Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
AndAllThatJazz22
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/8/08
#1Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/20/08 at 7:16pm
Being on The Balcony Rail in Out Tonight
The Ladder Climbing Scenes In Chicago
The Flying Scenes In Wicked
The Flying Scenes in Marry Poppins
As you can see, I am scared of heights!!!
So what are some moments YOU were looked at the stage and thought, God I Am Glad I'm Not That Poor Actor
-Danmeg's 10 year old son.
#2re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/20/08 at 7:42pm
Broadway Baby 2
Featured Actor Joined: 9/4/07
#2re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/20/08 at 8:17pmWow! She remaind in character and went on with the show. Good for her.
#4re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/20/08 at 9:30pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR0LlvbXQlQ&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSDJjgaIOt4&feature=related
Updated On: 11/20/08 at 09:30 PM
Actinggbugg474
Featured Actor Joined: 9/4/04
#5re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/20/08 at 11:30pm
#6re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/21/08 at 1:15am
is it wrong that i can't stop laughing at that fairy?
I suspects it's fake though, it happens too perfectly, and no one on stage or in the house freaks out, the kids just watch and the audience laughs.
"If artists were machines, then I'm just a different kind of machine...I'd probably be a toaster. Actually, I'd be a toaster oven because they're more versatile. And I like making grilled cheese" -Regina Spektor
"That's, like, twelve shows! ...Or seven." -Crazy SA Fangirl
"They say that just being relaxed is the most important thing [in acting]. I take that to another level, I think kinda like yawning and...like being partially asleep onstage is also good, but whatever." - Sherie Rene Scott
bwaylvsong
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/28/05
#7re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/21/08 at 1:21am
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SPAHBN54pg
Oh wait, that WAS me pushing the iron lung off/ screwing with the scrim 
#8re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/21/08 at 1:21am
Twice comes to mind. Seeing a dancer seriously injured in a scenery mishap. It was a production of "Chaplin" with Anthony Newley that never made it to Broadway. The dancer had to be lifted off the stage by two other dancers and appeared to be in extreme pain. The thought of his dancing career possibly coming to an end at that very moment was most disturbing.
The other time I was glad I wasn't the person I was seeing on stage was watching Patti Lupone lose her voice in "Evita". It was the summer long L.A. pre-Broadway runs very last performance. I had a friend who worked at the theatre who told me before the show that Patti had exhausted her voice by recording the 2 LP cast album by day and performing the show at night that week. Not wanting to disappoint her fans and friends who had come to see her last performance, she insisted on going on against doctor's orders (gotta bless her for that). Well, she sounded fine throughout "What's New, Buenos Aeres" but then a raspiness was apparent in her voice. Shortly after her voice was cracking big time. You could her a buzz going through the audience. It was terrible to watch. By "A New Argentina" she couldn't even yell out the words much less sing a note. Needless to say she was replaced for act two. The only other time I felt that uncomfortable for a performer was seeing Julie Andrews trying to sing towards the end of "Victor/Victoria"'s run. As the show progressed her voice kept getting worse until you no longer wanted to watch her. She had no control over it breaking and seemed as surprised as the audience as these bleating sounds came out of her throat. Remembering what a gifted singer she once was, was both sad and heartbreaking to watch.
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Posted: 11/21/08 at 6:23am
Meet some interesting Les Miserables screw-ups... My favourites are the Enjolrati who seem to be experiencing puberty onstage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Thsl50Fd3RA
bwaymizfit2
Understudy Joined: 5/19/06
#10re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/21/08 at 10:47am
Schmerg...you just used the word Enjolrati...
You have no idea how happy that makes me
#11re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/21/08 at 3:05pmThos Les Mis bloopers are HYSTERICAL! My favorite is the Hungarian Valjean. I only wish there was a visual.
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Posted: 11/21/08 at 3:33pm
One of my personal favorites:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baeGaolxY-o
#13re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/21/08 at 3:35pm
Hungarian Valjean:
#14re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/21/08 at 4:08pm
Awww I just saw myself at 18 years old in the audience at that "Putting It Together" performance. Front row, stage left. Man, that will forever remain hilarious. The funniest thing was that throughout the entire first act of that performance, John Barrowman had a rip in his black pants and you could see the white underneath.
I thought it was brilliant that they captured that on film.
MerMaggieGalinda
Broadway Star Joined: 11/29/06
#15re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/21/08 at 4:25pmI loved those Les Mis bloopers! I think I may need to show that to the guy who played Enjolras in my production...he always had trouble with those high parts, but he never cracked like those guys!
dg22894
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/22/08
#16re: Moments You Were Glad You Weren't The Actor
Posted: 11/21/08 at 9:27pmWhen I did Seussical the stage is completely dark and I stomp on the line "If I stand on my own so be it" from Alone and the Universe and fell into the orchestra pit then the director wanted to put a stunt in and had me flying it was on all the publicity photos so they had to get me out of the pit and then I had to fly. My parents felt glad they were not me. I will never step off stage again
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