#101
Posted: 8/19/06 at 9:20am
How the stages looked flooded during POTO (Lair scene) and Titanic (End of Act 1)
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#102
Posted: 8/19/06 at 10:56am
At first I was completely baffled by the mirror sequence in Wicked during "Wicked Witch of the East." Now it doesn't really baffle me, I just think it looks cool.
#103
Posted: 8/19/06 at 11:15am
Mary Poppins' magic...I know it's all old stage magic but it still impresses me. Also, sort of random..but the fact that Jenn Gambestese comes down in the hammock (sp) without a safety restraint of any sort baffles me. I Love the song they sing while that happens, but I was almost a bit scared for her the whole scene.
#104
Posted: 8/19/06 at 2:04pm
Ive always been baffled by the opening of Dots dress in the beginning of Sunday in the park... I have an idea of how they did it, but does anyone know the particulars?
#105
Posted: 8/19/06 at 3:30pm
There is a remote for the Dot's dress to open and close. George attaches the dress with a thin pole into the floor while he's adjusting Dot's hands so the dress won't fall over.
"It's not so much do what you like, as it is that you like what you do." SS
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." GMarx
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." GMarx
#106
Posted: 8/19/06 at 3:35pm
When I saw Beauty and the Beast years ago, I was amazed when the beast turned into the prince. I wonder what it would be like mow. Probably still amazing. Oh live theater...how I love thee.
#107
Posted: 8/19/06 at 6:55pm
Ok, maybe I'm crazy, but I think during the original 'Into the Woods', I think it's amazing how the chair lifts up in the air...how's that done?
This is Harvard, not a stripper bar...
#108
Posted: 8/19/06 at 7:05pm
A pole from under the stage attached to a leg. Baker's wife covers it with her dress as she stands next to the chair.
"It's not so much do what you like, as it is that you like what you do." SS
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." GMarx
"Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana." GMarx
#109
Posted: 8/19/06 at 10:14pm
Eastwickian, those Our House quick changes totally blew my mind! And the actor that played him did a brilliant job managing to play two characters almost simultaneously.
Back to Dracula. I guess not enough people saw it to recall the "reversing the years" effect mentioned earlier. I remember being really impressed. (And that trapdoor fall really freaked me out!)
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
Back to Dracula. I guess not enough people saw it to recall the "reversing the years" effect mentioned earlier. I remember being really impressed. (And that trapdoor fall really freaked me out!)
"Hey little girls, look at all the men in shiny shirts and no wives!" - Jackie Hoffman, Xanadu, 19 Feb 2008
#110
Posted: 8/21/06 at 12:30pm
"There is a remote for the Dot's dress to open and close. George attaches the dress with a thin pole into the floor while he's adjusting Dot's hands so the dress won't fall over."
Just to clarify a little, Dot's dress in "Sunday...with George" has tiny little tubes that, when turned on from off stage, air flows through them and allows the dress to open up. It's a really cool effect. My drama teacher knew the guy who helped design that and he called it something I can't remember. Uh...pneumatic something-or-other, maybe?
Damn, I wish I could remember...
Just to clarify a little, Dot's dress in "Sunday...with George" has tiny little tubes that, when turned on from off stage, air flows through them and allows the dress to open up. It's a really cool effect. My drama teacher knew the guy who helped design that and he called it something I can't remember. Uh...pneumatic something-or-other, maybe?
Damn, I wish I could remember...
que pasa calabaza...
#111
Posted: 8/21/06 at 1:24pm
wait... the witch and the Beast transformations? Those are so lame and tacky. The witch, you could easily tell and that beast tranformation looks like a corny 80s rock concert. So pathetic.
#112
Posted: 8/21/06 at 1:24pm
wait... the witch and the Beast transformations? Those are so lame and tacky. The witch, you could easily tell and that beast tranformation looks like a corny 80s rock concert. So pathetic.
#113
Posted: 8/21/06 at 3:09pm
"wait... the witch and the Beast transformations? Those are so lame and tacky. The witch, you could easily tell and that beast tranformation looks like a corny 80s rock concert. So pathetic."
Hmmm...
Negativity breeds lonliness, dude...
...just wanted to put that out there...
Hmmm...
Negativity breeds lonliness, dude...
...just wanted to put that out there...
que pasa calabaza...
#114
Posted: 8/27/06 at 2:55am
"neomystyk29, the real Phantom and Christine dont come out onstage until the 3rd verse "Those who ahve seen your face...." If you watch very carefully, sometimes the doubles on the walkway aren't even lipsynching the whole time. "
Actually no, that's wrong
The real Phantom and Christine come out during "and do I dream again for now I find..." that's when they come out just to let ya know, I am a a HUGE phantom phan, so I totally know alot.
Actually no, that's wrong
The real Phantom and Christine come out during "and do I dream again for now I find..." that's when they come out
just to let ya know, I am a a HUGE phantom phan, so I totally know alot.
#115
Posted: 9/1/06 at 12:09pm
All I know is the real Phantom and Christine come out on the boat, I have no idea what they are singing at that point, though.
"I have this mental image of Patti barreling down the street and pushing tourists out of her way." -colleen_lee
#116
Posted: 6/13/07 at 1:58pm
I love the beginning of GREY GARDENS.
#117
Posted: 6/13/07 at 2:29pm
my "WOAH!" is in wicked-how in the h does he go from boq to the tin man?!
#118
Posted: 6/13/07 at 2:38pm
Um, it's called: silver make-up and a costume change. 
#119
Posted: 6/13/07 at 2:40pm
yeah but it appears that he never gets up
#120
Posted: 6/13/07 at 2:40pm
yeah, the beginning of GREY GARDENS still kinda makes me ponder
the question is really, "Who stands in as Little Edie in the window: Erin or Christine?"
haha, sorry, that makes me wonder...I think its Erin, though. But it just seems like Christine's body...hmm
the question is really, "Who stands in as Little Edie in the window: Erin or Christine?"
haha, sorry, that makes me wonder...I think its Erin, though. But it just seems like Christine's body...hmm
My 2007/2008 Season:
Grey Gardens (7/5)
110 in the Shade (7/6)
Mary Poppins (7/7)
Xanadu (7/7)
Deuce (7/8)
Spamalot (7/8)
Jersey Boys (8/25)
The Year of Magical Thinking (8/25)
Mauritius (11/2)
Young Frankenstein (11/3)
Rock 'N' Roll (11/3)
Pygmalion (11/4)
Mauritius (11/10)
Mauritius (11/21) Mauritius (11/21)
Sunday in the Park with George (3/6)
South Pacific (3/7)
Gypsy (3/8)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (3/9)
#121
Posted: 6/13/07 at 2:41pm
I still dont see why people are baffled by Boq's transformation in wicked is done. Its just a double that comes out painted silver and lipsynchs the "oh no" part.
not so much "how did they do that" but more "that is totally cool and beautiful" is the scene in Aida when the river turns into a canopy then just falls and takes on the shape of a tent, totally theatrical.
as for the car in Chitty, maybe it was because i had 'Chitty' seats (lol) but i london i could clearly see the arm that supports the car, if just comes up out of the stage with the car attached, the same principal of those electric company trucks that have the bucket thing that raises the technician up to the telephone pole.
what was also totally a treat to watch was the recent revival of Little Shop at the end when the plant came out over the audience, i was totally tickled by that.
not so much "how did they do that" but more "that is totally cool and beautiful" is the scene in Aida when the river turns into a canopy then just falls and takes on the shape of a tent, totally theatrical.
as for the car in Chitty, maybe it was because i had 'Chitty' seats (lol) but i london i could clearly see the arm that supports the car, if just comes up out of the stage with the car attached, the same principal of those electric company trucks that have the bucket thing that raises the technician up to the telephone pole.
what was also totally a treat to watch was the recent revival of Little Shop at the end when the plant came out over the audience, i was totally tickled by that.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/27199361@N08/ Phantom at the Royal Empire Theatre
#122
Posted: 6/13/07 at 2:43pm
I know these aren't that big of a deal, but when Leaf falls of the bleacher in Spelling Bee, I was seriously wondering how that didn't hurt. Also, the fast motion sequence in that show, while I understood how they did it, really impressed me.
I also agree with the Show Off quick changes...
I also agree with the Show Off quick changes...
#123
Posted: 6/13/07 at 3:35pm
The set for Rabbit Hole. AMAZING!!!
#124
Posted: 6/13/07 at 11:43pm
ChristineAngel is right, the real Phantom and Christine come out just after "for now I find." The doubles only do the first cross on the travelator, the real ones do the second and third, and then climb down to the boat. That's why there's a few seconds where nothing is happening except the start of the candle sequence (which is pretty cool to watch in itself).
#125
Posted: 6/13/07 at 11:54pm
OKay, there's a video on youtube of Donna McKechnie, Chita Rivera, and Ann Reinking singing Let Me Entertain You. Donna is wearing a two piece outfit for the first part of the song but than the three of them go upstage and suddenly all three are wearing dresses.
How the hell did they do that? At first I thought it was fabric that was tucked into the Donna's clothing, but at the end she holds up her dress and it's a one piece.
I've watched the video and asked all my dance, drama, and costume friends and no one seems to know how they did it.
Christ, it's plauging me. Anyone know?
How the hell did they do that? At first I thought it was fabric that was tucked into the Donna's clothing, but at the end she holds up her dress and it's a one piece.
I've watched the video and asked all my dance, drama, and costume friends and no one seems to know how they did it.
Christ, it's plauging me. Anyone know?
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