Technical Wicked question — Page 2

a little more of a despcription...

ZFX harnesses are made from a more lightweight flexible material and the shoulder straps are postitioned more toward the side of teh torso than other harnesses and the belt is lower... both attach at the hip, rather than directly in front of the body... so teh pressure of the lift is placed on the thighs and tehs traps avoid pressing the chest.. it allows for more movement and better breathing.
Foy harnesses are heavy leather and stiffer.. the strap placements and heavier fabric tend to restrict movement and make singing harder.

If you are curious, You can find photos of the ZFX harness out there on the web.. usually search "Peter Pan zfx"..

I HIGHLY reecommend ZFX to anyone doing a show requiring flying

So, uh, thibodeaux , do you still have this tape?

'the contraption in Chicago broke and Pascal and Headley fell out of it onto the stage--luckily, Pascal, being the hero that he is, broke her fall.'

NO!!! ADAM!!!!! omg! were they alright?

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yep... and harzard pay can be a good thing!

LIKE OMG.....get a grip dude. so what if we're wrong....it doesn't matter, does it?

If you want to call the bar around her waste a harnass, fine. Im just saying there are no wires involed, and she certainly isnt hanging from a beam that shes hooked to. Just look at the show, her dress is level with the ground if not ankle level at that point at the end of act 1. When shes flying her feet are no where to be seen. My only point, shes in a cherry picker, standing on something, and the bottom half of her body isnt her.

that part's obvious....she doesn't suddenly grow twenty feet tall...

but damn...is that her real hair cause it is awesome.

If you mean in the show, I don't believe that's her real hair. In every backstage picture you'll see a line across her forehead it's where the wig is attached. Idina has awesome hair, I must admit. But it's not her REAL hair in WICKED.

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Wigs or none, her hair is her trademark thing for me. Like Bernadette. That long, long beautiful hair.

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oh i loved tamara podemski. she was awesome. hysterical. also kristen lee kelly who took over for idina had long dark hair and carla bianco had short-ish dark hair who came in after. the last 3 or so maureens over the past 2 or 3 years have had blonde hair though.

i remember that thing with adam and heather and the hydraulic (sp) lift. i remember reading an article saying they were in the hospital and that they both fell on the stage and were in the fetal position and weren't moving. scared the hell out of me.

also when i was at caroline or change there was a huge issue with the noah's bed when he and caroline talk to each other. for some reason the bed wouldn't extend horizontally so they had the kid bring out a pillow and lie on it on the ground. it didn't seem to phase him except he kept peeking around the corner and sang his first few lines offstage. then for the next 20 minutes of the show there was a lot of loud hammering and power tools and by the time they needed the bed again it was working. i wish they had just kept the convention of him lying with his pillow on the ground and i could have enjoyed the show without the power tools.