Pirate Queen Flips Its Wig- Page 2

[Tag]

Posted: 3/10/07 at 8:38pm

"one of the women behind me thought it was supposed to be the "voice of God"
In theatre terminology when the stage manager talks to the house via audio, that is referred to as the 'God Mic'. Perhaps this is what the woman was talking about.

what was so dangerous about being backstage for "Dracula"?
In general for large scale shows (that use automated scenery, flying effects, etc.) there are many dangers. Think of the obvious.
If you are ever backstage during a performance of a large show you will see that there are countless IATSE crew members and the assistant stage managers watching every move on stage and backstage.
Sometimes safeguards like pylons, ropes, fencing, and/or small lights will be placed in hazard areas at particular times.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 3/10/07 at 8:50pm

And the fact that automated scenery can crush you like a grape...

[Shakespearean]

Posted: 3/10/07 at 8:56pm

Why did I just have a vision of a gaslight melodrama... some poor actress, tied to a scenery track by her hair, a snarling villain with a waxed moustache, someone has knocked out the Scenic Contol tech, the barricades bearing down on her... a singing mountie enters stage right... I have too much time on my hands.
Updated On: 3/10/07 at 08:56 PM

[BwayTheatre11]

Posted: 3/10/07 at 9:01pm

Backstage has "blocking" just like what is going onstage. Actors running from SR - SL or to the quick change area, automated scenery (or just good ole man-powered scenery), etc. Backstage is a well-oiled machine. If someone is where they aren't supposed to be at a certain time, you could be seriously injured.

[Popular]

Posted: 3/10/07 at 11:30pm

Apparanlty the wig wasn't the only glitch that evening...

This is from a review I saw on the PQ boards:

"So anyway, the rest of the show went on without a hitch... until the very end. During the last curtain call, after Steph bowed by herself, the curtain was going down and it just stopped right above Steph's head and it wouldn't go down any further. The audience started to laugh and Steph did her Steph hands and did like an Elphaba spell move, which made everyone laugh harder. As soon as she did it, the curtain started to move down and she moved her hands down like it was her "spell" that was making the curtain go down. It was a great ending to a wonderful show!

i wish cameras were allowed inside so someone could have captured the Steph hands moment..lol It was priceless!

But anyway..lol that's my story"

And that, ladies and gents, is one of the many reasons why I just love that girl! haha

[secret-soul]

Posted: 3/10/07 at 11:34pm

weren't there pirates in In My Life...


or was that a nightmare I had?


or both...

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 3/10/07 at 11:37pm

Anyone know which HOT Pirate it was?

The wigs in this show deserve a TONY.
They are beautiful.

[ComaBaby01]

Posted: 3/10/07 at 11:52pm

the more pirates on Broadway, the better. I don't know about this one just yet, but we'll have to wait and see how long it runs.

I'm def game for a POTC musical. And now that Johnny Depp's a big musical theater dork he can come and star in it :)

[carnimiriel]

Posted: 3/11/07 at 12:00am

In theatre terminology when the stage manager talks to the house via audio, that is referred to as the 'God Mic'. Perhaps this is what the woman was talking about.

That's interesting. Perhaps indeed.

[ashley0139]

Posted: 3/11/07 at 12:27am

i wish cameras were allowed inside so someone could have captured the Steph hands moment..lol It was priceless!

That was hilarious. They made it to the very end after that one glitch... And I don't exactly know what they mean by Steph fingers but she definitely did something like that.

[keen on kean]

Posted: 3/11/07 at 12:25pm

This is going to sound weird but an operatic friend of mine attaches fake facial hair (when his role calls for a beard or moustache) with the glue used by morticians. It is secure but not irritating. I laughed when he told me.