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SirNotAppearing
#325Show Curtains
Posted: 6/8/08 at 10:03pm

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.

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the.hard.part
#326Show Curtains
Posted: 7/13/08 at 10:45pm

South Pacific

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BroadwayBuff4Life
#327Show Curtains
Posted: 7/13/08 at 10:47pm

Does A Chorus Line have a show curtain?

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carderic
#328Show Curtains
Posted: 7/13/08 at 10:58pm

no.

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#329Show Curtains
Posted: 7/13/08 at 11:03pm

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wicked_beast4
#330Show Curtains
Posted: 7/13/08 at 11:17pm

IN THE HEIGHTS:

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"He found something that he wanted, had always wanted and always would want— not to be admired, as he had feared; not to be loved, as he had made himself believe; but to be necessary to people, to be indispensable." -F. Scott Fitzgerald's This Side of Paradise

gypsy4
#331Show Curtains
Posted: 7/14/08 at 12:06am

I would have to say.
Hairspray
Little women
Cinderella National Tour
Beauty and the beast
mary poppins

Mongo
#332Show Curtains
Posted: 8/2/08 at 3:46pm

Bump

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BroadwayBoy2
#333Show Curtains
Posted: 8/2/08 at 3:51pm

this is my favorate thread on this board!!!


I'll have them clawing at eachother, like drag queens at a wig sale"

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BrianIdol
#334Show Curtains
Posted: 8/2/08 at 5:36pm

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.

esparza 333
#335Show Curtains
Posted: 8/2/08 at 6:18pm

This a great thread.


Current Avatar:The sensational Aaron Tveit in the soon to be hit production of Catch Me If You Can.

esparza 333
#337Show Curtains
Posted: 8/2/08 at 6:23pm

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


Current Avatar:The sensational Aaron Tveit in the soon to be hit production of Catch Me If You Can.

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Judas
#338Show Curtains
Posted: 8/2/08 at 6:31pm

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.

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Judas
#341Show Curtains
Posted: 8/2/08 at 7:03pm

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?

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theatreguy
#342Show Curtains
Posted: 8/2/08 at 8:57pm

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.

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Judas
#343Show Curtains
Posted: 8/3/08 at 1:24am

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?

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Robert Taylor
#344Show Curtains
Posted: 8/3/08 at 11:22am

The Cry Baby curtain was...


a curtain.

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Judas
#345Show Curtains
Posted: 8/3/08 at 11:26am

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."

gypsy4
#346Show Curtains
Posted: 8/3/08 at 11:31am

I always love seeing act curtains because it introduces me to the show.

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ColorTheHours048
#347Show Curtains
Posted: 8/3/08 at 1:21pm

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.

stupidbeans
#348Show Curtains
Posted: 8/31/08 at 10:42am

has anyone seen the lord of the rings curtain, it looks life a vagina


"And We Have A Shepherd's Pie Peppered With Actual Shepherd On Top" - Mrs. Lovett, Sweeney Todd

Mongo
#349Show Curtains
Posted: 1/17/09 at 6:24pm

bump

dg22894
#350Show Curtains
Posted: 1/17/09 at 6:41pm

I really like the Wicked one

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the.hard.part
#351Show Curtains
Posted: 1/24/09 at 3:33pm

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Shrek

RentBoy86
#352Show Curtains
Posted: 1/24/09 at 4:30pm

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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