Evita Question

[DivaDiana]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 4:52pm

In the original Broadway production of Evita, was there an actress in a coffin during the opening number? Fighting with a friend over this one and can't find anything on YouTube. 

Updated On: 8/31/18 at 04:52 PM

[morosco]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 6:26pm

No.

[DivaDiana]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 6:37pm

Thank you. She said she saw the tour and there was. I disagreed. I will now go gloat.

[astromiami]

Posted: 8/31/18 at 9:27pm

There was a mannequin in the coffin at the end.

Perhaps she was confusing when she saw the "body?"

[DivaDiana]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 9:12am

A mannequin? I don't remember that at all. My friend claimed that Che sang "you let down your people Evita" to an actress in the coffin. Not sure how we got on the topic. There was wine involved. 

[morosco]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 1:02pm

Here's a clip of "Oh What a Circus" from the 1999 tour which was a recreation of Hal Prince's production where you can clearly see the mannequin in the coffin.  I did read online that for the original London production, Madame Tussauds created the wax figurine of Eva based on Elaine Paige.

"Oh What a Circus"

[SNAFU]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 2:53pm

Having worked on Next to Normal, Three Tall Women and other shows along that line, it is usually a life casting of the actress's face on a , usually custom built,

dummy. It is cheaper then paying an actress to take on the role.

Or for paying the extra fees to have to make up a swing and have a custom costume made.

 

[darquegk]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 3:01pm

Where in "Next to Normal" is a life-casting and dummy typically used? I've never seen one.

[DivaDiana]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 4:36pm

Thank you!!! Although now I have to go eat some humble pie. 

[LLW2]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 9:37pm

darquegk said: "Where in "Next to Normal" is a life-casting and dummy typically used? I've never seen one."

In the ECT scene?

[adamgreer]

Posted: 9/1/18 at 9:47pm

darquegk said: "Where in "Next to Normal" is a life-casting and dummy typically used? I've never seen one."

The act two opener, “Wish I Were Here,” which is the ECT scene.