#701
Posted: 9/15/13 at 10:05am
Anyone have a picture or know what the curtain was like for chitty chitty bang bang?
#702
Posted: 9/15/13 at 11:43am
anyone have a pic of Romeo and Juliet (the curtain and/or set)?
#703
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.
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.
#704
Posted: 2/15/14 at 3:45pm
^I'm pretty sure that's usually when the fire curtain comes down, isn't it?
#705
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?
#706
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.
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#708
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 :)
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#709
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.
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.
#711
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:09pm
I would luv to view The King and I prior to seeing it next month :)
"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new."
Sunday in the Park with George
#712
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:27pm
Robbie2, there are plenty in the King and I preview thread :)
#713
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:27pm
Robbie2, there are plenty in the King and I preview thread :)
#714
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.
#715
Posted: 3/14/15 at 5:54pm
^THX CATS & Greased,
It looks stunningly ornate.. it awaits for my viewing pleasure next month~
It looks stunningly ornate.. it awaits for my viewing pleasure next month~
"Anything you do, let it it come from you--then it will be new."
Sunday in the Park with George
#716
Posted: 3/14/15 at 6:42pm
Based on photos on Instagram, I think it changes to just a bright blue scrim during intermission.
#717
Posted: 3/15/15 at 11:31am
the book of mormons curtain is pretty fab
My father (AIDS)
My sister (AIDS)
My uncle and my cousin and her best friend (AIDS, AIDS, AIDS)
The gays and the straights
And the white and the spades
#719
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.
It may be just a sky drop, but is quite striking. I was actually disappointed with the rest of the designs because of it.
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#720
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
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#721
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.
#722
Posted: 3/16/15 at 5:22pm
I've always liked the Wicked curtain. There's something iconic about the map of Oz with the Emerald City glimmering in the middle.
"Was uns befreit, das muss stärker sein als wir es sind." -Tanz der Vampire
#723
Posted: 3/16/15 at 5:23pm
I know. I was saying that I don't typically like show curtains as I find them tacky. My favorite curtain is the house curtain at the War Memorial Opera House. Most ballets and operas at the house use it. I can't recall any performances that used their own curtain.
#724
Posted: 3/16/15 at 5:28pm
I just recently found this image of the original show curtain for THE GOLDEN APPLE which i thought was beautifully striking.
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