Wicked Accident

[SMiller]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 12:29am

I heard that one of two cables broke that were attached to Stephanie during the last rehearsal. And since it was motorized the motor still lifted her up over 30 feet from one hip even though it was broken. ZFX Flying Illusions was responsible for the flying but I don't know what caused the cable to break. Anyone have any more info?

SMiller

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 12:32am

ZFX has nothing to do with WICKED, especially Elphaba. They might fly the monkeys, but Elphaba never flies......what are you talking about?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 12:34am

She flies on a forklift. If you consider going straight up in an elevator-like motion "flying."

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 12:35am

Well I knew why stood on a forklift, but I'm confused, because no cables are involved.

[SMiller]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 12:35am

There is new flying in the tour and ZFX does it. Since there is no trap in the stage for Elphba to come through she flies in to put the curse on Fiyero.

SMiller

[JeaniusIsMe]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 12:37am

I've heard that they changed the blocking of No Good Deed for the tour to have Elphaba fly in instead of rise from the trapdoor in the floor. Apparently they won't have a trapdoor to use at all the theatres and if there is one there is no way to be sure that it will be in the right spot. As for the injury, Stephanie is apparenly sidelined for a bit, as she was bruised up pretty bad from the accident.

[camthom]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 1:07am

Stephanie was not bruised up pretty bad from the accident at all. In fact she was kind of shocked that it was even a story. She pulled a muscle...not as bad as everyone made it out to be...especially her near and dear friends.

[SMiller]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 1:26am

If she wasn't "bruised up pretty bad at all" from this accident why did they cancel the first preview and change the opening date of the tour?

[sipos]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 1:30am

It's a curse she puts on Fiyero? You mean the beginning of "No Good Deed"? I thought it was more of a chanted/spell.

[JHartnow]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:09am

This just adds to the "Wicked Witch of the West" curse. Margaret Hamilton was burned badly during the 1939 film, and her stand in Betty Danko was thrown from the broomstick during the "skywriting" sequence. And then Idina's unfortunate melting mishap and now Stephanie's flying accident. Interesting coincedences, eh?

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:11am

In the tour Elphaba flies in during No Good Deed...so yes Elphaba does fly...

it's a change on the tour which will soon be changed on Bway

The stage manager told me

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:25am

Um, why are we still talking about this? OLD NEWS.

And I very much doubt they'll be changing the flying on Broadway.

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:28am

The stage mananger TOLD ME...when they change things on tour they change them on broadway because it makes things simpilier or better to the show..

W/e they change on the tour will be changed on Bway

it's common..look at Beauty and the beast for example!

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:29am

1) Please use proper grammar. That includes capitalization.
2) If I had a dollar for every time someone said "but (insert cast/crew member's name here) TOLD ME"...

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:32am

WTF..ok i don't have to use capitals if i don't want too...*now i'm going to do it just to piss you off!* and I had a master class with the stage mananger this time last week and she told me this.
So far everything else I've said that I learned from her and Kristoffer has been true...so I'll just let you find out for yourself.

[dancersmom2]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:47am

Awfully early to be sniping at each other, isn't it? Maybe some IV caffiene is in order, then we can all come back to the sandbox and play nicely.

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 9:50am

I wasn't snipping at anyone till she had to be a bitch and worry about grammar...it's a message board! NOT english class!
ok..i have my tea now...lol

I don't understand why everyone has to be soooo bitchy when I say something that's true...the first response is always "W/e i don't believe it..you didn't meet anyone.." have some faith people i'm not trying to lie to people!

Updated On: 3/17/05 at 09:50 AM

[Over_the_Moon]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 10:01am

I'm sure it's more the fact that this is an online message board. (We all know how quick people are to believe everything they read online.)
Not so much the fact that no one believes you personally.

[actorgaedu]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 10:01am

TheGaIsSilent must be a miserable person. All of your posts are mean and negative. Stephanie is right in saying that this is a message board, not an English class. Chill out and give people a break or else stay miserable for yourself and keep comments to yourself please.

[TheGaIsSilent]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 10:12am

::laughs::

Um, okay.

[StephanietheStar]

Posted: 3/17/05 at 10:20am

Yay for actorgaedu!!! my hero!

Honestly...let's nit pick at all the stupid things...

sorry- last time I checked we ALL don't use proper grammar.