A Tale of Two Cities set question?

[esparza 333]

Posted: 9/14/08 at 11:25am

Like many I am a huge fan of the sets in general so anyway I was watching the broadway.com rehearsal video on Tale and when they were talking about the sets they showed models and model photo of the set. They showed numerous photos that have been shown in articles etc. But there was once photo of a ship that looked in beautiful but totally different in style compared to the other sets. I was wondering what that ship was as part of the story and how it looks on stage in previews.

[Ashley4Tale]

Posted: 9/14/08 at 2:08pm

Having seen the show in previews in Sarasota, I think I can anwsear your set question.
Unfortunately for this show, there have been much undeserved criticism about nearly everything. But I can tell you that the ship scene was, in my taste and opinion (and I AM a commercial artist, trained and with, being told, plenty of discern and talent for my art), an extremely visually effective and beautiful backgroung for the scene when Lucy, Miss Pross, and Mr Jarvis were going to France to get Lucy's Dad. When I saw uit in Broadway previews, they did not have it, either;a shame!

I do hope that the creative team will put this great visual back prior to the official opening. I believe the negative talk on this forum has pushed Tale's team to make unneccessary changes which, in my humble opinion, have taken some of the "Sarasota magic" away from the show.

Well, "if dreams came true", perhaps Tale will develop its own "Broadway magic", after all.
Do see this show and form your own opinion, otherwise you will be missing out on some beautiful Broadway art.

[philly03]

Posted: 9/14/08 at 2:13pm

The ship image is a backdrop used I think two or three times. They usually put boxes/nets too from what I recall.

It's really only used as a means of a set. There's not actual meaning to it I don't believe. It's used from when they are coming from France & going to France as well.

[HeightOfNonchalance]

Posted: 9/14/08 at 2:47pm

It was a different style from the rest of the sets, and for that reason was welcome. It is and it looks two-dimensional - no perception that the sails overlap.

[TooDarnHot]

Posted: 9/14/08 at 2:49pm

Titanic?