i second the little shop curtain and the millie one.
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
I saw the Producers recently and it had a plain black curtain. Is that how it is in NYC? I really do like show curtains, i think it def. sets the mood for the musical/play. Anyone else with pictures feel free to post, i love looking at them!
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
The tour just uses the house curtain, I believe. In Cleveland, it was orangish...and they just threw a gobo wash on it.
i LOVE the "RENT" curtain. It is INCREDIBLE!
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
Could someone please describe the Millie show curtain to me? On tour, it was just a red house curtain.
its a white screen/ curtain with the dictionary definition of the word modern written on, it was then lit around the edges with a rotating color gobo
Front row at Hairspray - that curtain gave me such a headache.
Jwei123,
There was a RENT show curtain? When I saw the show on tour, the entire set and everything was sitting on the stage before the show.
hehe logan, I was making a joke, because everyone was listing their favorites, and talking about how elaborate, etc, and rent (on tour and on broadway) doesn't have one. my humor sucks
cool icon tho! :)
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
oh, lol i thought you just meant the large ammount of smoke on the stage before the actors come out
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
Does someone have a picture of the Millie show curtain? The tour doesn't use one.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/30/04
Could yall please describe the curtins! I would LOVE to hear what they look like! I've seen some of the ones listed though.
My fav.s are: Gypsy(rev.), Wicked, Millie, and Hairspray(not one of my fav.s but I like it).
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/15/03
I don't really remember Gypsy's all that wel. However, I do remember loving the pink-ish stripes on the proscenium.
I also like Wicked's.
Broadway Star Joined: 2/7/05
Yeah. Could someone please send me pics or links on where to get pics, because I've never been to New York and would love to see what you guys are talking about.
Stand-by Joined: 2/19/05
The Pillowman curtain was fairly basic (The name of the show bordered by a uneven zigzag box) but very in keeping with the feeling of the show (it seemed like a logo a warped child would draw). The lighting used on it at the begininning and endings of acts along with the incidental music set the tone for the evening.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/30/04
Yes, could someone PLEASE post a link to a site that has pic. of the curtins!? Or could someone PLEASE PM the stuff!?
some of the best ones are still the shows that don't use curtains...
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
I know the first one is Rent, but what's the second one? Cats?
ahhh RENT!
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/25/05
Millie:
Hairspray:
Beauty and the Beast:
42nd Street:
Forbidden Broadway:
DRS:
Good Vibrations:
check out my New Amsterdam Theater pics here:
http://community.webshots.com/album/281223668yqgjcD
Updated On: 3/27/05 at 08:44 PM
I'm just wondering, when did Broadway shows start abandoning the traditional curtain and start making their own individualized curtains? What was the first show that did this?
yeah, I like Wicked's curtain too, especially with the Time Dragon. And anything with an overwhelming amount of hot pink is awesome!
Les Miz's curtain was great.
Aida, LSOH, and Wicked.
Videos