▁schools ▁invited ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁the ▁Florida ▁State ▁Th esp ian ▁Festival , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁eleven ▁schools ▁invited ▁to ▁perform ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁International ▁Th esp ian ▁Festival ▁in ▁Lincoln , ▁Neb r aska . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁completion ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁tour , ▁Musical ▁Theatre ▁West ▁in ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁California , ▁bought ▁the ▁rights ▁along ▁with ▁the