#51
Posted: 11/17/11 at 9:38pm
Haha oh dear that video is HYSTERICAL. But apparently it works. My friend who has seen the show more then I have (which is...a lot)
saw the lift break down a few months ago on the road (1st National) and said that the overall experience was no different then other viewings. Yea, it was apparent that SOMETHING went wrong because the actress playing Elphaba (Jackie I believe? Maybe not, I'll have to ask him) did her cue lines "Its not her!" very oddly, almost like she was trying to do something while saying her lines and when the spot came up on her for the first "its me" it caught her fussing around with the clamp around her and then instead of rising up she flung her arms to the side and sang "So if you" in the lift before finally breaking free and running downstage. So basically, it was evident from the spot catching the entire lift mechanism behind her that she was meant to fly. But he said the audience still went ape *#*$ over it and people still raved during intermission. Its truly a magical moment in theater, the story..the music and everything just combine to create a very dramatic moment. Maybe others on here don't see it, but plenty do.
ALSO...not saying that if you don't like it then you are wrong...its just not your taste. Just want to clarify that.
saw the lift break down a few months ago on the road (1st National) and said that the overall experience was no different then other viewings. Yea, it was apparent that SOMETHING went wrong because the actress playing Elphaba (Jackie I believe? Maybe not, I'll have to ask him) did her cue lines "Its not her!" very oddly, almost like she was trying to do something while saying her lines and when the spot came up on her for the first "its me" it caught her fussing around with the clamp around her and then instead of rising up she flung her arms to the side and sang "So if you" in the lift before finally breaking free and running downstage. So basically, it was evident from the spot catching the entire lift mechanism behind her that she was meant to fly. But he said the audience still went ape *#*$ over it and people still raved during intermission. Its truly a magical moment in theater, the story..the music and everything just combine to create a very dramatic moment. Maybe others on here don't see it, but plenty do.
ALSO...not saying that if you don't like it then you are wrong...its just not your taste. Just want to clarify that.
"Life in theater is give and take...but you need to be ready to give more then you take..."
