Friday, September 19, 2008
Wicked's Espinosa, Fitzgerald and Maguire to Go "Behind the Emerald Curtain"
Playbill News: "The 90-minute tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at the hit musical. Run by current and former Wicked cast members, the tour features a 20-minute film of special footage from the musical, interviews with cast and creative team members, as well as a display of Eugene Lee's Tony-Award-winning set, an up-close look at some of Tony Award winner Susan Hilferty's costumes and props, wigs and masks from the show."
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I really excited for this opportunity for theatre audiences. To get the chance to meet the stars or hit musicals and get a exclusive behind the scenes look at shows on Broadway is a really unique experience. Not only that but it is only $25. I'm amazed at this price, but I'm sure that the reason shows are starting to do this is to get some income back from what they are losing on people not coming to the theatre because of gas and traveling prices.
This is a cool opportunity for people to get to see the inner-workings of a large-scale show. While it may not be the "best" tour for technical theatre people, it still is a good way of making some extra money and getting the word out as to how great WICKED is, not to mention the fans will be very excited to meet the stars!
I went on this tour and although the actual viewing of the set, props, costumes, etc. was awesome, the actual structure of the tour left me wanting to not be there. First of all, my tour guide was not able to answer any questions beyond what he obviously memorized from a published tour outline. This made my experience not the greatest. However, I am hoping that this was isolated, and hope they continue to improve such things.
i think it is such a great for the audience and the producers. for the audience, it is an opportunity to see how the magic works and feel exclusive after or before watching the show. for the producers, it is another way to attract the audience with minimal amount of resources invested. i wish the broadway can think of more creative ways to attract more variety of audiences.
I never really liked wicked as a show, but I would love to see Eugene Lee's set from the back. It was really interesting to see his model at USITT this spring, so I can only imagine what it's like full scale.
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