Profile for Matthew Dotzman

Do you feel the same about shows such as Mean Girls, The Wedding Singer, Les Miserables, Mamma Mia, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Hairspray, Spring Awakening, Amelie, An American in Paris, Anastasia, Beetlejuice, Big Fish, Catch Me If You Can, Kinky Boots, Mrs. Doubtfire, School of Rock, etc and the countless others that are based on a film, book, or other source material? What do you mean by "new", "innovative", "original"? If you mean completely never, ever seen before then that would disqualif...

Correct - they replaced the pyrotechnics (Enchantress fireball, BOG champange exploding, and end explosions when Potts/Lumiere/Cogsworth turn human) with large puffs of dry ice/fog at the Lunt.

Hi everyone! I was Chip in the Broadway production. I was the only Chip to perform in both productions at the Palace and the Lunt. It was a one in a lifetime experience for me and happy to answer any questions. The version at the Lunt was scaled down, some ensemble track/swing tracks were cut. Some of the magical elements were also scaled down -- no fireworks, no candles coming up from the stage at the end of BOG...They also used the National Tour Castle set, so that was a bit different.