What show do you think has OR had the best scenery?? — Page 3

Haha BwayBaby18, you are the best....

I think that she is just saying that the cast did not know the meaning of the clocks...I didn't understand the first part.

Therefor it is a useless set, it doesn't tell you anything about the main themes of the show.... i edited my earlier post.

I agree that the Wicked set is both beautiful and holds its own within the concept of the show.

Also, my picks are (these are somewhat biased since I haven't seen anything in New York for two years):

The Secret Garden
Ragtime
The Lion King

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Phantom of the Opera
Wicked
Beauty and the Beast
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Hairspray

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the ORIGINAL Porgy and Bess set in like... ninteen-thirty...something...

Phantom... (I always wished they had a SL staircase for Masquerade... but alas...)

CATS was pretty cool...

PIAZZA is GORGEOUS.

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Unmasked, I read in the Black & White today about Montevallo's "Side Show" - you'll have to post production photos, as I won't be able to attend.

Do you think you guys could elaborate more on why you like these sets and/or add pictures? I haven't seem most of these shows, so I'd love to see some of the sets mentioned.

I thought the Sweeney revival set was very effective, although, I didn't like how it had the parts on the side. The black parts. I felt like it should have sprawled out across the entire stage. Although I guess the narrowness sort of worked, cause it drew your eye into the story.

I think Wicked has great elaborate sets. I also like how the Wicked set fits the Gershwin like a glove. It was literally built into the theater and I like that. It doesn't look transplanted. I also love how even though its enormous, there is a lot of detail. I just think the show is great. I think it has great direction - in places. The only thing I didn't like was the dresser that Elphaba appears in. I get why it looks like that because of the "effect" - but I just think it looks sorta cheap.

I think the Chicago set is very effective. That show is a great example of how lighting and sets can work together to create an atmosphere. I love the "jail" gobos used on the floor and how the cast members never actually left the stage.

I sorta liked the Full Monty sets. They were interesting, yet creative. It worked great with the show, but wasn't really anything to rave about, but at the same time, I really liked looking at them and the sorta of neon colors that they used.

Mamma Mia has a very cool set too. Its a good example of a unit set. Is that the right term? I always get them confused. It worked for so many different locations. It was brillantly designed. Esp with the floor lighting up and the raised platform that was sorta useless, but interesting.

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE.

I loved how they start with a bare white stage, transfoirm it into the outline of teh park, by the end of act one the complete painting is before us and by teh end of act two we return to a bare white stage. Magic! It fit the needs of the show without overwhelming it.

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The Light in the Piazza
The Phantom of the Opera

Original Sweeney
It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman!
Wicked
Sadly, two of those three I have only seen in photographs.

I liked the Fiddler Revival set very much. I still think some are classics like, Sunday In the Park with George, Phantom, Sunset, and Les Miserables. My current favorite is Woman In White not just because it was new and different but because it worked. Even though some thought it didn't. I applaud their courage for doing something unusual. And yes, I agree with Avenue Q too.

I don't think Caroline or Change has been said yet. I thought it was a great set.

Of course I'll agree with numerous other:
Sunday..
Phantom...
...Piazza
etc...

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