Wicked Offers Saturday Morning Behind-the-Scenes Tours - theatermania.com

[CapitalEss]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 1:25am

Has anyone done this? Is it worthwhile?

[EnterSL]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:27am

Ive never gone, but Im 100% sure it is!:) i cant wait to go!

[Becky]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 11:57am

I went on the first week - and it was very nice. They have costumes (Idina's black dress, Kristin's opening dress, Joel's wizard outfit, and others), props, photos, masks, a set design model, etc. upstairs in the lobby area for you to walk around and view. A couple of cast members conducted the tour - and spoke about some of the things in the lobby. Then they took us into the theater and shows a video (as they talked a little bit about the show), and then they conducted a question/answer session afterwards. The question/answer thing was very interesting (I guess depending on what questions are asked!), but I learned a LOT about how the show is run, what happens behind the scenes during a performance, etc.

I would highly recommend taking the tour - it was incredibly interesting.

[kasim]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 12:08pm

i have another question, i saw this ... it said something about sellign to tickets for that week that week ... is their anyway to get them in advance?

[adamgreer]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 12:26pm

So do you ever actually go backstage? Or does it all take place in the lobby, and then inside of the theater?

It sounds as if they're cleverly telling you you don't go backstage by calling it a Behind the Scenes tour and not Backstage Tour

[Becky]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 3:34pm

No, you never go backstage.

It would have been nice to go back, but with the large group of people I'm guessing it would be tough to manage taking everyone back (I've been back there before and there never would have been enough room for us all to fit comfortably.)

Also, those hoping for a "making of" film with original cast members will be disappointed. It mainly features clips and interviews with the touring cast (Stephanie and Kendra, etc) and the creative team -- with very few clips of the broadway cast (in fact, I don't remember if there were any at all...hmm.....)

It's still completely worth it though....

[Popular]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 3:37pm

Ooooh, I'd MUCH rather see interview with the touring cast then a making of film clip anyway! :)

[Becky]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 4:17pm

I'd MUCH rather see interview with the touring cast then a making of film clip anyway

It *is* a "making of" film, just with the touring cast. But I'm guessing you'll be happy either way

[Popular]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 4:31pm

Yeah - too bad I'm in L.A.

[emo_geek]

Posted: 10/20/05 at 10:58pm

What about the speacial merchandise?