Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
What's the most important prop in each Broadway and Off Broadway show?
Updated On: 8/3/06 at 01:18 AM
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
In Indian Blood I think it is the folded drawing.
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gee, a wicked witch's broom perhaps?
and i would think hairspray's prop would be quite obvious as well.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
The dumpster in The Wedding Singer.
the rose in Beauty and the Beast. The car in Chitty.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/06
The mirror in BEAUTY AND THE BEAST.
The razor in SWEENEY TODD.
I'd say the hat in WICKED.
Hairspray cans in HAIRSPRAY
hahaha this is a fun game!!!!!!!!
I would say -
Wicked - Broom
Phantom - Chandelier (Does that count as a prop?) and if it doesnt then the Boat.
Avenue Q - Puppets (Obviously)
Blood Brothers - The Gun.
The boat would be a set piece too... I'd say the mask comes closer, though some might say it's a costume piece.
RENT - Candle and camera.
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/10/05
am I going crazy or did the title used to say pop instead of prop?
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
Well Zoneace, I hate to say it, but...
Miss Saigon Helicopter
Ragtime Model T
Wicked Wizard Head OR Bubble
Les Miserables Barricade
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Chandilier's pretty important in Phantom.
the guns in Assassins
Audrey II in Little Shop
although those aren't on B'way anymore
I'd say the coffin in the newer Sweeney
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
The giant lemon in In My Life.
The guns in Assassins.
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/05
Wicked - Cherry Picker (or else those preteen girls would scream their heads out realizing that the witch can't fly)
Ragtime - Model T
Another one that's not playing anymore: The hat in THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA.
The Grail in SPAMALOT.
The record player in THE DROWSY CHAPERONE, if that counts as a prop.
From what I understand, things like the Model-T in Ragtime, the Wizard Head in Wicked, the coffin in Sweeney Todd, etc. would be considered set pieces.
Generally, "if it's bigger than a bread box", then it's part of the set.
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
I was wondering about that, too, The Distinctive Baritone. thanks for the guideline.
So much for my delightful dumpster in The Wedding Singer.
Broadway Star Joined: 1/4/06
Sweeney Todd: razor
Phantom: music box (though it's more obvious in the film) or the ring
Wicked: hat
Evita: the banners and signs carried on during "A New Argentina"
Funny Girl: blue marble egg
Big: the ring Josh gives Susan when she sleeps over
Carrie: the bucket of blood
I wonder about big things like the "Wizard" and the Model T, I mean they are props but they're more like set pieces.
But in ways they are still props.
Take Audry II for instance:
Even past Feed Me it is probably considered a prop
In it's final stage its humongus and takes over half of the stage, but I think it would still count as a prop.
Sometimes it is a fine line between "prop" and "set piece." I've actually seen the matter discussed at rehearsals--"Should this be handled by the set designer or the props master?" Generally though, stuff that you can sit on, lay on, drive, etc. is a set piece, as are especially large objects that are permanantly fixed to the set (like a table or piano). Smaller objects (especially those that are held by a character) are props. Also, the props master will often handle the set decorations as well (i.e. a vase of flowers on the table).
But these are just general guidelines...also, things like the Audrey II puppett, the chandelier in "Phantom" and the helicopter in "Miss Saigon" would probably go under the "special effects" category and be handled by a seperate person/department entirely.
Updated On: 8/3/06 at 03:00 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/05
I was also wondering if the mask in Phantom should be considered part of the costume rather than a prop, though it is kind of used as a prop when it's grabbed off his face.
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