I saw the first national tour of GRAND HOTEL at the Playhouse in Wilmington, DE and, during a particularly intimate love scene between the Baron and the Ballerina (played by Brent Barrett and Liliane Montevecchi), there must have been some sort of power surge because every single light on the stage turned on and began to blink. The scene went from cozy intimacy of a couple in love to the biggest, gaudiest Christmas light spectacular you've ever seen. And it went on for what seemed like five minutes, most of the scene.
After the scene ended, I think the crew basically pulled the plug and rebooted (Have you tried turning it off and on again?) because the entire theatre went completely black for a few seconds before the show resumed with the normal lighting design intact.
To their credit, Barrett and Montevecchi didn't miss a beat and played the scene as though nothing was amiss, although I'm not sure anyone was able to follow the dialogue during the light show. |
