Legally Blonde at the Ethel Merman Theatre Sydney

I have been a huge fan of Musical Theatre for years. While I love the performance side of the production, it the backstage technical side of the theatre I love the most. While I have never seen a live performance of Legally Blonde (it closed before I got to NYC in DEC08), I just loved the overall style of this musical. The technical elements where the best I had seen in a musical for a number of years. I love David Rockwell work. All of the sets where handmade for cardboard, paper, plastic and other household items. All of the LED lighting (128 channels) are controlled by computer, using the Light O Rama software and programmed by myself. The soundtrack for the show is a combination of the soundtrack and also the live recording from MTV. It was thanks to MTV recording of the show that I got a real inside look into the show, but was also able to put my own spin on the sets. Im the only person operating the production. There are 16 flown sets, 9 truck lines, 1 lift and 25 individual sets pieces. The show has been a working progress over two years. I would love to get into production design, while I live in Sydney Australia, I hold a British passport and would either to move to London or NYC. If you would like to get in contact please drop me an email to jamesssydney@hotmail.com.

I hope you enjoy just the quick promo of Legally Blonde the Musical at the Ethel Merman Theatre Sydney.

Kind regards

James Stadnyk

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[SeymourShawOffical1]

is it big

[jamesssydney]

@SeymourShawOffical1 3.2 feet wide 3.2 feet high and 1.6 feet deep.

[abrdramaguy]

this is amazing! i'd love to be able to do stuff like this...i'm very interested in set designs as well but have no idea how to move things on and off by remote etc. Best of luck though, you have alot of talent :D

[suzannewarkable]

OMG James I am speechless! SPEECHLESS!!! That was amazing! 

[TristanS3299]

@333omgitsme

[TristanS3299]

@333omgitsme Where's the Wizard of Oz set is it a video? Is it posted if not, could you create a video and post it?

[333omgitsme]

@jamesssydney THANKS !!!!!!!GOOD ADVICE

[jamesssydney]

@333omgitsme PS love the your WOZ set. When posting the video try and dumb the soundtrack over the top

[jamesssydney]

@333omgitsme for the set pieces that move there is a track or devide in the false floor. inside is a piece of plastic attached to fishing line which can be pulled left or right to move the set.

Cheers

JS :)

[jamesssydney]

@333omgitsme just bumping in MP as we speak just creating the false fall. Hopefully by the end of the year

[333omgitsme]

@333omgitsme btw i am wounering exactly how u made the set pieces go on and off ...trouble realy understanding ..if u would like check out my wizard of oz set model...it dosent copmare though:)

[333omgitsme]

@jamesssydney when is mary popins coming im so excited