BIG LEAGUE PRODUCTIONS, INC. is celebrating its 19th season of producing, general managing, and booking Broadway musicals and special attractions for touring throughout North America and the world. By special permission from Disney Productions, Big League just developed and toured extensively a brand new production of Elton John and Tim Rice's AIDA to great critical acclaim (visit www.theaidatour.com). In addition to its current tour of the unique spectacular BLAST, Big League is preparing an international tour of AIDA in the forthcoming season. Among the recent highlights was a new touring production of the world famous mega-musical, Miss Saigon, developed in collaboration with Cameron Mackintosh, which toured the US and Canada for four years. Other productions of notoriety were the Japanese and North American touring productions of 42nd Street with the creative team from the recent Tony Award winning Broadway revival as well as a three year tour of Meredith Willson's The Music Man as conceived by Susan Stroman. Other successes have included Footloose (Las Vegas, Atlantic City, North American Tour), tours of Titanic, 1776, Peter Pan, as well as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum starring Rip Taylor. Big League's renowned production of The Who's Tommy has been seen throughout North America, South America, Europe, and most recently in Tokyo. Future highlights will include the 30th Anniversary National Tour of the Tony Award winning musical Ain't Misbehavin' with the Tony-Award winning direction by Richard Maltby, Jr., and starring American Idol winner, recording artist Ruben Studdard, as well as Frenchie Davis of Idol fame. Also in the works is the development of a new dynamic production of the stage adaptation of the iconic renowned children's film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. The booking department at Big League, helmed by John Starr, is among the most respected in the industry.