[[File:MKLTsymbol.jpg|thumb|250px|Mortal Kombat Live Tour logo]]
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[[File:MKLTsymbol.jpg|thumb|250px|The Mortal Kombat Live Tour logo.]]
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'''Mortal Kombat: Live Tour''' was a martial art theatrical stage show featuring [[Mortal Kombat]] [[:Category:Characters|characters]], sound, and laser light effects on stage. The plot was based on three fighters rescuing their friends and retrieving a magic amulet from the master of [[Outworld]], [[Shao Kahn]] in order to save the earth.
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'''Mortal Kombat: Live Tour''' was a martial art theatrical stage show featuring [[:Category:Characters|characters]] and sound from the [[Mortal Kombat series|''Mortal Kombat'' series]], along with laser light effects on stage. The plot was based on three fighters rescuing their friends and retrieving a magic amulet from the master of [[Outworld]], [[Shao Kahn]], in order to save the Earth.
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==Show summary==
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==Show Summary==
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The show debuted at [[wikipedia:Radio City Music Hall|Radio City Music Hall]] in New York on September 14, 1995, followed by a 200 city road trip into 1996. The show replicated [[MortalKombat]] martial arts and videogamemovesonstagemixed with dancing and music. Lines were pre-recorded and used to demonstrate the official MK sound effects, though there was no dismemberment, decapitation, or Fatalities visible in the show. The audience participated by yelling "Run!" or "Kick him!" as part of the live action. [[Video:Mortal_Kombat_The_Live_Tour_publicity_promo_on_KTLA_5|thumb|250px|right|Mortal Kombat: Live Tour promo]]
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The show debuted at [[wikipedia:Radio City Music Hall|Radio City Music Hall]] in New York on September 14, 1995, followed by a 200 city road trip into 1996. The show replicated on stage the martial arts and moves from the [[Mortal Kombat series|''Mortal Kombat'' video games]], mixing them with dancing and music. Lines were pre-recorded and used to demonstrate the official sound effects from the games, though there was no dismemberments, decapitations or Fatalities visible in the show. The audience participated by yelling "Run!" or "Kick him!" as part of the live action. [[File:Mortal_Kombat_The_Live_Tour_publicity_promo_on_KTLA_5|thumb|250px|right|Mortal Kombat: Live Tour Promo]]
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==Characters and cast==
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==Characters and Cast==
The following Mortal Kombat characters appear in the show.
The following Mortal Kombat characters appear in the show.
* Kitana #2 — [[Lexi Alexander]] (credited as Lexi Mirai)
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* Kitana #2 — Lexi Alexander (credited as Lexi Mirai)
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* [[Liu Kang]] #1 — [[Carmichael Simon]]
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* [[Liu Kang]] #1 — Carmichael Simon
* Liu Kang #2 — [[Jon Valera]]
* Liu Kang #2 — [[Jon Valera]]
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* Liu Kang #3 — [[Allen Sandoval]]
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* Liu Kang #3 — Allen Sandoval
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* Liu Kang #4 — [[Michael Li]]
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* Liu Kang #4 — Michael Li
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* [[Mileena]] — [[Jennifer DeCosta]]
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* [[Mileena]] — Jennifer DeCosta
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* [[Raiden]] — [[Garth Johnson]]
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* [[Raiden]] — Garth Johnson
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* [[Scorpion]] #1 — [[Anthony Demarco]]
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* [[Scorpion]] #1 — Anthony Demarco
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* Scorpion #2 — [[Darius Wahrhaftig]]
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* Scorpion #2 — Darius Wahrhaftig
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* Scorpion #3 — [[Drew MacIver]]
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* Scorpion #3 — Drew MacIver
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* [[Shang Tsung]] #1 — [[Sidney S. Liufau]]
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* [[Shang Tsung]] #1 — Sidney S. Liufau
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* Shang Tsung #2 — [[James Kim]]
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* Shang Tsung #2 — James Kim
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* Shang Tsung #3 — [[Simon Kim]]
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* Shang Tsung #3 — Simon Kim
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* Shang Tsung #4 — [[Michael Li]]
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* Shang Tsung #4 — Michael Li
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* Shang Tsung #5 — [[Jimim Kim]]
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* Shang Tsung #5 — Jimim Kim
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* Shang Tsung #6 — [[Drew MacIver]]
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* Shang Tsung #6 — Drew MacIver
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* [[Shao Kahn]] #1 — [[Jeffrey D. Haris]][[File:MKLTcast.gif|thumb|Part of the MK Live Tour]]
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* [[Shao Kahn]] #1 — Jeffrey D. Haris
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* Shao Kahn #2 — [[Ted Nordblum]]
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* Shao Kahn #2 — Ted Nordblum
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* [[Sindel]] #1 — [[Eileen Weisinger]]
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* [[Sindel]] #1 — Eileen Weisinger
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* Sindel #2 — [[June Castro]]
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* Sindel #2 — June Castro
* [[Sonya]] #1 — [[Kerri Hoskins]]
* [[Sonya]] #1 — [[Kerri Hoskins]]
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* Sonya #2 — [[Cathleen Ann Gardner]]
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* Sonya #2 — Cathleen Ann Gardner
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* [[SubZero]] #1 — [[Ryan Watson]]
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* [[Sub-Zero]] #1 — [[Ryan Watson]]
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* Sub Zero #2 — [[Darius Wahrhaftig]]
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* Sub Zero #2 — Darius Wahrhaftig
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* Sub Zero #3 — [[Drew MacIver]]
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* Sub Zero #3 — Drew MacIver
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===Additional castmembers===
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===Additional Cast Members===
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* [[Rodney J. Carreon]]
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* Rodney J. Carreon
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* [[Karen Kobayashi]]
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* Karen Kobayashi
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* [[Bobby Liu]]
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* Bobby Liu
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* [[Pawl Wawszczk]]
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* Pawl Wawszczk
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* [[Mark Chemeleski]]
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* Mark Chemeleski
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* [[Chante Hardesty]]
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* Chante Hardesty
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* [[Rodney T. Knight]]
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* Rodney T. Knight
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* [[Mike Roberts]]
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* Mike Roberts
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* [[Ming Tran]]
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* Ming Tran
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* [[Paul Perris]]
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* Paul Perris
===Staff===
===Staff===
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* Writer — [[Drew MacIver]]
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* Writer — Drew MacIver
* Director — Drew MacIver
* Director — Drew MacIver
* Producer — [[Lawrence Kasanoff]]
* Producer — [[Lawrence Kasanoff]]
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* Fight Coordinators — [[Pat E. Johnson]]
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* Fight Coordinators — Pat E. Johnson
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* Fight Coordinators — [[Garth Johnson]]
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* Fight Coordinators — Garth Johnson
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* Fight Coordinators — [[Barbara Bernhardt]]
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* Fight Coordinators — Barbara Bernhardt
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* Fight Coordinators — [[Tracy Fleming]]
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* Fight Coordinators — Tracy Fleming
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* Fight Coordinators — [[Drew MacIver]]
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* Fight Coordinators — Drew MacIver
* Fight Coordinators — [[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]]
* Fight Coordinators — [[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]]
==Production Notes==
==Production Notes==
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* As part of the show, the actors instructed the audience to buy Mortal Kombat amulets at the concession stand to save the earth. However, the tour merchandising team failed to actually manufacture the amulets.[citation needed]
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* As part of the show, the actors instructed the audience to buy ''Mortal Kombat'' amulets at the concession to stand to save the Earth.
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* Joseph Acavedo (Kano) did not speak English at the time of the tour's run.[citation needed]
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* Joseph Acavedo ([[Kano]]) did not speak English at the time of the tour's run.[citation needed]
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* Hakim Alston (Jax) played an Outworld warrior who was defeated by Liu Kang (Robin Shou) in the original MK movie a year earlier.
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* [[Hakim Alston]] ([[Jax Briggs|Jax]]) portrayed an Outworld warrior who was defeated by Liu Kang (Robin Shou) in the original [[Mortal Kombat (film)|''Mortal Kombat'' movie]] a year earlier.
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* Fight Coordinator Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa also appeared in the movie as Shang Tsung.
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* Fight coordinator [[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]] also appeared in the movie, playing [[Shang Tsung]].
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* thelasers were produced by Laser Fantasy International of Seattle and operated by Dave Haskell and Chris Thornberry. A medium frame Spectra Physics and a 40 watt laser scope were used along with a custom fiber system for these effects.
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* The laser visual effects were produced by Laser Fantasy International of Seattle, and were operated by Dave Haskell and Chris Thornberry. For these effects, a medium frame Spectra Physics and a 40 watt laser scope were used along with a custom fiber system.
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Latest revision as of 17:26, December 31, 2019
The Mortal Kombat Live Tour logo.
Mortal Kombat: Live Tour was a martial art theatrical stage show featuring characters and sound from the Mortal Kombat series, along with laser light effects on stage. The plot was based on three fighters rescuing their friends and retrieving a magic amulet from the master of Outworld, Shao Kahn, in order to save the Earth.
The show debuted at Radio City Music Hall in New York on September 14, 1995, followed by a 200 city road trip into 1996. The show replicated on stage the martial arts and moves from the Mortal Kombat video games, mixing them with dancing and music. Lines were pre-recorded and used to demonstrate the official sound effects from the games, though there was no dismemberments, decapitations or Fatalities visible in the show. The audience participated by yelling "Run!" or "Kick him!" as part of the live action.
Mortal Kombat The Live Tour publicity promo on KTLA 5
The laser visual effects were produced by Laser Fantasy International of Seattle, and were operated by Dave Haskell and Chris Thornberry. For these effects, a medium frame Spectra Physics and a 40 watt laser scope were used along with a custom fiber system.
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