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| re: What are the 'best' onstage mishaps that you've seen in live theater? | |
| Last Edit: MarkBearSF 09:05 pm EST 12/20/17 | |
| Posted by: MarkBearSF 09:02 pm EST 12/20/17 | |
| In reply to: What are the 'best' onstage mishaps that you've seen in live theater? - GrumpyMorningBoy 10:15 am EST 12/20/17 | |
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| In the dress rehearsal/backup taping (Thurs?) performance of Sweeney with Patti and George Hearn with the SF Symphony, (the video of the next nights' tapings widely available)... - In the "Not While I'm Around" number, Patti is knitting a long, heavy red muffler (scarf) for NPH's Toby. However, as she set it down and turned, it all slid off the platform. She reached for the scarf to wrap around Toby and it was gone. Aware audience members caught the hiccup (including a nervous glance to see if it was retrievable), but she continued by pretending the muffler and they both continued with the touching number. -Earlier, Lisa Vroman's (Johanna) mic got unstuck and fell down her decolletage. She took an unscheduled detour upstage and with her back to the audience, she fished it out. Neither of these are seen on the video. During a June 2011 performance of Spiderman (3-4 months after opening?) one of the Spideys got hung up. Literally. Patrick Page played his role to the hilt in seemingly impromptu remarks to the audience during the 20 min or so it took to restart things. To be frank, for that production, I considered it a high point! |
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| re: What are the 'best' onstage mishaps that you've seen in live theater? | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 12:57 am EST 12/21/17 | |
| In reply to: re: What are the 'best' onstage mishaps that you've seen in live theater? - MarkBearSF 09:02 pm EST 12/20/17 | |
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| Spider-Man opened in June | |
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| *I stand corrected* | |
| Last Edit: MarkBearSF 07:53 am EST 12/21/17 | |
| Posted by: MarkBearSF 07:52 am EST 12/21/17 | |
| In reply to: re: What are the 'best' onstage mishaps that you've seen in live theater? - KingSpeed 12:57 am EST 12/21/17 | |
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| I stand corrected. I saw it the last week of June, so it had been open for a few weeks, and they had been running that version of the show for a few months. At the time, it seemed that such mishaps were common - and I recall that they continued throughout the run, perhaps with less frequency. Certainly often enough for Patrick Page to develop some hilarious patter to entertain the audience during the reesets. |
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| re: *I stand corrected* | |
| Posted by: Michael_Portantiere 05:12 pm EST 12/21/17 | |
| In reply to: *I stand corrected* - MarkBearSF 07:52 am EST 12/21/17 | |
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| I just wanted to say that, under the circumstances, I think it's perfectly understandable that you were a little confused about when SPIDER-MAN officially opened :-) | |
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