a second national us tour launched in seattle in early 1995 and would close very successfully in august 2000 in buffalo ny after playing engagements in most major us and canadian markets, including honolulu hi, san francisco, toronto, and return engagements in boston (twice), chicago and west palm beach. the tour originally starred deedee magno as kim (later kristine remigio, kym hoy, and mika nishida), thom sesma as the engineer (later joseph anthony foronda), and matt bogart as chris (replaced by will chase, steven pasquale, greg stone and will swenson). this production boasted all the original design and creative elements of broadway, but on a scale that most major market road houses could accommodate.