Wicked Blooper — Page 3

krista....

Welcome. I see you're new. And have missed the DOZENS of Wicked blooper threads that have come before...they don't have the same thread title....but it's all the same stuff...over and over. This has been arguably the topic of greatest discussion for months. The same silly recurring bloopers. So I should probably take your advice and just ignore all things Wicked (and for the record, I enjoyed the show when I saw it) and all the adolescent giggling that goes on over the wacky antics of the leading ladies. But whether I have a pole up my ass about this or not (and you will find plenty of people who think I do)...I still feel compelled to drop into a thread every so often and repeat my objections. Because I honestly DO believe that this phenomenon is the top of a very slippery slope.

And trust me, I know full well why the thread was created. And I'll bet the bank there will be many more such threads to follow. So I'll just take that chill pill until the next one pops up. When at some point I'm sure I'll foolishly be moved to voice my concerns yet one more time. C'est la vie.

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Yup, tech stuff does go wrong (although from the sounds of it, it happens a bit too often there) but the tech people aren't at fault for how the actresses decide to behave during the problem. Giggling and stuff to that nature is unprofessional and there are ways to handle things that go wrong in a professional manner (the story involving Harvey and Marissa is a great example). We pay $100 to see a show and part of that is professional acting.

Regarding community theatre...as someone who's involved in community theatre, you don't see as much giggling and breaking of character as you see in some so-called "professional productions".

-Jess

Those silly kids.....

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I saw POTO in February. At the end of the show the phantom throws that girl manikin in a fit of rage. Well when he did that the manikin's shirt pops off, not many people saw - i did because i was in the first row. Well Hugh Panaro, the phantom, didnt notice it at first. He turns around sees the bra (or bare chest - i forgot which) and started a laugh but turned it into an agonizing scream and made it totally work. Now that is a blooper you can tell people thats funny AND keeps the professionalism.

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When I saw the musical Wicked for the second time, Kristen tripped on stage. She landed on her butt. The audience was laughing hysterically. Then she said "That's a slip spot, Fiero saw it too." She said this because Fiero was laughing. Then, when they resumed the scene and Fiero was supposted to be behind Glinda, he jumped over the spot and took his position.

Yes! How dare Kristin do something like that!

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