fiddler cast getting injured?

[Amneris]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 10:18am

anyone else see that article? How awful! I hope Nancy Opel gets better.

[luvWICKED416]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 10:23am

OMG... that's awful. Is it bad if I laughed about the Harvey stomping too hard quote... haha

[chinkie azn jai]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 10:34am

Can you post a link?

[Amneris]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 10:34am

http://www.nypost.com/entertainment/35050.htm

[timote316]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 12:27pm

Thats too bad...

My question is, why do they need a trap door for Fiddler?

[BreakingTheCircle07]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 2:01pm

The trap door is used during the nightmare scene when Frumah Sarah (sp) and other gouls (ha, I love that word) come out to scare Golda. I feel horrible for Nancy. She's a great person and the show needs her spunk (ew, I hate that word).

[Mr. Tuttle]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 2:03pm

Wow..I wonder who is responsible for the trap door during the show? Sounds like someone is asleep on the job.

[timote316]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 2:04pm

Ok, that makes sense. Thanks for the clarification.

I think they need a new trap door operator...

[Mythus]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 2:07pm

Trap doors are a growing menace. Nathan Lane, and now a dancer and Nancy Opel...who will we lose next?

[Mr. Tuttle]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 3:17pm

hmmm...
does BKLYN use trap doors?

[Mythus]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 3:41pm

Let's hope so.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 5:08pm

I feel bad for her, that sucks! But, contrary to what someone said above, I think the show can go on without her - I hated her performance.

[Amy Archer]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 5:31pm

And I'm sure Nancy is crying bitter tears not to meet with your approval, M-strap.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 8:45pm

Although I'm sorry to learn of Nancy Opel's accident, I have to agree with M-Strap. Her performance as Yente is the worst performance I have ever seen on Broadway, and that includes Marian Seldes in DEATHTRAP.

[broadwaystar2b]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 8:58pm

Poor Ms.Opel
I knew that theatre was cursed!

[broadwaybelter]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 9:00pm

I think Nancy will be fine. Who was the idiot who left the door open????

[BOYFROMOZ]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 9:01pm

My school trip was at the show when it happened. Trap doors, like the ones in christmas carol, just make the show look better. (:

[luvWICKED416]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 9:10pm

woah... BOyFromOz... your backwards smiley face threw me off for a sec

[BOYFROMOZ]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 9:15pm

Wow. That is scary

[secret-soul]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 10:48pm

Trap doors are tricky. It depends on the type of trap, really. In The Frogs, for example, the trap door was open during the larger production numbers (the Frogs) and one of the frogs was "blocked" to be in front of it really to keep the other actors away and to keep the audience from being distracted by the large hole in the stage (at least, that's how it was with Nathan's trap). There is also someone under the stage helping Nathan get into place so that as it rises he doesn't get stuck, and there are cameras and everything under there but the stage manager can't see everythingn on prompters so the guy under the stage and Nathan have to thumbs up it. That night it didn't go so well. The other trap in the stage was a high-speed trap that shot a frog out of it once and that was totally different. I don't know what the one in Fiddler is like. But chances are it was just a series of unfortunate events- maybe an actor who was supposed to block it was in the wrong place or, as it sometimes happens, perhaps the door malfuncioned and didn't close as often happed with the donut revolve on the frogs. anything's possible. That's sad for N.O. hope she gets better :)

[StateOfJade]

Posted: 11/26/04 at 10:50pm

Oh just imagine Harvey falling through the stage. Yikes. Poor Nancy Opel. That sounds painful.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 11/27/04 at 12:12am

Amy, your right, she probably IS crying! Because, you know, that was my whole intention when I made that post. I knew she'd read it. Question: why do you feel the need to make atleast one jackass comment a week on something I write? F*ck off.

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 11/27/04 at 12:36am

You should count your blessings you have somebody to mirror your behavior back to you 'strap. Otherwise you would just be a stark raving narcissist with absolutely NO idea why you alienate people.

[ChrisLovesShows]

Posted: 11/27/04 at 1:20am

I agree that this is a growing menace. I think it is our duty to work to wipe out TDRI (Trap Door-Related Injury) in our lifetime.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 11/27/04 at 1:58am

I expected a pointless, angry Namo post right after Archer. Let's see how long it takes for Sueleen to get over here. Why do you keep saying that I make angry, nasty, posts all the time and "alienate" people. I don't believe I do that, and if any of my opinions alienate You, because obviously you feel so strongly about me being rude, then i'm sorry but if my opinion alienates someone, tough ****. Where do you get your logic from? I dont get it.