The very best was at Inadmissible Evidence when Nichol Williamson went to answer a phone. He dropped it on the floor, and it broke into several pieces. He picked it up and said into the mouthpiece, "I'll take it in the other room," and he walked offstage and did his lines from the wings while the stage remained empty.
At a performance of the original Chicago, Gwen Verdon's mic was on while she was offstage, and you could hear her conversation with someone.
At the first preview of Beauty and the Beast, Belle's father's vehicle started to sputter and conked out and had to be removed from the stage. |
