No fly shows in Wicked- Page 2
No fly shows in Wicked
Fantasma
Swing Joined: 3/8/13
#25No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/14/13 at 7:50pmI actually think the thread is interesting. He is going exactly where he should go if you want an answer this type of questions. Although there is a lot of great material and make it beyond defying gravity.
ahhrealmonsters
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/10
#26No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/14/13 at 8:53pmNicole Parker talked about no fly shows at Wicked with Seth Rudetsky: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYoNyickcrI&list=PL201B8C7C4E72F4B2&index=38
#27No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/14/13 at 9:18pmI'm not saying that I got a free ticket and if the show isn't perfect I'm gonna be pissed. I was just wondering how often this happens. I know someone who works in the first tour of Wicked and it was my birthday recently so somehow she got me 4th row seats and said I didn't need to pay a dime. I thought it was nice of her. And for the millionth time, It's not that I hate the show or am forcing myself to go. I just wouldn't spend my own money to see it again. But she very generously offered me a ticket so I accepted. There are parts of the show I do like, and parts I don't. One of the parts I do like is Defying Gravity. I'm not saying I would be pissed at a no fly show, it might actually be interesting. If it was my first time, I might be a little disappointed. But it's not so I'm fine. I was just curious. No need to be harsh.
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TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#29No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/14/13 at 9:43pm
Since you didn't pay for your ticket, I would just STFU and enjoy the show.
Or just don't go, if you are going to be that upset she doesn't fly.
#30No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:15pmI was honestly just wondering how often no fly shows happen and what happens when they do. I never heard about them the first 2 times I saw it. I've heard about them recently and was just wondering if they happened a lot. I honestly hope there's a no fly show tomorrow so I can tell how cool it was that I saw it and how much I still enjoyed Defying Gravity.
FishermanBob
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/9/12
#31No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:25pm
4:46 p.m. "I just don't really want to see a no fly show. It's really the only part I look forward to in the show. "
10:15 p.m. "I honestly hope there's a no fly show tomorrow so I can tell how cool it was that I saw it "
Now, you're just messin' with us.
FindingNamo
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/22/03
#32No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:26pm
When I bought my ticket it said "Fly Show" in the corner, which I misread as "Shoo Fly."
#33No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:30pmFishermanbob: Obviously anyone seeing Wicked who knows about Defying Gravity wants to see it. I've seen it twice. Like I said, there are parts of the show I like and parts I don't, Defying Gravity is one of the parts I like. I want to see it happen the way it should. Saying that I want to see a no fly show now wasn't serious. Of course I want to see her fly. But if she doesn't and it happens to be a no fly show, I'll live. It really isn't that bug of a deal. I'll be a little disappointed but it's not like it ruins the whole show. There are other parts I enjoy.
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#34No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/14/13 at 10:35pmAre all of the newbies tweens?!
tphiliboy152
Featured Actor Joined: 6/14/12
#35No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/14/13 at 11:41pm
You'll most likely see her fly. While the Broadway production does have a lot of no-flys it isn't a thing that happens every week. It just happens when it happens. Sometimes things fail technically which also includes the automation. It's announced to the cast and ushers prior to the performance if there's going to be a no-fly or not. There are sometimes, however when the actress playing Elphaba doesn't know there's going to be a no-fly until the part in the show is happening.
If the first row of clock spoke towers don't start moving when she says the "it's not her" then you'll know it's gonna be a no-fly.
#36No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/15/13 at 1:27amDo people still scream and cheer when Elphaba goes up on the " IT'S MEEEE" line in Defying Gravity?
#37No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/15/13 at 1:36amOn tour, yes, all the time. On Broadway too but when a new Elphaba flies for the first time.
#38No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/15/13 at 1:38am^Is that because the audience on Broadway is filled with people who have seen the show hundreds of times before?
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#40No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/15/13 at 2:24amMy friend texted me during intermission and said Elphaba doesn't fly anymore during Defying Gravity. Instead, she does cartwheels.
Visceral_Fella
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/12
#42No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/15/13 at 9:37am
On tour, yes, all the time. On Broadway too but when a new Elphaba flies for the first time.
When WICKED first came to Houston (in 2005) they did. They didn't in 2007, 2010, or 2013.
#43No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/15/13 at 9:49am
"Is that because the audience on Broadway is filled with people who have seen the show hundreds of times before?"
Possibly. Plus, There are countless bootlegs of the whole show online. People ( especially teens) could be going to the show knowing full well what happens. Destroys the magic and surprise if you ask me.
#44No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/15/13 at 10:03am
At this point, there is no way a show would be running this long to capacity on Broadway without multiple visits from obsessed fans. It's not just tourists, because that show has played everywhere you can think of. Also multiple times.
We're into the crowd of Wicked Heads that counts how many times they've seen it on a calculator.
As for this thread, I keep picturing "No Pest Strips" hanging from Elphaba's costume like a 1920s flapper, ensuring beyond any practical doubt that she has "no flies."
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#45No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/15/13 at 10:07amI mean I've heard of people who have seen this show hundreds of time. Personally, I wouldn't see my favorite show that much but if you want to go right ahead. Whatever makes you happy! Also I believe that this is Wicked's 4th time in Boston. So believe me people around her have had plenty of chances to see it. Also when it's here it's usually around for 5-6 weeks and in the summer.
#46No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/15/13 at 10:27amThe applause for the flying during Defying Gravity was/is kind of like the applause that the baricade used to receive during the original production of Les Miserables. I used to work there during it's first year on Broadway, and the barricade didn't receive much applause shortly after the show's first anniversary on Broadway.
#47No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/15/13 at 9:35pm
I feel like a heathen, living only 5 hours south of NY, and still trying to catch up with Wicked and BOM at the Kennedy Center or in Baltimore!
I'm sure people who hear about the special effects in Wicked (and I didn't know about them till I read this thread) want to see them. Still, I can't imagine why everyone is picking on Mike Barrett because he accepted a free ticket to a show he enjoys, but is not on his favorite list. Unless I actively disliked a show, I'd probably go back and see it a third time, especially with a free ticket.
As far as those engaging in the snarkfest of how this is a dumb thread, I find it interesting. I love reading how the technical aspects of a show work (or don't work). I'm trying to remember when musicals got so high-tech. Was Starlight Express the first one to try unusual stage effects? I'd be curious if anyone knows.
#48No fly shows in Wicked
Posted: 8/16/13 at 12:42am^^Thank you! And I am happy to report that Elphaba did fly tonight. It was amazing as usual. Alison Luff is AMAZING as Elphaba. Blew me away.
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