There was a TGJ CD. I have a copy.
I too am hopeful of a major new production next year, perhaps later in the year.
My theory is that the 2014 North America tour will not be to celebrate the 10th anniversary. It will be something similar to the current show, but with various changes/updates/alterations.
Then come September or October is when they'll film the 10th anniversary DVD which would probably as a PBS special as well. Where, I have no idea, but Ireland would seem to be a high probability. It would be released in time for the 10th anniversary tour in 2015.
One would hope for the filmed event they'd try to bring back as many of the girls as possible. Even better would be if on the 2015 tour, they could have some of the original members with the tour at various stages, even if only for a couple of weeks for each one.
Good theory, and maybe
right......
but PBS has already announced a
new 2014 TV Show! I can't imagine it being a mashup of clips from the old shows, and every prior TV show has been somehow 'bigger' than the prior ones. PBS needs 'new and exciting' to pull in donors, and they probably need something to replace Believe for next year's fund raising and tickets for North American tour. For PBS CW is all about raising money, and I doubt that CW has enough money to fund a full show production (hundreds of people to pay) without financial backing from PBS. I'd expect a recording, very likely back in Ireland or even someplace else in Europe, maybe sometime between August and October this year. Do they have a break in their touring schedule to do it before the Christmas tour? They would also need time for a studio recording of the new songs.
If I were you guys, I'd get a passport
right now, and start saving for airplane tickets to Ireland for this fall!
GeorgeN