Use of rotating stages in shows

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
The recent revival of 110 in the Shade

The Secret Garden and the Carousel revival both used lazy susans.

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Madea goes to jail used it to change from the house to the prison.

LOL, LePetite!

so many suspects. we should start an investigation.

lighten up!

Updated On: 5/4/09 at 08:44 PM

The Lord of the Rings uses one

Very few shows use this in a way that works...DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS did it very effectively.

"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.

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...!

The 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.

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!