Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest.asp?I1=ID&I2=1455" target="_blank">The Latest: Latest: AP:Mary Poppins Performances Canceled</a>
Originally Posted By Pixiedust345 I was at the cancelled performance last night. It was extremely dissapointing, but I hope to catch the second act at a later date.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Me too. I'm sure a lot of people were disappointed. I didn't hear too many that were really angry though. I suppose it was just the shock of it. I've never had that happen at any show I've been to. I do have to say though, that one of the friends I was with said it could have been worse. He was at a small theater in California to see the Fantasticks, and during intermission the entire theater burned down! That would have been worse!
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 I still haven't gotten a date to go back yet. I hope I can get one that's not too far in the distant future. I'd love to just get it over with. I don't mean that to sound like it's a chore to watch, but I just want to see the second act!
Originally Posted By TheRedhead I saw TITANIC on Broadway. 5 minutes into act 2, there was this weird pause, and everyone on stage just started looking around. The curtain suddenly dropped, and the stage manager walked out and explained the set broke down and the performance would be cancelled. I swear I thought there'd be a riot. We were all told that we could get a refund or a ticket for a future performance. I went to the TKTS booth and asked for my money back. The guy looked at me like I was nuts - he couldn't believe I didn't want to sit through the show again. I honestly thought that he was going to refuse to give me my money. Odd. I ended up sneaking in at intermission a week later. I didn't miss much. I know AIDA had the same troubles out of town, when it had the big pyramid thing. SUNSET BOULEVARD had some occasional troubles with the big staircase. It's not totally uncommon with a show that has that mechanically complicated of a set.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I love this quote from the story. "I can come back but I feel sorry those little children who were waiting for Mary Poppins to reappear and do her magic," said theatergoer Dana Luck, a Manhattan child psychologist." *Rolls Eyes* Oh the poor dears. Will the little urchins survive the trauma?
Originally Posted By kennect Actually Redhead the Aida pyramid was only seen in Atlanta...Malfunctions with it seemed to be every other performance...Fortunately, I saw it twice and it worked perfectly both times...It was a treat to see...It was pretty amazing to see what it could do...Whoever did the set design for that original production did a great job...The pyramid moved flawlessly around the stage floor as things such as palm trees would shoot up around it...Hard to describe and apparently Disney doesn't want any of us to know what it really looked like....
Originally Posted By dresswhites titanic uh, what a horrible, horrible show. granted here in phx we got the bare bones version. i kid you not the end of act one was a little tiny toy boat running into a tiny ice berg. then when the boat was sinking, they had this hook raising s board. i have seem jr high schools with better staging. Sunset was another one where we got the scaled down version and really exposed what a lousy show it was. I think it is a shame that they make they hugely technical shows, but on the road you get a very scaled down version. the only expceptions to this rule where Les Mis, Phantom and the first tour of Miss Saigon.
Originally Posted By dresswhites oh about the theater burning down, i hope no one was hurt, but man that is kind of funny.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 No, nobody got hurt (luckily it was during intermission), but it is a great example of "things could always be worse"!
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< No, nobody got hurt (luckily it was during intermission) >>> So all those people there, the place burns down, and nobody even gets to yell "Fire!" in a crowded theater? What a missed opportunity.
