Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Josh Freilich
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/06
#1Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 2:20pm
I used to think that CATS or BEAUTY AND THE BEAST had strobe lights utilized for the longest amount of time, but now that I saw YF, I'd say that truly beats it. There's a part in "Puttin' on the Ritz" where the strobe catches the ensemble jumping in mid-air, and in the final chorus of "Life, Life" where the electricity surges, it only gets stronger until it gets to the final chord when it's the BRIGHTEST AND STRONGEST OF ALL!
Any other instances in which they've had really long strobe light moments (excluding "Gypsy")?
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SakeDad
Featured Actor Joined: 6/26/06
#2re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 4:17pmWE WILL ROCK YOU starts and finishes (or did in Vegas) with lots of strobbing.
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#2re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 4:21pmStarlight Expess- in all its versions...
RyToast1
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/27/07
#3re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 4:23pmThe Patti LuPone production of Gypsy used a strobe for a good amount of time when the kids were aging.
#4re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 4:25pmI think young frank takes the cake...
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Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#5re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 4:39pmI don't remember if it was a strobe light, but during "Tommy" they used blinking lights all over the theater during Pinball Wizard.
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neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
#6re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 5:08pmI had a feeling Josh started this thread just by looking at the title.
BlueWindSadness
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#7re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 6:21pm
i agree....young frankenstein, hands down....
i remember when i was watching it, i was thinking "am i the only one squinting here?" then after the show my friend said something about how bright it was....
seriously...amazing bright. haha....
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Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#8re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 7:03pmEVERY production of Gypsy that recreats the original Robbinns staging uses a strobe when Baby June, Louise and the Newsboys are replaced by their older counterparts.
henryt
Broadway Star Joined: 7/26/07
#9re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 7:11pmUpdated On: 3/7/08 at 07:11 PM
Robos89
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/20/06
#10re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 7:22pmI thought in strobe light effect during "Puttin' On The Ritz" was awesome, I was in the front row during the performance and I didn't feel blinded by any of the strobes.
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#11re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 10:07pm
"I thought in strobe light effect during "Puttin' On The Ritz" was awesome, I was in the front row during the performance and I didn't feel blinded by any of the strobes."
I wasn't either - but by that time I was bored beyond belief. I'm glad I was comped, I would have felt stupid to have paid for this disaster.
#12re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/24/08 at 10:09pmwell not strobe lighting but Carrie used lazer lights all the way through the Destruction
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Josh Freilich
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/06
#13re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/25/08 at 3:28pm
WE WILL ROCK YOU starts and finishes (or did in Vegas) with lots of strobing.
I saw it in London, and it does there too. I think I remember strobe lights in "Starlight Express" but only during the song "AC/DC" because of the electricity. I really don't remember them at any other moment.
Are there any strobe effects in RAGTIME, because it sounds like there could have been at points. It could've been as Tateh is making the film after "Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc." and that part in the middle of "What a Game" when the boy catches the foul ball, the ethereal harp glissandi sounds like it could have been a "slow-motion" sequence.
Does anyone remember if there was any in the 1994 revival of DAMN YANKEES? There very well could have been, because in the beginning of track 28 on the revival CD, we hear a thunderclap (a modified version of the famous "Castle Thunder" sound). Was there any other moment in which they used strobes?
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COOOOLkid
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/05
#14re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/25/08 at 3:59pm
well not strobe lighting but Carrie used lazer lights all the way through the Destruction
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Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#15re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/25/08 at 4:01pmEverybody and their brother have a bootleg copy of Carrie. Except you, evidentely.
Mattbrain
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/23/05
#16re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/25/08 at 4:05pmI don't have one either.
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Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#17re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/25/08 at 4:09pm
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COOOOLkid
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/15/05
#18re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/25/08 at 4:21pm
Everybody and their brother have a bootleg copy of Carrie. Except you, evidentely.
Oh please, when did I say that I don't own a copy? 
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#19re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/25/08 at 5:28pm"Hedwig" had the best strobe use that I have ever seen !
#20re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 1/25/08 at 7:17pmI saw a production of Hair that used strobe lights during Claude's drug trippy sequence. I don't know if this is done in most productions, but I do know that it started to get to me after a little while...
Josh Freilich
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/17/06
#21re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 9/8/08 at 5:33pmI saw in [title of show] there are strobes in it. I never saw the show yet, but I'm guessing that it's in "September Song" after the line "coverage in the press".
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#22re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 9/8/08 at 5:37pmWhy are we excluding Gypsy? It probably takes the cake...
#23re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 9/8/08 at 5:37pmHas anyone here seen "Little Mermaid?" (Well, I'm guessing Josh Freilich has, given his signature.) Anyway, at the end of Norm Lewis' big old thunderous reprise of "The World Above," he gets to blow up a lot of Ariel's stuff with his trident. This involves humongous, painfully bright flashes of light. I swear, there were dots floating in front of my eyes for the next four of five numbers.
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Mekroth
Broadway Star Joined: 2/23/08
#24re: Most and/or longest uses of strobe lights in a single production
Posted: 9/8/08 at 5:54pm
"Why are we excluding Gypsy? It probably takes the cake..."
Gypsy has been mentioned more than once in this thread.
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