Groundhog Day Illusions

[Sondheim_Disney1595]

Posted: 6/24/17 at 10:40pm

Other than the police chase in Nobody Cares, what illusions are in the show?

[Malka2]

Posted: 6/24/17 at 10:44pm

The police chase is "puppetry" rather than illusion. I think the Phil-keeps-popping-up-in-bed during "Hope" is the illusion work.

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/24/17 at 10:44pm

Ticket sales. 

[JustAnotherNewYorker]

Posted: 6/25/17 at 1:13am

Malka2 said: "The police chase is "puppetry" rather than illusion. I think the Phil-keeps-popping-up-in-bed during "Hope" is the illusion work."

^this

Hope is entirely misdirection and illusion. Well done, too, at least by Broadway standards.

[corbucketty]

Posted: 6/25/17 at 5:38am

There's a little bit at the end of Nobody Cares where a double (Travis Waldschmidt) switches out with him so he can be back in the bed by the beginning of Philandering. Aside from that, there's all the switch outs with the doubles in Hope, which are done wonderfully in my opinion.

[corbucketty]

Posted: 6/25/17 at 5:39am

BrodyFosse123 said: "Ticket sales. "

OP didn't ask for your opinion on this. If you don't have something to contribute, don't post.

 

[trpguyy]

Posted: 6/25/17 at 9:43am

corbucketty said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Ticket sales. "

OP didn't ask for your opinion on this. If you don't have something to contribute, don't post."

Oh FFS, there's always going to be a snarky response, get over it. 

[Lot666]

Posted: 6/25/17 at 9:53am

corbucketty said: "BrodyFosse123 said: "Ticket sales. "

OP didn't ask for your opinion on this. If you don't have something to contribute, don't post."

 Oh-so-clever, wasn't it?

[BrodyFosse123]

Posted: 6/25/17 at 10:10am

An unmerited snarky comment is a must on this board. 

Helps the circulation and it's always a nice momentarily detouring of a post's original topic.