It's pretty effective, actually. Got me excited to see the projections.
It's a good year for no-curtain fans: 3 of the 4 Best Musical nominees don't use one. (I'm assuming Cry-Baby does).
I think curtains have a certain charm to them; having them rise and fall on a tableau beats the performers having to visibly leave the stage in my book.
Understudy Joined: 8/11/07
IN THE HEIGHTS:
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
I would have to say.
Hairspray
Little women
Cinderella National Tour
Beauty and the beast
mary poppins
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this is my favorate thread on this board!!!
I agree, this is also my favorite thread! I personally really love the little mermaid's curtain. The design is simple but it fits the production, and I love the lighting behind it during the overture.
Broadway Star Joined: 7/24/07
This a great thread.
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I love Wicked's curtain. it gave me chills watching the dragon come to life and and the moneys coming out while the curtain glowed
Wow, In The Heights has a tiny playing space. It looks like a lot bigger in the different videos and stuff, but the actually playing space looks so tiny in that picture.
Well I'd expect Xanadu to have a tiny space, it's a tiny musical by comparison. Is the Rodger's stage just not that big? Or did the set design sort of take over?
If you look closely at the In the Heights picture, you can see that the bottom part is actually the railing at the front of the mezzanine which is covering up the front edge of the stage. So they actually have a little more room than it appears in that particular picture.
Oh thanks! Ha. I just thought that was the start of the orchestra pit. Well, back on topic, I love the South Pacific show curtain. It's really clever (and judging the pictures of the show), it suits the production perfectly.
What was the Cry-Baby curtain?
That's when you know a show is bad. I mean, look at High Fidelity - no creativity in the curtain, but the set was supposedly "brilliant."
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/14/07
I always love seeing act curtains because it introduces me to the show.
Sweeney Todd revival (2005) -- The torn up curtain. LOOOVED it.
Legally Blonde -- It's just cute.
Wicked -- Amazing.
The Light in the Piazza (tour) -- The Italian landscape. Gorgeous.
South Pacific -- Just... amazing.
Broadway Star Joined: 8/30/08
has anyone seen the lord of the rings curtain, it looks life a vagina
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I wish they had expanded Shrek's set into the audience. Like, I wish the swamp motif had crawled over into the boxes and the upper part of the proscenium. It just seems like a touring show otherwise.
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