#176
Posted: 12/21/10 at 8:54am
People started saying that Little Mermaid did not count as it was during a rehearsal without an audience, well so were the first 2 Spiderman injuries but nobody said that when they happened.
No one said it didn't "count". What I had said is that the reaction here on BWW was less immediate because we didn't know about it until well after the fact. Someone asked if people were angry about that injury. No one said it didn't "count".
Actors, Dancers, Stunt Performers etc are injured more than you think, but because of the drama of this show (fuelled by the press and now it would seem Broadway World) we are hearing every detail. I bet nobody can name any incidents from Starlight, Fame, Saturday Night Fever, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Fosse, West Side Story, Footloose etc etc because those shows did not get so much public attention, hell the actor who got his leg crushed in Lord of the Rings got less attention than this.
The difference is that this production has begged to be the center of attention from the start. And if this injury were the only problem the discussion wouldn't be as animated. But, this is only ONE of the issues. The constant delays, the vast amounts of money being lost. It's not just ONE accident. It's the FOURTH accident (that we know of). Sadly, you can't look at this as an isolated incident. There is a bigger picture to be looked at here.
No one said it didn't "count". What I had said is that the reaction here on BWW was less immediate because we didn't know about it until well after the fact. Someone asked if people were angry about that injury. No one said it didn't "count".
Actors, Dancers, Stunt Performers etc are injured more than you think, but because of the drama of this show (fuelled by the press and now it would seem Broadway World) we are hearing every detail. I bet nobody can name any incidents from Starlight, Fame, Saturday Night Fever, Jesus Christ Superstar, Cats, Fosse, West Side Story, Footloose etc etc because those shows did not get so much public attention, hell the actor who got his leg crushed in Lord of the Rings got less attention than this.
The difference is that this production has begged to be the center of attention from the start. And if this injury were the only problem the discussion wouldn't be as animated. But, this is only ONE of the issues. The constant delays, the vast amounts of money being lost. It's not just ONE accident. It's the FOURTH accident (that we know of). Sadly, you can't look at this as an isolated incident. There is a bigger picture to be looked at here.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
