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Post by BurlyBeaR on Feb 4, 2022 12:32:09 GMT
If a composer wanted people riffing, they would write it into the music, no? It’s just an excuse to show off so that ‘fans’ scream “Slay my queen SLAAAAAY!” or in some cases to disguise the fact that they can’t hold a note.  |
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Post by richey on Feb 4, 2022 13:54:48 GMT
Guessing they both must have tested positive and on radio silence! So sad for all concerned and guess won’t be back till Tuesday Well that is very unlucky, if indeed this is the reason. I didn’t know people could Stage Door again ? There were loads stage dooring after Taboo last week, and there were no notices to say people couldn't |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2022 14:03:41 GMT
I bit my tongue and didn't reply to the poster a couple of pages back in this thread who freely admitted to stage dooring, but if Lucie and Helen have tested positive I really hope that poster and everyone else who stage doored is thoroughly ashamed of themselves.
I really don't understand how so many people are so lacking in common sense that they could possibly think it is ok in the current circumstances?
I feel hugely sorry for the cast.
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Post by southstreet on Feb 4, 2022 14:08:22 GMT
I was surprised seeing pictures of people at stagedoor and pictures of performers posing with their masks pulled down. But if they tested positive yesterday, as much as stagedooring on Tuesday evening will have been a very silly thing to do, they probably caught it before Tuesday evening and gave it to each other during rehearsals or dress run or something.
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Post by sb on Feb 4, 2022 14:51:09 GMT
It’s not just Covid though … there are so many general sickness bugs going around at the moment that could be passed on to the cast.
Very selfish behaviour. The pictures of fans and cast members at stage door next to the signs telling them not to do it are particularly ironic 😩
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Post by isabel on Feb 4, 2022 15:25:43 GMT
I bit my tongue and didn't reply to the poster a couple of pages back in this thread who freely admitted to stage dooring, but if Lucie and Helen have tested positive I really hope that poster and everyone else who stage doored is thoroughly ashamed of themselves. I really don't understand how so many people are so lacking in common sense that they could possibly think it is ok in the current circumstances? I feel hugely sorry for the cast. So there was 200 plus people at SD on Tuesday ?! I don’t know what Security can do about it. Apart from get the Cast to leave via a different exit ? |
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Post by jacob on Feb 4, 2022 15:48:17 GMT
I bit my tongue and didn't reply to the poster a couple of pages back in this thread who freely admitted to stage dooring, but if Lucie and Helen have tested positive I really hope that poster and everyone else who stage doored is thoroughly ashamed of themselves. I really don't understand how so many people are so lacking in common sense that they could possibly think it is ok in the current circumstances? I feel hugely sorry for the cast. So there was 200 plus people at SD on Tuesday ?! I don’t know what Security can do about it. Apart from get the Cast to leave via a different exit ? In all fairness, they could leave a different way and also have security say something.I’ve been at shows where the SDM has come out to say “please leave” despite a few of us being there Not aiming to start the debate again, but in all fairness SD shouldn’t solely be blamed for anyone getting COVID, right? Commute, families etc |
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Post by southstreet on Feb 4, 2022 15:48:55 GMT
I haven't been to Wicked stage door in a looooooooong time, but don't they usually have barriers up, so cast can choose to walk down the line or otherwise they sneak out at the top? Doesn't stop fans from running after them anyway, but that is usually what used to happen, back in the OG and second cast of Wicked days. LOL
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Post by jacob on Feb 4, 2022 15:49:46 GMT
are we also sure that the two are off unwell?:’) Hoping both are okay
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Post by southstreet on Feb 4, 2022 15:51:01 GMT
No idea, but both were off last night.
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Post by jacob on Feb 4, 2022 15:51:56 GMT
I haven't been to Wicked stage door in a looooooooong time, but don't they usually have barriers up, so cast can choose to walk down the line or otherwise they sneak out at the top? Doesn't stop fans from running after them anyway, but that is usually what used to happen, back in the OG and second cast of Wicked days. LOL Swankified and on-brand metal borders , yes And oh to have been alive when the show first transferred XD |
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Post by danb on Feb 4, 2022 16:02:41 GMT
So there was 200 plus people at SD on Tuesday ?! I don’t know what Security can do about it. Apart from get the Cast to leave via a different exit ? In all fairness, they could leave a different way and also have security say something.I’ve been at shows where the SDM has come out to say “please leave” despite a few of us being there Not aiming to start the debate again, but in all fairness SD shouldn’t solely be blamed for anyone getting COVID, right? Commute, families etc Sorry Jacob but No, It is not okay. You have been asked nicely not to do it, yet feel entitled to do so because it is the stagiest night of the year. It isn’t ‘we don’t want to do it because we want to get home’. It isn’t ‘I’m sorry we need to eat, there isn’t time’. At its darkest it is ‘I’m sorry, I want to stay alive’. It’s bad enough them picking up bugs at the stage door scrum. It can’t be wholly blamed but it can be wholly controlled. |
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Post by fiyero on Feb 4, 2022 16:03:02 GMT
I haven't been to Wicked stage door in a looooooooong time, but don't they usually have barriers up, so cast can choose to walk down the line or otherwise they sneak out at the top? Doesn't stop fans from running after them anyway, but that is usually what used to happen, back in the OG and second cast of Wicked days. LOL Swankified and on-brand metal borders , yes And oh to have been alive when the show first transferred XDAre you trying to make me feel old? I vividly remember that first preview when the bubble never came on and there was a show stop and restart! |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 4, 2022 16:18:50 GMT
So there was 200 plus people at SD on Tuesday ?! I don’t know what Security can do about it. Apart from get the Cast to leave via a different exit ? In all fairness, they could leave a different way and also have security say something.I’ve been at shows where the SDM has come out to say “please leave” despite a few of us being there Not aiming to start the debate again, but in all fairness SD shouldn’t solely be blamed for anyone getting COVID, right? Commute, families etc Of course they could in theory, and the theatre should be accommodating that, but they might not be. Regardless, that doesn't excuse the idiocy of anyone who tries to stage door in the current climate. Only they can control whether they go to the stage door or not, the cast can't control that. It is the so-called "fans" (whose lack of consideration for the cast frankly makes them anything but fans in my book) who are unnecessarily increasing the risk to the cast for no good reason. And if you still think turning up to stage doors is OK despite being told not to do it then I'm afraid you need to grow up and appreciate the severity of the situation and that you and the others who stage door are the problem. You need to realise this is about the health of the cast and you are putting that at risk for your own selfish desires, which is not OK. |
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Post by jacob on Feb 4, 2022 16:21:51 GMT
In all fairness, they could leave a different way and also have security say something.I’ve been at shows where the SDM has come out to say “please leave” despite a few of us being there Not aiming to start the debate again, but in all fairness SD shouldn’t solely be blamed for anyone getting COVID, right? Commute, families etc Sorry Jacob but No, It is not okay. You have been asked nicely not to do it, yet feel entitled to do so because it is the stagiest night of the year. It isn’t ‘we don’t want to do it because we want to get home’. It isn’t ‘I’m sorry we need to eat, there isn’t time’. At its darkest it is ‘I’m sorry, I want to stay alive’. It’s bad enough them picking up bugs at the stage door scrum. It can’t be wholly blamed but it can be wholly controlled. Hi sorry when did I say that I was at Wicked for Lucie on her opening ? I haven’t seen the show since November I’m not in support of people that SD during these times specifically ignoring boundaries just stating that it’s up to actresses / actors whether or not they stay for fan interaction Lucie took pictures with her fans and signed programmes with a mask on.. she didn’t have to |
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Post by danb on Feb 4, 2022 16:25:06 GMT
“In all fairness, they could leave a different way and also have security say something.I’ve been at shows where the SDM has come out to say “please leave” despite a few of us being there
Not aiming to start the debate again, but in all fairness SD shouldn’t solely be blamed for anyone getting COVID, right? Commute, families etc”
I have no idea if you were or weren’t. But supporting the very notion is out of order.
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Post by jacob on Feb 4, 2022 16:30:25 GMT
“In all fairness, they could leave a different way and also have security say something.I’ve been at shows where the SDM has come out to say “please leave” despite a few of us being there Not aiming to start the debate again, but in all fairness SD shouldn’t solely be blamed for anyone getting COVID, right? Commute, families etc” I have no idea if you were or weren’t. But supporting the very notion is out of order. sorry I didn’t make it the clearest, I wasn’t there the other day I do not support those who don’t follow the rules set out to keep everyone safe however actors then feed the fans by also not sticking to those rules |
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Post by jacob on Feb 4, 2022 16:54:05 GMT
Swankified and on-brand metal borders , yes And oh to have been alive when the show first transferred XDAre you trying to make me feel old? I vividly remember that first preview when the bubble never came on and there was a show stop and restart! Thinking I got this wrong, Wicked LDN is a year or two younger than me— |
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Post by carmella1 on Feb 4, 2022 18:08:24 GMT
You could leave by the front and avoid the Stage Door altogether.
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Post by isabel on Feb 4, 2022 18:16:39 GMT
Wonder if Lucie and Helen are on tonight
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Post by forevercolours on Feb 4, 2022 18:53:18 GMT
Amy Webb is Elphaba tonight (Friday) I haven’t seen this anywhere. How do you know? |
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Post by isabel on Feb 4, 2022 19:28:14 GMT
Neither are on tonight, judging by some tweets I’ve seen .
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Post by singularsensation10 on Feb 4, 2022 20:20:07 GMT
I haven't been to Wicked stage door in a looooooooong time, but don't they usually have barriers up, so cast can choose to walk down the line or otherwise they sneak out at the top? Doesn't stop fans from running after them anyway, but that is usually what used to happen, back in the OG and second cast of Wicked days. LOL Swankified and on-brand metal borders , yes And oh to have been alive when the show first transferred XD I was just sick in my mouth 🤣 I went to previews and saw Idina 3 times and am now feeling my age! |
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Post by aingidh on Feb 4, 2022 20:22:12 GMT
I guess I’d be another of the young fangirl generation having only just turned 18 😂. My peak Wicked phase was from like 14 to 15 I’d say but I’ve had a resurgence recently.
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Post by deej4life on Feb 5, 2022 1:00:35 GMT
Amy Webb was on as Elphaba, Charli Baptie was on as Glinda and Grace Chapman was on as Nessarose (4th February, 2022).
Confirmed on Twitter by West End Understudies (great Twitter page for updates for all UK productions).
I hope that both Helen and Lucie make quick recoveries! A shame to be (likely) sick so early into their new run.
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