South Pacific- Wash That Man
South Pacific- Wash That Man
BroadwayBound5
Swing Joined: 6/8/08
#1South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/8/08 at 10:20pmAm I the only one who has noticed that there is one female ensemble member in "I'm Gonna Wash That Man" who looks like she walked into the wrong scene, wearing the wrong costume?
#2re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/8/08 at 10:25pmYou are probably referring to Lisa Howard, who plays Genevieve Marshall, the Lieutenant amongst the nurses who is always dressed conservatively.
Tony Kushner: You can sing it at my funeral.
BroadwayBound5
Swing Joined: 6/8/08
#2re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/8/08 at 10:28pmThanks for clearing that up! I saw them on Letterman, and on the TV special and I was confused!
#3re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/8/08 at 11:02pmHow does she get her hair dry so fast after that number?
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#4re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/9/08 at 1:18amThis is a dumb question, but why did Kelli get her haircut if she wears a wig? Is it just so it is easier to put on the wig and dry it after it gets wet?
#5re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/9/08 at 1:24am
why did Kelli get her haircut if she wears a wig?
- Maybe she's a method actress? Heck, Victoria Clark visited Phoenix to prepare for playing Sally Durant in a concert for 5 performances.
Some actors just want the full experience of being the character.
#6re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/9/08 at 1:31amAnd she visited Ireland for Juno. I love that about her!
millie_dillmount
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/22/04
#7re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/9/08 at 1:32amljay: Thanks for clearing that up. I didn't even think of that.
theatreguy
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/31/03
#8re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/9/08 at 1:34amOriginally Kelli was going to use her own hair (hence the haircut) but eventually it was decided it would be easier to just wig her.
#9re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/9/08 at 2:15amSo she washes a wig instead of her hair?
ThePinballWizard
Leading Actor Joined: 1/25/06
#10re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/9/08 at 2:25am
Seems like they should change the song to "I'm Gonna Wash That Wig Right Off Of My Head"...
So do they use a waterproof mic then? I noticed on the Letterman show that when she gets back into the shower the 2nd time, there's a strange sound coming from the speakers. Does anyone know what that is?
Water bouncing off the mic maybe?
lightguy06222
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/3/06
#11re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/9/08 at 10:28am
she was always going to wear a wig, it was never an option for her to wash her own hair.
she is wearing a two piece bathing suit. if it was her own hair, there would be NO place to hide a microphone, and it would be out in the open, clipped to her top. This would cause alot of water to splash on it.
She is wearing two extremely well hidden microphones, both waterproof. One mic pack sits in her costume, hidden in the bathing suit top on the right side of her body, the second pack is hidden in her wig cap, and both mics sit at the front of her wig.
#12re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/9/08 at 3:29pmIf she was always going to wear a wig, why did she cut her hair?
#13re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/9/08 at 3:32pmMaybe she wanted something shorter for the summer.
#14re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/9/08 at 3:38pmThere was a video on broadway.com of Kelli getting a haircut specifically for South Pacific.
#15re: South Pacific- Wash That Man
Posted: 6/9/08 at 3:43pmShe wasn't always going to wear the wig. On broadway.com she mentions she got the cut specifically so she could wash her hair during that scene. However, before the show even started, they realized it wasn't going to cut it so they made her wear a wig.
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