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Show Curtains #700
Posted: 8/6/13 at 8:11pmcan anyone explain the newsies curtain to me, it looks like a tall frame with 9 box's, those boxes have a screen of some sort in front of them , how does that screen dissapear when the show starts as the steel frame seems to be used throughout the show but the screens are not attached any more?
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
Show Curtains #704
Posted: 9/15/13 at 10:05amAnyone have a picture or know what the curtain was like for chitty chitty bang bang?
Show Curtains #705
Posted: 9/15/13 at 11:43amanyone have a pic of Romeo and Juliet (the curtain and/or set)?
Show Curtains #706
Posted: 2/15/14 at 3:05pm
Bump.
When I was in the UK last month, I saw Stephen Ward, my first West End musical. Earlier in this thread, somebody said West End shows drop the fire curtain at intermission just to show the audience that it is there, but in this case, it was dropped after the blackout at the end of the first act, and stayed throughout the interval. Maybe it’s different from theater to theater.
Show Curtains #707
Posted: 2/15/14 at 3:45pm^I'm pretty sure that's usually when the fire curtain comes down, isn't it?
Show Curtains #708
Posted: 2/15/14 at 5:30pm
The west-end (well, now Manchester) production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
How different is it from the Broadway production?
Show Curtains #709
Posted: 2/15/14 at 5:40pm
Very different. I remember it looking something like this, but I'm not sure this pic is of the Broadway production.
Updated On: 2/15/14 at 05:40 PM
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
Show Curtains #711
Posted: 2/15/14 at 7:03pm
to answer you aasjb4ever, if a west end theatre does use a safety curtain, it comes down as soon as act 1 finishes and lifts about 2 minutes before act 2 begins. Hope this answers your question :)
Updated On: 2/15/14 at 07:03 PM
Show Curtains #712
Posted: 2/15/14 at 7:52pm
I loved the curtain for I'll Eat You Last with the faux-cigarette warning. As much as I loved the curtain, I was shaking with excitement waiting for Bette on the other side.
Sidenote, my favorite concert curtain was Bette's Divine Miss Millennium Tour that was the solar system with her face in the moon and then it became part of the opening of the show.
Show Curtains #714
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:09pmI would luv to view The King and I prior to seeing it next month :)
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
Show Curtains #715
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:27pmRobbie2, there are plenty in the King and I preview thread :)
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
Show Curtains #716
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:27pmRobbie2, there are plenty in the King and I preview thread :)
Show Curtains #717
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:51pm
Based on the raves, I'm thinking it just doesn't photograph as well as it looks in person.
Show Curtains #718
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:54pm
^THX CATS & Greased,
It looks stunningly ornate.. it awaits for my viewing pleasure next month~
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
Show Curtains #719
Posted: 3/14/15 at 6:42pmBased on photos on Instagram, I think it changes to just a bright blue scrim during intermission.
Show Curtains #720
Posted: 3/15/15 at 11:31amthe book of mormons curtain is pretty fab
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
Show Curtains #722
Posted: 3/16/15 at 4:29pm
^^^^^^
It may be just a sky drop, but is quite striking. I was actually disappointed with the rest of the designs because of it.
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
Show Curtains #723
Posted: 3/16/15 at 4:32pm
I've never really been a fan of elaborate curtains. Generally I find them tacky. What I really like is just a nice red velvet curtain. It makes the show feel more like an event. My favorite curtain is the one at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco. It's gold and feels very grand
Updated On: 3/16/15 at 04:32 PM
Show Curtains #724
Posted: 3/16/15 at 5:16pm^ That is not a show curtain but rather the main rag, or house curtain. A show curtain is part of the scenic design and let's you know something about the show when you enter the theater.
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