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Post by anthony40 on Aug 28, 2024 8:05:22 GMT
This was the production that originated at the Southwark Playhouse, wasn't it? Andrews was definitely singing the song in that production in 2013 (I can't belive that was 11 years ago now!) I remember seeing it at Southwark Playhouse. They had no air con and its was absolutely boiling in the theatre. It was a massive cast if I remember rightly and I felt so sorry for them as the costumes were very thick and heavy especially in that heat. But I really did enjoy the musical and it sounded wonderful in such a small venue with such a big cast. I saw that production as well. It was like the Southwark Playhouse has it's own micro-climate in that theatre! What amazed me was how from such a colossal tragedy they could make such a glorious musical! Also the fact that, in this production, you never actually saw the ship! You witnessed them boarding via the gangplank, in the smoking room, etc and getting into the lifeboats but (again) you never actually saw the ship- except at the end, when the ship was actually sinking your Mr Andrews clinging to a piece of wood the pivoted. I also remember that as you entered and exited the theatre, the actor playing Mr. Andrews was seated at a desk, mid-stage that you had to walk past in order to get to your seat and at the end of the show, as you were exiting, the names on the victims were projected into the floor. So impressive was this production, if memory serves me correctly, the was a feature story about this production in Time Out, with photographs. |
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Post by alece10 on Aug 28, 2024 11:42:30 GMT
Am I right in thinking the Broadway production cost (and lost) a fortune, and the stage tilted as the ship went down?
Forbidden Broadway did a great send up of it.
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Post by SilverFox on Aug 28, 2024 11:53:29 GMT
Forbidden Broadway did a great send up of it.
Agree. It was listening to the FB send up which alerted me to the music, and caused my subsequent purchase of the OBC on cd, long before I had the chance to see a production of the show.
I still hear "Autumn. Shall we all meet at the bottom"
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Post by Someone in a tree on Aug 28, 2024 11:54:23 GMT
I dont know about the broadway finances but at one point a grand piano rolled from one side of the stage to other and let out a loud crash sound
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Post by d'James on Aug 28, 2024 17:29:23 GMT
I dont know about the broadway finances but at one point a grand piano rolled from one side of the stage to other and let out a loud crash sound Also the mini Titanic probably cost a lot even though I think it was cut quickly. |
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Post by karloscar on Aug 28, 2024 19:16:58 GMT
I dont know about the broadway finances but at one point a grand piano rolled from one side of the stage to other and let out a loud crash sound Also the mini Titanic probably cost a lot even though I think it was cut quickly. Mini Titanic at the close of Act One was never cut. It worked really well. The original ending was going to feature an underwater scene with a mini-sub discovering the wreck of Titanic which never made it into previews. |
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