Wicked Blooper — Page 2

Well, it's not the bloopers that are the problem, really, because it is live theatre and things will happen no matter the caliber of the show. What is disturbing sometimes is the breaking of character. I think if there is a blooper and it's handled in character, it's not a bad thing nesscarily. Some things have to be called attention to...the bed not coming out being one of them. :) It's really all how it's handled.

-Jess

Wicked probably has more technical problems than most because it has a very complex set. The performers should try to keep things on track as much as possible, though.

Maybe, but what are the chances that the sets in that ONE scene malfunction practically every other performance? Not much I would say. Either the crew is doing it on purpose for laughs or they are not trying to get it fixed. I am seeing the show again soon and, much as I love the show, if I see a bed mishap one more time I'm gonna get pretty annoyed. NO show should have the right or the nerve to purposely "mess up" every night. There are people who have never seen the show before and want to see the show, not Kristin and Idina onstage laughing, even though those of us who have seen the show more than once may think it's funny.

Updated On: 5/2/04 at 09:38 PM

But a good number of them and probably a lot more at shows not attended by members of the board

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Well when I saw it, I figured and hoped there would be a blooper in "Popular". There was and I laughed, so did my mom. Then, we saw it the next day with my grandparents. Again with the blooper in "Popular. My mom asked if this happens all the time. So yeah, it's not always great to see the same blooper in "Popular". Though I do love love love Wicked, these people back stage and on need to get there act together during "Popular".

Updated On: 5/2/04 at 09:47 PM

I can't believe I've let myself get sucked back into this discussion again... But, it sounds to me like there is a running repertoire of "bloopers". Read the thread... if there is one "Ooooooh, I hope I get to see a blooper" post, there are ten more right behind it. This has got to be condoned by the management or it wouldn't still be happening. And that "the girls" ad lib seemingly every other show, but Norbert is "allowed to"? Yep, sounds pretty ::cough:: accidental ::cough:: to me. Sounds like someone is trying to create the same buzz that Nathan and Matthew had going in The Producers, except now it's "those wacky Wicked witches". Ad libbing worked in The Producers..it fit the context of the show. These quasi-screw-ups that cause the leads to break character on a regular basis are, for my money, bizarrely intentional. It makes people feel like they "saw something special" and then they go home and talk about it to their friends. The friends go to see the show, and hope they'll get to see a blooper, too. I don't know...seems like some of you might consider that, just maybe, you are being manipulated.

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I saw it the other day, and at the end of "Loathing," Kristin stepped in Idina's mark, and Idina looked at her and said (under her breath), "You're on my mark." they they started laughing. I was on the front row and heard this :)

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Well I guess I'm one of the "coven of followers" for Wicked, but like I said in my last post, no, I don't always find the nonsense appealing. But I do believe Wicked should win the Tony for best musical. But seeing that this is a Wicked Blooper thread I won't go into that.

I bet that a lot of people that see WICKED don't even notice the "blooper"... just psycho's like us notice because we are crazy about the show... OR because we are true "theatre people" (actors, writers, directors, whatever!) that have an eye for that kind of thing.
I know that Idina & Kristin became great friends throughout this process. When I saw the show it was very obvious that they enjoyed one another. We all know their actor's, on a stage, doing a live performance... give them a break!
I really loved them. And I love LIVE theatre. Otherwise I'd watch a movie.
BEST MUSICAL = WICKED
BEST ACTRESS = IDINA MENZEL
My opinion!

And I wouldn't say they've become "great friends" either, though they do respect each other, which is all that is truly necessary.

I agree, whether you like the bloopers or not, you HAVE to notice them, even if you've never seen the show before. Personally I like the bloopers that you notice if you've seen the show before but if you haven't then you don't notice and nothing is spoiled for you.

My God Yes I agree with iflitifloat - bloopers which occur with this frequency are unpardonable when done by professionals of this level (0r any level, for that matter). One might be led to think that they simply have no respect for the material and so they just goof off whenever they feel like it (not to difficult to imagine, considering the source of the material).

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iflitifloat- you need to take a chill pill. This thread was created so we could all have a good laugh at "mistakes" made in live theatre. I am not saying they should be made all the time, but things do happen. These actors have done how many performances of the same show? It's nice to see that they are still able to have fun on stage and laugh at the mishaps. When I saw Wicked the funniest thing that happened was when Kristin's wand broke in the middle of Poplular and she had to improvise.

I feel when cell phones go off in any play an actor should be able to react any way he likes. It is rude and disrespectful to the actors and the audience. It's not like no one is told to shut it off at the beginning of the show. Kudos to Norbert!!