Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
BeeBee
Chorus Member Joined: 2/4/05
#0Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:06pm
Ouch! Hope she's OK!!!
http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=508003
commasplice
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/29/04
#1re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:14pmAck, feel better, Stephanie!!
#2re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:16pmThe Curse of the Elphaba!
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Blue J
Featured Actor Joined: 1/31/05
#3re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:22pm
This role is cursed!
Hopefully she'll have a quick recovery and get back into the role soon. This really sucks.
TheGaIsSilent
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/25/04
#4re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:24pmDamn! Hope she's OK...
JOHN LITHGOW
I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!
#5re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:26pm
wow...this character really is cursed
..that's cool for kristy though!
but I wonder why they didn't ask saycon to go to toronto..hm..
awkward.
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
whatyouown223
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/4/05
#6re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:29pmStandby needs to be ready more than the Understudy. Plus, Kristy's been on before.
TheGaIsSilent
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/25/04
#7re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:37pmI'm just wondering why they seem not to have an understudy for Stephanie? Or maybe she's just not ready?
JOHN LITHGOW
I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!
#8re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:38pmOuch. Hope she feels better!
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jjdude2000
Broadway Star Joined: 12/1/04
#9re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:39pmJust read this on playbill.com. Hope she's alright!
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WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#10re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:39pmThis show is cursed. LOL
#11re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:39pm
the ga~ that is a really good point....I bet she's just not ready to go on yet. They would, without doubt, have an understudy for such a difficult role, so she must not be ready yet...
does this remind anyone else of the whole heather/merle situation with AIDA?
awkward.
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
whatyouown223
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/4/05
#12re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:40pmDarn! Jenna Leigh Green could have gone on!
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#13re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:41pm
How true is this? (playbill.com)
"Wicked is proving to be a bit of a dangerous proposition for its leading ladies. Kristin Chenoweth, who originated the role of Glinda, suffered a neck injury during the show's out-of-town tryout in San Franciso. And, Tony Award winner Idina Menzel broke a rib during her final weekend of performances on Broadway."
Thesbijean
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/9/04
#14re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:46pmIt isn't a curse, it is just what happens when a show has such a large budget and such a large, and wholly dangerous set and special effects. I like WICKED a lot, but it is too big for it's own good...
#15re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:48pmNo,wickedrocks, playbill didn't make that up....kristin did suffer a neck injury and had to wear a neckbrace for a few weeks. Let me say, from what I've heard, she WORKED that neck brace OUT!
awkward.
"I think it was the Korean tour or something. They were all frickin' asian!" -Zoran912
Swiftynifty15
Broadway Star Joined: 9/18/04
#16re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 3:49pmKristy might be a reck. So is Stephanie I bet. Will Stephanie be at the performance? Feel Better Stephanie!!!!! Good Luck Kristy and cast!!!!! Updated On: 3/8/05 at 03:49 PM
BwayTheatre11
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/25/03
#17re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 4:02pm
I feel so bad for Stephanie. I hope she gets better real soon!
This is awful news.
CCM '10!
whatyouown223
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/4/05
#18re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 4:24pm
From Scott Alan: courtesy of sobeautiful.com
So, this is what happened. Yesterday, they had a fantastic run through. Everything went beautifully. It was a dress rehearsal with an audience. Afterwards, they asked Stephanie to stay around for a few more moments, as they wanted to do another 'flying' rehearsal, and make sure everything was working properly. This took place at 11pm. Everything was going fine, until, one of the wires on the harness let go, and so she was hanging by only one wire, and everyone was screaming to let her down, but instead of letting her down, they were raising the wires instead, and bringing her up. Her whole entire right side of her body is completely bruised from her neck to her feet, she is swollen and, having muscle spasms, and though she is in pain, she is in good spirits.
#19re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 4:27pmI dont get it, wires don't have all that much to do with it. Isn't she just clamped around her waist? Or perhaps it's different for the tour? I'm confused... Updated On: 3/8/05 at 04:27 PM
#20re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 4:29pm
that's like final destination. first idina, skip shoshana, now stephanie,exactly 2months later...though she was hurt last night.
Hope she gets better. What a conspiracy.
A dancer might dream to see her name in lights and mean it,
but all she really dreams is to make someone
else feel the way she did when she first saw a dancer.
And that is so beautiful-Anonymous
#21re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 4:35pm
oh no!!
this is awful 
it can't be denied that the whole elphaba thing is a little weird, but you also have to take into consideration that the role is very demanding and entails several reasonably dangerous effects.
TheGaIsSilent
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/25/04
#22re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 4:44pmYeah, I don't get the wire thing, unless the tour "flying" is VERY different from the Broadway apple picker.
JOHN LITHGOW
I just realized, your last name is Butz! Both "Norbert" AND "Butz" are in your name! You must have gotten picked on a lot as a child!
#23re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 4:46pm
Yeah, I don't get the wire thing, unless the tour "flying" is VERY different from the Broadway apple picker.
From what I understand there's more flying in the tour production because some entrances had to be changed due to lack of trap doors in the stages they'll be playing on.
"Too young to hold on and too old to just break free and run" - Jeff Buckley
Updated On: 3/8/05 at 04:46 PM
bwaybaby891
Featured Actor Joined: 2/8/05
#24re: Whoa! Broadway.com says Stephanie Block got injured in rehearsal
Posted: 3/8/05 at 4:47pmI live in upstate NY and most of the people in this area that wanted to see "Wicked" are going up to Toronto. Bad luck for them if they have tickets for the first few days, but I'm sure Kristy will be good. Thank God I went to NYC and saw Idina in it before the curse started. lol
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