Web-series-turned-TV-show Broad City opens door for further adaptations with live tour
Since launching in 2010, Broad City has taken the form of a web series, an occasional stage show at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, and a half-hour series currently airing on Comedy Central. Now comes the Broad City Live Tour, a sign that there’s no stopping Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson’s portrait of 20-something life in New York from turning into a book, a tie-in breakfast cereal, or a literal portrait of 20-something life in New York. Beyond a series of dates that begins March 4, details on the tour are minimal—though the number of rock clubs on the itinerary suggests that Glazer and Jacobson might end up putting their percussion skills to good use. Glazer and Jacobson will be on the road through April 5 (presumably not riding the Citi Bikes in the image above), at which point Broad City is free to morph into its next incarnation. Maybe it’ll be an alternate reality game in which Hannibal Buress drops by every 15 minutes to brighten your players’ days with a non sequitur.
Tour dates follow; tickets go on sale at noon Eastern on January 31.
March 4
Cambridge, MA—The Sinclair
March 5
Philadelphia, PA—Trocadero Theatre
March 6
Washington, DC—9:30 Club (tickets for this show on sale at 10 a.m . Eastern on January 30)
March 7
Carrboro, NC—Cat’s Cradle
March 8
Atlanta, GA—Terminal West
March 12
Pontiac, MI—The Crofoot
March 13
Chicago, IL—Lincoln Hall (2 shows)
March 14
Madison, WI—Majestic Theatre
March 15
Minneapolis, MN—Triple Rock Social Club (2 shows)
March 20
Austin, TX—Stateside Theatre
March 21
Houston, TX—Walter’s Downtown
March 22
Dallas, TX—The Kessler Theater
March 24
Denver, CO—Bluebird Theater (2 shows)
March 26
Seattle, WA—Neumos
March 27
Portland, OR—Mississippi Studios (2 shows)
March 28
San Francisco, CA—Great American Music Hall
March 29
Los Angeles, CA—Troubador
April 5
Brooklyn, NY—The Bell House