Where does it all go?
Where does it all go?
#0Where does it all go?
Posted: 1/7/06 at 12:20am
They were boxing up and shipping out all of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's" set and props today. And I got to thinking..
Where do all the props, costumes, sets, special effects pieces, memorabilia, everything go? When a show closes or needs to replace pieces of the show, where does it all go? Auctioned?
Is there some gigantic warehouse where Broadway stuff is stored? Do they ever recycle pieces, fabric for other productions? I'm imagining some gigantic building jammed packed with everything *forgotten* covered in cobwebs but still whispering its magic.
Where does it all go?
broadwaybelter
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/26/04
#1re: Where does it all go?
Posted: 1/7/06 at 12:28ami know they attempt to sell some Broadway props and stuff like that on Ebay, perhaps they are going to use them for the tour? if they do tour that is
ihearttheatre
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/12/05
#2re: Where does it all go?
Posted: 1/7/06 at 12:32am
It probably varies from show to show.
But if there was a giant warehouse, it would be my dream to explore it and take random props and set pieces. *fantasizes*
gavrochegirl
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/16/05
#3re: Where does it all go?
Posted: 1/7/06 at 12:34am
"...with everything *forgotten* covered in cobwebs but still whispering its magic."
Sorry to shift the subject, but those are some of the most creative words I've heard. 
What the puck?!
#4re: Where does it all go?
Posted: 1/7/06 at 12:35am
This reminds me of a scene in the TV film "Rainbow", When they ask young Judy if she would like to keep a pair of the "Ruby Slippers" for herself and her answer is "What for? They're just Shoes."
I wish I owned a pair of those shoes!
"It is bad enough that people are dying of AIDS, but no one should die of ignorance." -
Elizabeth Taylor
#5re: Where does it all go?
Posted: 1/7/06 at 12:38amLots of stuff goes on to be used in subsequent productions.
#6re: Where does it all go?
Posted: 1/7/06 at 3:50amIt all goes to the apartment of an incredibly fabulous gay man, and the rest of us spend our entire lives hoping to be invited to a party. For most of us, this will never happen.
And no one grew into anything new, we just became the worst of what we were."
#7re: Where does it all go?
Posted: 1/7/06 at 4:35am
So aside from auctions and reusing on tours, none of us seems to know the answer. Quite all right.
Your comments made me smile anyway!
#8re: Where does it all go?
Posted: 1/7/06 at 4:50amThe Chitty kids all got to keep bamboo sticks, so for less important props, cast members might be able to request/steal something.
Like a firework unexploded
Wanting life but never knowing how
Wanting life but never knowing how
#9re: Where does it all go?
Posted: 1/7/06 at 6:17am
"I wish I owned a pair of those shoes!"
One of the pairs (how many are there?) of ruby slippers is on display at one of the Smithsonians in DC...It's the one with Seinfeld's puffy shirt and the area about Polio. I *think* it's the National Museum of American History.
Back on topic, I would LOVE to know what happens to everything, especially the costumes. A warehouse full of beautiful dresses...and other things, of course. :)
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Updated On: 1/7/06 at 06:17 AM
I remember days
Or at least I try
But as years go by
They're sort of haze
And the bluest ink
Isn't really sky
And at times I think
I would gladly die
For a day of sky
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And Starbucks will use the words 'large' and 'small', not pretentious crap like grande and tall.
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"You could get away with anything if you call it art and tell people who don't like it that it's cutting edge culture." --vmlinnie
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Smaxie
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/26/05
#10re: Where does it all go?
Posted: 1/7/06 at 7:55amIt gets sold to other producers and theatres, used on a tour, put into storage or thrown out or burned.
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