Bloopers in Broadway shows?- Page 2

[HOUFlip04]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 1:04pm

During the Urinetown Tour, Ron Holgate as Cladwell went up during the Act 1 Finale (So you want happy Mr. Strong...) of a Saturday matinee peformance that I attended. It was priceless! As you may know, his part is very wordy and I knew the lyrics and he had one set of lyrics that was pretty much just jibberish and then he finally gave up and sang "I don't know what I'm singing!" The rest of the cast was cracking up and hiding behind their 'revolution signs' if they had them.

Apparently, this is the first time is has happened on the tour, because at a Musical Theatre Night at a local bar, members of the cast re-told the story. They said it was a great story to tell to their kids.

[ThankstoPhantom]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 1:59pm

A couple of weeks before the ITW revival closed, Chris Seiber went on as Cinerella's Prince, while Adam Brazier went on as Rapunzel's Prince...

During "Hello Little Girl," whe the two of them were the wolves, one of the FUNNIEST bloopers I have ever seen on a Broadwya stage occured...

As the two men ran to the edge oft he stage and fell to their knees, Mr. Brazier's wig fell to off and almost into the Orchestra Pit. Mr. Seiber rubbed Adam's head to say "You're balding!" and Adam ran off the stage while Chris continued the song, with Adam coming back out, without the wolf wig, and completing it...

In January, I met Adam at the WIW stage door, and told him of ths...his reply? "Thank you for making me relive that horrible moment in my life! I had hoped nobody had been there!"

[millie_dillmount]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 2:09pm

When I saw Beauty and the Beast a couple of years ago, it was silent throughout the theater and the last petal was falling off the rose. My friend and I heard this loud mechanical whir as the petal was falling off and started laughing.

[M J R]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 2:26pm

"Cladwell went up during the Act 1 Finale (So you want happy Mr. Strong...)"

Hope that doesn't happen to us!!!!!!!!!

[ErinDillyFan]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 2:32pm

Not broadway, but in local productions I have seen earrings go flying off during dance numbers in Pajama Game and Guys & Dolls.

In Les Miz, the door "to the sewer" in the stage stuck and the actor after several tugs ended up standing up and walking off stage.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 2:49pm

In one performance of 42nd Street there was an ensemble member who held the lyrics to one of the songs while singing it.

[GreenGirl22406]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 3:03pm

Not brilliantly funny, but in rent the "no, please no, not tonight, please now" bit in la vie boheme got majorly screwed up and the guy just said "no... no..." for a little bit until the music ended. I kid of partly wanted to laugh, partly wanted to feel bad, partly wanted to stand up and say it for him...

[Josephine2]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 3:08pm

"In one performance of 42nd Street there was an ensemble member who held the lyrics to one of the songs while singing it."

Which production of "42nd Street" was this and who was it?

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 3:24pm

The set broke during All Shook Up when I saw it early in previews.

[froggy2]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 3:39pm

Stephen Lynch falling off the stage. Awesomest thing ever.

And I heard one time on the Rent tour Angel accidentally knocked over the coat rack with the big white 'Contact' sheet as he walked offstage.

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 3:50pm

""In one performance of 42nd Street there was an ensemble member who held the lyrics to one of the songs while singing it."

Which production of "42nd Street" was this and who was it? "

On Broadway. Don't know who it was.

[Josephine2]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 6:18pm

My Fair Lady, I'm sorry to "beat a dead horse," but was this the original or revival "42nd Street?"

*EDIT*- I just cannot imagine and ensemble member holding the lyrics while singing in that show...especially considering that the songs were generally accompanied by production dance numbers. Updated On: 10/20/06 at 06:18 PM

[Pinky]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 6:31pm

I saw DRS in July & the most funny adorable thing happend...

In Here I Am, the dog yelping started before the guy stomps on the bag...then it didn't stop for about a minute or so. Sherrie couldn't stop laughing & could barely get the lyrics out. Later in the show Jonathan Pryce started to yelp like a dog, but I can't remember which scene... It was Pryceless

[HOUFlip04]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 7:37pm

"Hope that doesn't happen to us!!!!!!!!!"

Um...no comment!

[Jade]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 8:14pm

None of these have actually occurred on Broadway but...

During one performance of Altar Boyz, Tyler Maynard managed to spray water all over himself and then spill water on the floor (which he serreptitiously mopped up with a towel). In the same performance, when pushing the cake trolley off the stage he backed into a piece of the set, and then bumped into a light, before making it off the stage.

I saw quite a few bloopers in the Rent UK Tour. The only one I remember off the top of my head is that the Mimi understudy didn't seem to know her exits very well - A couple of times I could swear I saw her moving towards one exit and the guy playing Roger (Damien Flood) hastily bundling her towards another.

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 10/20/06 at 10:03pm

Here's a little one: During "Betrayal" at the Roundabout, an ice cube fell out of John Slattery's drink onto the floor. Not knowing what else to do, he picked it up and put it back in the drink. EWW...

[bugsers]

Posted: 10/21/06 at 12:08am

I think the most major "blooper" I've ever seen was during DRS, Greg Jbara sliced his finger open on the hotel door just before "Like Zis/Like Zat". He stopped mid-scene, turned to the audience and said "sorry to stop the show, but my finger is bleeding profusely. I need a band aid before I bleed all over everyone." or something like that and exited the stage. Rachel deBenedet (I think) was playing Muriel and just started talking to the audience and bowing and trying to kill time. Greg comes back, goes to re-start the scene, but then immediately stops because he already bled through the band-aid. (He then comments that he really needs his hand for the next scene.) At one point, Jonathan Pryce runs out in character and yells "did anyone need a doctor." Anyway, there is a whole thread somewhere on the night. It was pretty hilarious. And poor Greg was really bleeding-- I could see his bloody band aid all the way up the balcony!!

The other notable, funny "blooper" (if this can be called that) I noticed was at Wicked in Chicago from the first row lotto seats. After ALAYM, when Ana Gasteyer said the "I feel wicked" line, she leaned in to kiss Kristoffer Cusick with her tongue already out and this crazy look on her face. (Since I was all the way to the left of the stage, it was easy to see. Ana had her hand up to block the sightline to her face for the rest of the audience.) They were both cracking up as they hugged out the end of the song. (I've also seen Kristy Cates and Stacie Morgan Lewis similarly molest Kristoffer (random ass grabbing and stealing extra kisses)-- hmm, must be something in the water there!! )

[Lizzya9]

Posted: 10/21/06 at 9:07am

In B&tB at the end when everyone is becoming human and they are celebrating, Mrs. Potts is calling for Chip with her arms out. He totally didn't to come out and poor Mrs. Potts was just standing there going "Oh, my son! Come here!" He eventually came out. LOL = )

[singingbackup]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 10:32pm

Something weird happened last night at Hairspray during Run and Tell That...Tevin Campbell changed shoes or something that I dont remember, i was in first row (lottery) and could see stage right..looks of panic confusion and laughter followed. Wonder what it was.

[HeyJayNYC]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 11:01pm

During the first preview of "Three Days of Rain" when Julia Roberts handed what was supposed to be a tomato to Paul Rudd, it fell on the floor and rolled, and it was obviously plastic. She bent to pick it up and Paul called her Julia instead of by her character's name. The audience started laughing and applauding and Julia just broke into that million dollar smile...BUT..she kept it together! Very endearing actually.

[insertclevernamehere]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 11:16pm

Marc Kudisch told a story on Seth's Chatterbox about being in Beauty and the Beast and watching Mrs. Potts falling over and not being able to pull herself up. Meanwhile no one else on stage except for Sarah Uriate Betty (who weighs all of what, 85 lbs) had hands.
Also, I saw a production of the Secret Garden when Dickens accidently crashed into one of the ghosts and started cursing.
But my favorite was when I saw the tour of Wicked, with an understudy for Elphaba. The cherry picker didn't go up, and instead of playing it cool, she muttered "oh f@ck"

[musicandtemiror]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 11:34pm

Ive herd these

I've seen SO many Rent bloopers...the Captain Crunch box flying into the audience, Mark's scarf getting stuck in the camera/projector/answering machine, Mark's camera falling off the platform during Life Support, Maureen's sunglasses breaking during Over the Moon, Mimi's hair extensions falling out, Roger's guitar strings popping, a certain swing who can't dance for his life falling during Contact, line flubs, mics going out, the candle not lighting, Mimi's slipping on the bars during Out Tonight, the champagne glass somehow getting stepped on, a Mark somehow knocking his glasses off his face, and then messing up the Nanette Himmelfarb line (that I have audio of, lol)...

And then you have the legendary Rent bloopers, like the projector falling over, the understudy Mimi who got her hair set on fire and fell off the bars, all in one day, the Mark and Roger who both managed to break their hand/finger on stage during different shows, the Roger whose pants split, the Roger who burned his fingers while trying to light the candle, the Maureen who threw her drumstick into the audience, and had to ask for it back, the Alexi Darling who forgot to underdress her Contact costume and was standing on stage in her underware...ah Rent. How I love you.

[MCfan2]

Posted: 1/20/08 at 11:52pm

When I saw "Guys and Dolls" at Wolf Trap, an outdoor theater in Virginia, a bird flew on to the stage while Sky and Sarah were singing one of their duets, and kept swooping around and occasionally dive-bombing them all through the song! The actors held it together pretty well, but you could tell they were rattled.

[sesot]

Posted: 1/21/08 at 12:07am

Pretty much the entire performance I saw of Jane Eyre the musical on Broadway was one big blooper. It was one of the last nights of previews. My daddy and I ended up laughing throughout the show it was so bad. We couldn't believe how many mistakes there were. You could see stage hands throughout the show, things fell, loud noises, problems changing sets, etc. It was a big mess. It was like watching a really bad high school theatre production. Thank heavens we got our tickets from TKTS and didn't pay full price. My daddy was so mad we even paid that much and was very disappointed since he loves the novel.

[BroadwayGirl411]

Posted: 1/21/08 at 12:28am

Updated On: 1/21/08 at 12:28 AM