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Show Curtains
mfan123
Chorus Member Joined: 12/14/11
#700Show Curtains
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?
mfan123
Chorus Member Joined: 12/14/11
jacobsnchz14
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/13/06
mfan123
Chorus Member Joined: 12/14/11
#704Show Curtains
Posted: 9/15/13 at 10:05amAnyone have a picture or know what the curtain was like for chitty chitty bang bang?
#705Show Curtains
Posted: 9/15/13 at 11:43amanyone have a pic of Romeo and Juliet (the curtain and/or set)?
#706Show Curtains
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.
#707Show Curtains
Posted: 2/15/14 at 3:45pm^I'm pretty sure that's usually when the fire curtain comes down, isn't it?
Skywalker3
Stand-by Joined: 5/4/08
#708Show Curtains
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?
#709Show Curtains
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
morosco
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/10/04
mfan123
Chorus Member Joined: 12/14/11
#711Show Curtains
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
ZHerman
Swing Joined: 4/3/13
#712Show Curtains
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.
#714Show Curtains
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:09pmI would luv to view The King and I prior to seeing it next month :)
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#715Show Curtains
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:27pmRobbie2, there are plenty in the King and I preview thread :)
GreasedLightning
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/11/14
#716Show Curtains
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:27pmRobbie2, there are plenty in the King and I preview thread :)
#717Show Curtains
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.
#718Show Curtains
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:54pm
^THX CATS & Greased,
It looks stunningly ornate.. it awaits for my viewing pleasure next month~
ethan231h
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/5/11
#719Show Curtains
Posted: 3/14/15 at 6:42pmBased on photos on Instagram, I think it changes to just a bright blue scrim during intermission.
#720Show Curtains
Posted: 3/15/15 at 11:31amthe book of mormons curtain is pretty fab
Tag
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/19/05
#722Show Curtains
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.
Fantod
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/3/14
#723Show Curtains
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
Wilmingtom
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/18/11
#724Show Curtains
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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