Wicked DG Lift

[GavMakCritic]

Posted: 3/19/18 at 9:23pm

I was wondering about the Defying Gravity lift in Wicked. On Broadway is it in the stage and on tour it’s a lift behind her?

[nightnic001]

Posted: 3/19/18 at 10:13pm

Yes

[phan24]

Posted: 3/19/18 at 10:14pm

It’s a lift on both Broadway and tour

[Call_me_jorge]

Posted: 3/19/18 at 11:09pm

It’s a cherry picker to be exact

[JBradshaw]

Posted: 3/19/18 at 11:20pm

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yKDnWuCw_2g

[ggersten]

Posted: 3/19/18 at 11:44pm

Here is the youtube clip referenced by JBradshaw

 

 

Updated On: 3/19/18 at 11:44 PM

[ggersten]

Posted: 3/19/18 at 11:48pm

And a slight variation - a lift - not a cherry picker (apparently an abridged version in Japan?)

 

 

Updated On: 3/19/18 at 11:48 PM

[ggersten]

Posted: 3/19/18 at 11:51pm

The same Japan? lift with different Elphaba:

 

[GavMakCritic]

Posted: 3/19/18 at 11:55pm

wow, I’ve never seen the lift in Japan before and I have to say it kind of sucks. You can clearly even see it underneath her for a few seconds when the light shines through the dress/cape

[Islander_fan]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 12:38am

The two Japanese production videos are not from the replica production that played Tokyo. A few years ago Universal Studios Tokyo had a roughly half hour theme park version of the show. Those Defying Gravity lifts that you see are from videos of that show. 

[Lot666]

Posted: 3/20/18 at 9:43am

Yeah, the effect that Ms. Block demonstrates is much more effective; the Japanese version is very disappointing.