"Doctor Dolittle" premiere tonight- Page 2

[SMiller]

Posted: 7/31/05 at 11:14am

Didn't Dracula the Musical have to stop during previews to fix things?
I can understand stopping for technical issues but not because an actor forgot a line or if a prop is in the wrong place.

SMiller

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 7/31/05 at 12:36pm

Gee
Why didn't they yell STOP after the first song in "Good Vibrations"?
We neber did hear if the pig was any good.
and how about the parrot?

[grizzabella]

Posted: 7/31/05 at 1:17pm

I've had experience, as an audience member, with a delay during a preview performance when a moving set didn't work correctly, but I've never heard a director yell "Stop." However, TVBoy, 45 seconds doesn't really sound like that long a time. Was the Pushme-pullyou there?

[TVBoy]

Posted: 7/31/05 at 2:15pm

45 seconds seems like forever, when the focus of the show is broken. :)

Yes, the parot was excellent! He begins the show, actually.(He reminded me of ZaZu from "Lion King.") The Pushmi/Pullyu was wonderful as well, odd, but wonderful. :) (I have never read the book or watched the movie, so you could imagine my surprise when that walked out! The author was sitting near me and I could see him looking around, watching the audience's reaction.)

The pig, dog, and monkey are the animals featured the most. The only two animals I didn't care for (the ones I made the Wal-Mart comment about) were the duck and the seal. The Giant Sea Snail is large, and in a way, reminded me of those giant blow-up characters some people like to put in their front yards around Christmas time -- just on a much larger scale. I also liked the Giant Lunar Moth used at the conclusion of the show.

My parents told me several of the cast members sang at their church service this morning. Sorry I missed that...

Updated On: 7/31/05 at 02:15 PM

[MatthewAddison]

Posted: 7/31/05 at 5:38pm

Now, see. If you were a good boy- you would have been at church to hear "Old MacDonald Loves The Lord...Eee-Eye-Eee-Eye-Ooh!"

Too many late nights, son. :)