May 31, 2007


Quick, Cindy, Think of a Title

A London performance of the “Lord of the Rings” musical ended abruptly with actors dressed as Hobbits, elves and dwarfs rushing to help a screaming cast member whose leg was trapped in set machinery.

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posted by Deron Bauman in news, odd 

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6 Responses to “Quick, Cindy, Think of a Title”

  1. Cindy Scroggins on May 31st, 2007 at 5:24 pm

    Break a Leg.

  2. Sheila Ryan on May 31st, 2007 at 5:44 pm

    Not exactly a cluster-bomb, but perhaps a fun fact nonetheless: Around 1968 or so I was in a production at the Dallas Theater Center during which an actor was injured one night, and a fellow actor really and truly did step from the wings and address the audience with the deathless line, “Is there a doctor in the house?”

  3. Deron Bauman on May 31st, 2007 at 5:49 pm

    I knew I could count on you.

  4. Daryl Scroggins on May 31st, 2007 at 6:35 pm

    Was he screaming or singing? Might be hard to tell in a Lord of the Rings musical, except for the heroic gestures. Maybe he was saying something like: “I–have killed de wa-biiiT….”

  5. John Buaas on May 31st, 2007 at 8:48 pm

    “Hobble-ton”

  6. Sheila Ryan on June 1st, 2007 at 12:04 pm

    Daryl: Now there’s a mash-up I’d endorse — “What’s Opera, Doc?”/ “Lord of the Rings”.