Obscure Theater Knowledge
Obscure Theater Knowledge
Obscure Theater Knowledge #3
Posted: 12/17/16 at 6:18pm
1. Lorraine Hansberry, author of A Raisin in the Sun, only had one other play produced on Broadway in her lifetime, called The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. She died of pancreatic cancer on the closing night.
2. There was a musical adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany's. It closed while it was still in previews.
3. Alex Brightman (Dewey in School of Rock: The Musical) was an understudy in the infamous musical Glory Days, which closed after only 1 performance. He found out the show had closed when he came into work the next day and no one was there.
Obscure Theater Knowledge #5
Posted: 12/17/16 at 6:39pm
Jordan, this seems like someone with too low an IQ to be a troll.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/5/16
Obscure Theater Knowledge #8
Posted: 12/17/16 at 9:23pm
There's a musical about one of the Founding Fathers, called Hamilton, currently playing the Richard Rodgers Theatre.
Joined: 12/31/69
Obscure Theater Knowledge #9
Posted: 12/18/16 at 12:14am
If a seat has restricted / obstructed views it can also be called 'obscured seating'
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
Obscure Theater Knowledge #10
Posted: 12/18/16 at 12:47am
LA LA LAND is now playing in select cities.
Obscure Theater Knowledge #12
Posted: 12/18/16 at 11:07am
Nicol Williamson nearly broke some poor chorus boy's jaw once...
Obscure Theater Knowledge #13
Posted: 12/18/16 at 6:20pm
Patti LuPone named her tuba from Sweeney Todd Irene
Obscure Theater Knowledge #14
Posted: 12/25/16 at 10:57pm
Actually, this could be a fun thread, depending on what obscure anecdotes people post. Even if they're not true, if they're part of theatrical lore, why not go for it?
Here's one: I saw the original production of "Chicago." The "sob sister" reporter was played by a man who eventually removed his wig, I think during the curtain calls, so the audience members could see he was male. The Playbill listed the actor's name only by his initials. However, his understudy had a female name. I never figured out whether a female understudied the role, or whether her name was there solely to confuse people. Maybe someone with more obscure knowledge than I have has information on this.
Obscure Theater Knowledge #16
Posted: 12/26/16 at 12:39am
Most people know Lincoln was assassinated in a theater but what most people don't know is that Booth killed him not because of anything to do with the Civil War but because Lincoln kept insisting that Wicked should have won the Tony over Avenue Q and Booth couldn't listen to him go on and on about it any more.
Also, some may know that Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy and John F. Kennedy had a secretary named Pat E. Lupone.
Obscure Theater Knowledge #17
Posted: 12/26/16 at 9:22am
UncleCharlie that is NOT the reason Booth shot Lincoln.
Clearly Booth shot Lincoln because Lincoln was repeatedly asking him if he knew whatever happened to Ken Mandelbaum.
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