Mary Poppins--What happened? — Page 2

During Idina's second to last show in Wicked. The platform that she rides down for the melting scene wasn't where it should be. Idina therefor fell a couple of feet and landed in a way where she brok her rib.

Therefor, they had to stop the show for a while while Shoshana Bean got into costume to finish out the show. Considering the point in the show when Menzel got hurt there really wasn't that much that happens before the closing number. But, they still wanted the show to continue and thus not have to cancle it.

Shoshana went on the next day. What would have been Idina's last had she not gotten injured.

It is not uncommon for actors to have to switch during intermission. There have been rare cases when they did the switch midshow.

When Priate Queen was in previews there was a bug going round the entier cast. When it caught up with Block she got really sick. But, her being the trooper that she is tried to continue. There were at least one or two times where her standby Kathy Voytko came on mid show. It was a point where Grace would step off stage. And when she returned it was Kathy instead of Block.


Uusally, if there is a switch mid show. They try to do it in a way that doesn't interfear with the flow of the show.

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i dont know tis really worries me cuz the last thing she does on act 1 is fly

Shoshana has also stated in interviews that the only reason she was there that late in the performance that day was because she was taking over the role on Tuesday. She said she was usually gone by that time in the show. She had no clue what was going on when she was paged.

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"what they use to pick patients up...I cant think of the name..BLONDE MOMENT"

A stretcher. Was anyone here at that performance, what was it like?

Wow now I feel lucky enough to have seen her in the whole show when I went!