| re: What are the 'best' onstage mishaps that you've seen in live theater? |
| Posted by: MikeP 02:42 pm EST 12/21/17 |
| 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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There are a few I can think of but these are my favorites
That Championship Season (revival) - As a character entered the room and slammed the door, the valance above the door came crashing down. Kiefer Sutherland ad libed- "look what you did! you broke the door". The audience roared. They brought the valance out for the curtain call.
The Cemetery Club with the Eileen Heckart, Elizabeth Franz and Doris Belack, there was a scene that transitioned from a living room to the cemetery. The living room furniture skid into the wings leaving the cemetery in the background. The problem was that a couch...a red couch....got stuck and didn't move. So there in the middle of the cemetery was a red couch. The actresses continued and the audience ignored it. Unfortunately, in a key moment...the couch slowly started moving into the wings. The audience started laughing out loud. The actresses continued without breaking character. |
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I've had a few! - MistressAndy 03:56 pm EST 12/21/17 |
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