A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
B212323 said: "quizking101 said: "He seems to have gotten sick a lot during the run. I genuinely hope he's okay, and missing the final performance definitely sucks.
I'm glad I was able to see him in previews because he was genuinely the only good thing I liked about the production."
He apparently is having severe back issues which was affecting his singing."
I saw an interview in which Andrew Burnap mentioned his back wasn’t feeling so great, because of the raked stage. I’m surprised AEA hasn’t been on this. Surely they can figure out a way to angle orchestra seating in a way that could both maintain the same number of seats and reduce the angle of the stage’s rake.
In my decade or so of seeing shows at the Beaumont, I’ve never seen that stage on such a steep incline. Maybe South Pacific was steep as well, but I was upstairs so probably couldn’t tell.
Wicked also has a famously steep rake that has caused many injuries over the years. Seems like it might be time for AEA to reexamine the standards they have for it; people shouldn't be working on a rake so steep it causes chronic pain that affects their ability to do their jobs.
perfectlymarvelous said: "Wicked also has a famously steep rake that has caused many injuries over the years. Seems like it might be time for AEA to reexamine the standards they have for it; people shouldn't be working on a rake so steep it causes chronic pain that affects their ability to do their jobs."
Yeah, it’s not right. I looked up the interview in which I remember Andrew Burnap talking about his back issues, and the video was shot only two weeks into previews of Camelot. This early closing may have at least one positive effect.
Raked stages are simply evil. Especially for dance heavy shows.
A Chorus Line revival played its final Broadway performance on August 17, 2008. The tour played its final performance on August 21, 2011. A new non-equity tour started in October 2012 played its final performance on March 23, 2013. Another non-equity tour launched on January 20, 2018. The tour ended its US run in Kansas City and then toured throughout Japan August & September 2018.
A friend of mine was in JCS in 2000 (a stacked cast, by the way), and would complain about this constantly, and when I saw the show with this in mind, it was hard to understand how it was allowed? That said, I saw Camelot (without Donica, sadly) and didnt notice anything rake-y...
PipingHotPiccolo said: "A friend of mine was in JCS in 2000 (a stacked cast, by the way), and would complain about this constantly, and when I saw the show with this in mind, it was hard to understand how it was allowed? That said, I saw Camelot (without Donica, sadly) and didnt notice anything rake-y..."
Raked stages aren’t always perceptible to the audience, particularly since the audience itself is often raked.
"...everyone finally shut up, and the audience could enjoy the beginning of the Anatevka Pogram in peace."
Kad said: "PipingHotPiccolo said: "A friend of mine was in JCS in 2000 (a stacked cast, by the way), and would complain about this constantly, and when I saw the show with this in mind, it was hard to understand how it was allowed? That said, I saw Camelot (without Donica, sadly) and didnt notice anything rake-y..."
Raked stages aren’t always perceptible to the audience, particularly since the audience itself is often raked."
Like for Wicked, because it's stadium seating right? so maybe a little less noticeable?