I think that John Lee Beatty has created SO many thrilling sets for Manhattan Theatre Club.
Rabbit Hole Absurd Person Singular Mauritius Proof
I wasn't a huge fan of the play Absurd Person Singular, but the way in which he created three completely different, gigantic, detailed, sets on that relatively small stage completely amazed me!
Rabbit Hole was another triumph using rotation. Stunning. I wish I had pictures to post.
If you want to see a stage set, you want to see the revival of Sunset Boulevard in London, its just a stage, with a rotating staircase, complete contrast to the original.
I was jst looking back on the first page at the Sunday In The Park With George revival set and how amazing it was. That was a great production, possibly one of my favorite productions of al time. The set was just amazing and so was the cast and everything. Over this past year of all the shows I saw I would go back and see one show I would see Sunday in the Park With George.
I thought The Light In The Piazza was amazing. It was practically one set and yet it created the impression of so many different locations with just little changes. The lighting was amazing too.
recently? I'd have to say either Sunday in the Park with George or South Pacific. I really liked the design for Billy Elliot, too, but I was afraid the bedroom set piece was going to collapse.
and re: the original Sunset set...there are clips on that site, some of questionable quality, I'll admit. but my personal favorite is one of LuPone singing The Lady's Paying complete with the Charlie Chaplin imitation. why that was cut, I'll never understand.
anyway, the set is gargantuan and more than slightly tacky. and the quality of this clip is terrible.
When I see the phrase "the ____ estate", I imagine a vast mansion in the country full of monocled men and high-collared women receiving letters about productions across the country and doing spit-takes at whatever they contain.
-Kad
What about when the drawbridge came down in Dance of the Vampires
Butters, go buy World of Warcraft, install it on your computer, and join the online sensation before we all murder you.
--Cartman: South Park
ATTENTION FANS: I will be played by James Barbour in the upcoming musical, "BroadwayWorld: The Musical."
Thats cool! I was scouring your photobucket account and saw a design with the torn up Union Jack in the background...whats that for? that looks REALLY cool.
The design for the 2006 Lincoln Center Theatre revival of Awake and Sing! was stunning and breathtaking in simple yet eloquent ways. Oh the chills of sitting first row. Glorious!
The torn Union Jack was for a production of King Lear. It was to give the illusion that the monarchy was surviving, when in fact it wasn't. From far away the eye sees the Union Jack, but from close up it just looks like a bunch of pies of colored fabric. It's all pinned onto erosion cloth. The stage itself is surrounded with different kinds of "rubble" to show the deteriation of the kingdom. The production was at an outdoor theatre, so the erosion cloth worked perfectly.
"Light the candles! Get the ice out! Roll the rug up, it's today!"