Use of rotating stages in shows
Use of rotating stages in shows
Use of rotating stages in shows#1
Posted: 6/14/08 at 8:30pmCan you think of any shows besides Les Miz that utilize rotating stages? I have no particular reason for asking, just curious.
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re: Use of rotating stages in shows#2
Posted: 6/14/08 at 8:30pm
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The recent revival of 110 in the Shade
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re: Use of rotating stages in shows#3
Posted: 6/14/08 at 8:32pmThe Secret Garden and the Carousel revival both used lazy susans.
re: Use of rotating stages in shows#4
Posted: 6/14/08 at 8:33pmLePetit - She had a question. Big deal.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
re: Use of rotating stages in shows#5
Posted: 6/14/08 at 8:34pmMadea goes to jail used it to change from the house to the prison.
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re: Use of rotating stages in shows#7
Posted: 6/14/08 at 8:34pm
LOL, LePetite!
so many suspects. we should start an investigation.
re: Use of rotating stages in shows#8
Posted: 6/14/08 at 8:41pm
I wasn't commenting on the content of the post, just the poster. Chillax.
So was I. Chillax.
I'm not getting the problem with her posting a question.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
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re: Use of rotating stages in shows#10
Posted: 6/14/08 at 8:44pmWoman in White...with one of the projection screen things on the rotater.
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re: Use of rotating stages in shows#12
Posted: 6/14/08 at 8:56pmThanks everyone! I wish I could have seen The Woman in White! I've heard so many great things about it.
re: Use of rotating stages in shows#14
Posted: 6/14/08 at 9:04pm
A Tale of Two Cities used one in their off Broadway tryout, but no idea if they will keep it in Bway...
(it was actually one that rose from the middle of the stage, and also rotated).
Updated On: 6/14/08 at 09:04 PM
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re: Use of rotating stages in shows#15
Posted: 6/14/08 at 9:07pm
Very few shows use this in a way that works...DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS did it very effectively.
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re: Use of rotating stages in shows#16
Posted: 6/14/08 at 9:09pmI remember reading somewhere that there was a turntable for the original production of Oliver!
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re: Use of rotating stages in shows#17
Posted: 6/14/08 at 9:12pm
"Thanks everyone! I wish I could have seen The Woman in White! I've heard so many great things about it. "
I don't know who you heard from! But it really was a great show, well the London version (the 2hrs45mins version). The Broadway version tried to cut everything possible, including shortening simple little orchestrational moments in half, taking random verses out, or changing the words to make it go faster so it seemed. Luckily the London Cast Recording is the show in it's best...and in it's entirety! If you don't have it, it's defantely one of the best cast recordings out there.
re: Use of rotating stages in shows#18
Posted: 6/14/08 at 9:21pmI love the OLCR. I had plans to see the show when I got back from my vacation that year, and it closed while I was gone.
The choice may have been mistaken, The choosing was not... "Every day has the potential to be the greatest day of your life." - Lin-Manuel Miranda
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re: Use of rotating stages in shows#19
Posted: 6/14/08 at 9:27pm
My tickets for Broadway had been when Judy Kuhn was going to be Marian and I would have loved to see her possibly even more than Maria Friedman. It's unfortunate though that they closed the show, especially considering it was making some money--Cry-Baby is still open and if I'm not mistaken they had one week where the average ticket price was $32!?? Sonia screwed up there...should have kept it open just past the Tony's even if it wasn't selling the best. She should have known that Jan./Feb./March are slow times for Broadway! Oh well...! 
re: Use of rotating stages in shows#20
Posted: 6/14/08 at 9:40pm
The OKLAHOMA! revival used a turntable, too.
I think in LES MIZ's case, it had a symbolic meaning. After all, the show was about "revolution."
Vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra
Salve, Salve Regina
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Eva
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
O clemens O pia
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re: Use of rotating stages in shows#21
Posted: 6/14/08 at 9:41pmThe Broadway version of The Wild Party. The apartment was set on a rotating circle and was used very well to represent the constant moving of the party and the party guests.
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re: Use of rotating stages in shows#22
Posted: 6/14/08 at 9:43pm
"The OKLAHOMA! revival used a turntable, too."
Go figure...Trevor Nunn uses a revolve for just about anything.
re: Use of rotating stages in shows#23
Posted: 6/14/08 at 9:48pm
I got to be a part of a show that used a rotating stage. It was VERY expensive, so I'd assume it's the same kind they use on broadway.
When it arrived, it came in pieces. It had to be put together and each piece was shaped like a pie, and they are connected to the center circle piece... wasn't too big compared to the rest of the rotating part, but it held me and a few other people when we had to rehearse without the rest of it. But a thing with wires and whatnot connecting to the centerpiece, and it'd help rotate the rest once it was put together. It game in a standard wooden form, so we had to paint it, and it didn't lie flat, it was about 8 inches off the ground. The motor WAS hand operable but it took like a big built guy to turn it once fast enough, and he was tired, and we only had 2 big guys, so we ended up buying the optional motor for it too. That show was probably the technically best show, but as for show quality, it was an original show, with weird music... I didn't enjoy the show too much but technically it was amazing. The use of the rotating stage played into the show too, when we'd walk from point A. (ie. a house) to point B (ie. a bar). It was a fun experience and I hope you enjoyed my little experience with a rotating stage!
re: Use of rotating stages in shows#24
Posted: 6/14/08 at 11:42pmOne of the productions of Joseph and the Technicolot Dreamcoat used a turntable for some of the effects with things like stuffed camels and other animals that went around on it.
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