| During the 1983 production of “On Your Toes,” there was a scene where Natalia Makarova was angry and threw her shoe. The scene took place in her apartment, and the shoe hit a vase that was filled with clear glass marbles. The vase cracked, and some marbles fell on stage. As the scene continued, every time someone moved on stage, more marbles rolled out of the vase. A dance number ensued, and the dancers had to maneuver the stage without tripping on the marbles. At the end of the scene, the “maid” character came out with a dustbin and broom and swept up as many marbles as she could. Fortunately, no one was injured. |
