Avenue Q London : Show Stopped For Technical Difficulties

[NelsonStJames]

This is what makes live theatre such a unique and fun experience. Anything can happen.

[TinselFairy]

Wow, this was exactly 5 years ago.

And it's true, us Brits do get excited over everything

[Anocoals]

What was the problem?

[Solohcin]

When I saw Avenue Q back in 2008 in Chicago, the show stopped because of "technical difficulties." Actually the girl playing Kate Monster just got a nose bleed during "Mix Tape."

[Anocoals]

@Solohcin Ouch. Was everything ok, or did they need someone else for the rest of the show?

[ekeebe]

why am i reading a subtitle for applause?

[RickeySnake]

What WAS the technical difficulty

[StaraziaSelin66]

Someone must've said Macbeth backstage.

[hkfan1980]

lol the technical difficulties were brian needed to remove his undies XD

[TiaDalmax]

@hkfan1980 lmao!

[Sabre1677]

For some reason the audience applauded when Billy Elliot was stopped because of difficulties. Strange :)

Am I the only one that's loving the announcer's accent?

[Spazztic52]

um... so?

[3frogbrothers]

haha, this show aired on my birthday!

[PokemonLover6000]

@3frogbrothers

Same! I like that ^^

[NHall609]

the guy in the first picture looks like a cross between David Skwimmer and Michael Mcintyre

[ChocolatePieSuus]

"we will endeavour to restart the performance" am I the only one how thinks that sounds cool xDD maybe I'm an idiot.. xD love Avenue Q! :D

lol let's all applause for technical difficulties :P.. I would .. probably :P

[Arellapple]

Ladies and gentlemen we are having technical difficulties *applause*.....?

[EmmaStar100]

i would probabley have been kates apartment getting stuck because they couldve waited until the end of the song to fix that.

[TehSpazztasticLime]

The hell is the point of this video?

[ValdezVideos]

i never knew that a technical difficulty could be so PERFECTLY timed. haha

[SlayerOfTheVampyre]

they clapped for technical difficulties?

[BAGibb]

I think...they may have been applauding because the shows awesome in a sort of 'yeah, we like it so far now matter what' kinda way... :D

[SlayerOfTheVampyre]

i guess. i was just thinking of how people out here might've reacted. probably throwing things, they aren't very refined.

[KeswickCamp08]

maybe they had to pee, lol

[SlayerOfTheVampyre]

maybe. or fight over the last backstage cupcake.

[BAGibb]

Maybe they just needed to pull their finger out [literally...probably their hand tbh :P]

[miyukinyappy]

IKR!!! LOLOLOL?!?!?

[StaraziaSelin66]

@SlayerOfTheVampyre probably because they were happy that they actually found OUT what was going on instead of sitting for five minutes thinking "what is taking so LONG?!"

[FashionableMiki]

@SlayerOfTheVampyre Guess so..... 0.o

[Kiwigal84]

@SlayerOfTheVampyre someone was too busy "Taking their time" during the interval and some of the audience needed to make another trip due to that fact haha

[randomandproudqueen]

@SlayerOfTheVampyre That's us Brits for you, we get excited about everything.

"The shows been cancelled."

YAAAAAY!

"and you won't get any refunds"

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAY!

"you have ten seconds to get off of our property."

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAA-wait a minute

[master1749]

@SlayerOfTheVampyre no they clap to show support for the technical operators that are having the problems its very stressful, i should know ive been working in theatre for 6 years now, it just shows that the audience are not annoyed with you and are patient to wait for the show, it is very hard putting on a show like this, there will be things going wrong, and once they do the operator always just the abuse for it, when often it is out of their control

[Rora989]

@SlayerOfTheVampyre yeah.... In the Uk we aplaude when anyone fucks up even in the slightest

[91LisaLou]

@SlayerOfTheVampyre we like to make people feel embarrassed :P

[metrolead]

awesome play... pointless video

[cartercool90]

when i went to kate nash's concert, they had problems with the microphone

[jschames]

Just so everybody knows, the whole purpose of having preview performances is to see how the show works in front of an audience while still being able to stop and fix things backstage. Not only should the audience not be dissapointed, but the audience should expect this. This is what previews are for.

[BAGibb]

Do explain WHY it's retarded? I cant see anything wrong with it

[elphabarocks]

does anyone one know what the technical difficulties actually were/

[Minfire]

Usually the techical difficulties in a common broadway show are problems with the lights, speakers, and/or microphones. It could be any of those. I should know. I was in a musical that was aving problems with the microphones.

[BAGibb]

He means in this performance

[BAGibb]

Apparantly it was kate apartment got stuck goin back inside its window or something along those lines

[SummonInThunder]

oh dear!

amazing how everyone was so happy, even when it was stoped :D haha

[elliemacyo]

i love how they clapped

[slovely08]

IT isn't like it got canceled, they would have gotten their money back if the show was canceled.

[slovely08]

Technical difficulties, as in beyond their control.

[Elphabaevil123]

yeah, and besides- it was a preview. audiences buy their tickets knowing that something might go wrong.

if it was during the run, it would be a different story....

[123emeraldwaters321]

exactly it wasnt opening... most people know and accept that buying tickest to a "preview" is as good as buy tickets to a dress rehearsal"

and they picked a good time to stop, it didnt affect the story line or anything

[thekeyring]

They handled it professionally by carrying on the show, and not freaking out.

[xkadie999x]

yeah xx i agree they handled it very very well indeed xx

[MissAlainey1991]

i love the support of the audience after being told there was difficulties

[GreyBlackCoyote]

i never new Brian was not wearing underwear today omg ?!?

[TheTeeShirtShow]

funny song actually... ahaha it was like he was there to like say we r back and now! I'm not wearing underwear today!

jee, no wonder he wasn't a comidian on late night tv!

[Fierheb]

So can someone tell me what happened?

[BAGibb]

Kates apartment got stuck when closing

[Minfire]

Really? I thought it was problems with the mics.

[BAGibb]

hmm...then Im not sure then..so many rumours going around, I wouldve thought theyd do a sound check before the first show...but then again, look at this years Tony Awards xD

[musicismylover123]

random....

[Mank25]

Nothing like live theatre, eh?

[horsyfreak2000]

and the point of this video is...???

[emilysclone]

I wanted to see this show but the building they were in didn't have wheelchair access.

[livingdeaddolls]

You mean in the West End? Well, the theatre they're in (Noel Coward) is owned by Cameron Mackintosh, and he's trying to do a revamp of all the theatres he owns in London (he's finished the Prince of Wales, and it's FANTASTIC).

So, don't worry, I'm sure it'll soon have wheel chair access.

[VeryCleverTheatre]

The Noel Coward theatre has street level access to the Royal Circle with no stairs whatsoever. Just make sure you go in the Royal Circle.

[Ganamade]

it is a pity for you

i hope they build one ramp so everyone can enjoy avenue q

[jackea1]

ooh, i've never seen a show where that has hapened before. Im always hearing about it though. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's car in the west end broke down loads of times.

[brightsunshine]

it happened in mary poppins

[broadwaybound4eva]

In legally blonde the stage elevator wouldnt come up and the show stoped for a few minutes while the actors onstage improvised.

[AerosmithAngel31]

thats the thing about us actors; we can come up with many different ways to improvise...

;-)

[1nkheart1]

This sort of thing always happens during previews! Billy Elliot had lighting issues, Wicked had bubble issues, Joseph had a problem with the rotating stage ... that's theatre!

[wikedluva]

and lord of the rings (boring), thier stage broke down, and one of casts foot got crushed

[livingdeaddolls]

I met the guy who had his foot crushed ;)

[wikedluva]

cool, did u ask him about it?

[livingdeaddolls]

Well yeah, that's how I found out it was him who had his foot crushed. I saw it the Thursday matinee before it closed and, whilst waiting for autographs, I asked a random member of the cast if it was true someone had got their leg trapped, and he said "Yeah, me." Of course, I was all "Omg, did it hurt?" and he just said "Nahh." XD

Obviously it did, he had to go to hospital, but he was well enough to carry on with LotR for another year.

[hjarblan]

what happend

[SpreadTheNews]

I'm guessing (pure guess) but maybe Kate's appartment got stuck...or the bar scene...since they all change etc.

[curlyray13]

yeah what did happen

[cocoacoconuts24]

Oooh, what actually happened? =0