What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
#1What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
Posted: 8/21/11 at 4:13pmCan anyone explain to me what the Ping-Pong scene in Priscilla is? Is it during a song, and what exactly happens during the scene? I cant seem to find anything about it online.
Phyllis Rogers Stone
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/16/07
#2What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
Posted: 8/21/11 at 5:25pmIt happens during the song "Pop Musik (maybe Muzik? sp)". Cynthia is performing for the bar and during the song when she sits on the chair and spreads her legs the chair shoots ping pong balls into the audience.
Unknown User
Joined: 12/31/69
#4What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
Posted: 8/21/11 at 6:15pmShe does a routine with ping balls during Pop Muzik. At the end of the number ping pongs ball are shot into the audience. It's a fun number.
#5What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
Posted: 8/21/11 at 9:39pmIt's my absolute least favorite part of the show, and IMO the dumbest number in the show.
#6What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
Posted: 8/21/11 at 9:50pmI thought the scene was dreadful. And I really liked the rest of the show.
#7What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
Posted: 8/22/11 at 10:57amFor some reason that scene worked better in London.
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BrodyFosse123
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/27/06
#8What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
Posted: 8/22/11 at 1:02pm
If you've seen the film, you'd fully understand the scene.
Seems Cynthia is popular in the local bar for a trick she can do -- she can shoot ping pong balls out of her hooha.
Nothing more; nothing less.
VintageSnarker
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/30/15
#9What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
Posted: 6/26/21 at 2:38pm
How is this not brought up in discussions of representation on Broadway? Did they make the actress do an accent similar to the one in the movie or was it toned down?
JSquared2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/23/17
#10What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
Posted: 6/26/21 at 2:58pm
VintageSnarker said: "How is this not brought up in discussions of representation on Broadway? Did they make the actress do an accent similar to the one in the movie or was it toned down?"
Maybe because we weren’t so “woke” back then —- and we were allowed to laugh at a gal who could shoot ping pong balls out of her tw*t?
#11What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
Posted: 6/26/21 at 7:43pmBy the time it came to Broadway it was terribly outdated, offensive and they made poor J. Elaine Marcos do the whole “me love you long time” schtick. And you wonder why there are protests about representation. There was no reason Cynthia had to be Asian in the musical. Anyone can blow ping pong balls out of their snatch.
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#12What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
Posted: 6/26/21 at 10:17pm
JSquared2 said: "VintageSnarker said: "How is this not brought up in discussions of representation on Broadway? Did they make the actress do an accent similar to the one in the movie or was it toned down?"
Maybe because we weren’t so “woke” back then —- and we were allowed to laugh at a gal who couldshoot ping pong balls out of her tw*t?"
Thanks....that was really funny!
ArtMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/10/08
#13What is the Ping Pong scene in Priscilla?
Posted: 6/26/21 at 10:18pm
Bettyboy72 said: "By the time it came to Broadway it was terribly outdated, offensive and they made poor J. Elaine Marcos do the whole “me love you long time” schtick. And you wonder why there are protests about representation. There was no reason Cynthia had to be Asian in the musical. Anyone can blow ping pong balls out of their snatch."
But in Bangkok, they are really good at it.
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