Wicked on Broadway BUBBLE BLOOPER - Curtain Call

Jennafer Newberry chillin' in the bubble while the cast bows. 5/22/2024

[@jaszonquespears5585]

Also, I want to take a moment to shoutout Lissa deGuzman as Elphaba and Jennafer Newberry as Glinda. I saw them both as leads on tour, and it was great to see them reunited on Broadway. Being a standby is a very hard job, and both of these actors are top notch and gave killer performances. Everyone please send them love!!! Wicked is in amazing hands with them! 💜

[@thelaurenwatt]

i’ve seen lissa as elphie on broadway (4 times)! someday i hope to see jennafer’s glinda - fingers crossed !! 🤞🏻

[@thelaurenwatt]

lissa is SO FANTASTIC I LOVE HER

[@BroadwayLyric]

I actually saw that exact wicked musical with the same actors which means I was in the same room as you when taking this vid and those actors were amazing

[@danielxdaniel2743]

I saw both them together aswe on tour! Hope to see them on broadway whenever I go to nyc

[@marianorizzo2128]

They never gonna bring HEEEEEER down.

[@ALTnOtes]

GOTTEM

[@999roze]

I hope she’s happy!!

[@darcybrummett7004]

@@999roze Now that she’s choosing this.

[@sidrauneg]

She's a little muddled.

[@DrexelGregory]

Legend has it she’s still there to this day

[@ice_wolfie]

I saw it last month and I can confirm she was just chilling in the bubble the whole time

[@myah2545]

This honestly just seems like Glinda would place herself here on purpose, so it works 😂

[@PowerDiva]

This is what I was thinking... people who have never seen the show before, probably wouldn't have even realized this was a mistake if the tech guy hadn't walked out on stage at the end.

[@eagandereagander6471]

Right!?

[@bobraffety6000]

I saw Wicked in 2005 in St Louis. Glinda was Kendra Kassebaum. The bubble broke during No One Mourns the Wicked. They stopped the show and then 30 min later they restarted. When they yelled Look it’s Glinda. Kendra walked on stage. No bubble the rest of the night. During the finale when Glinda does her speech. She just stood on stage same spot just a few feet away from Stephanie. Memorable show for sure.

[@Shadowlina]

Glinda: Gasp! I get a moment to defy gravity! 'No wizard that there is or was, Is ever gonna bring me down!!!!' ...No, but, really, guys. Let me down. Halp. 😂🤣

[@SabrinaTwyla]

Hey at least it was the END of the show, and it also looked semi intentional to those not used to how it’s supposed to go, up until the stage manager came out 🤣 Then it was like “Oop she got stuck”

[@arex9000]

i saw the clip and thought it was the beg XD

[@sondheimlover]

You really think they would pay extra? No

[@bartvos8635]

Well we can't all come and go by bubble! You can't indeed

[@stormbob]

Poor Jennafer just standing there waving like Miss America, being a good sport about it while probably scared that she just lives in the bubble forever now, while this poor tech guy has to figure out wtf they're going to do about it.

[@chocolatesouljah]

LOL! U summed up all my feelZ! 🙌🏾🫣❣️

[@missdonutaltaccount1380]

Ohhh, the bubble was supposed to lower?

[@ABC589]

⁠@@missdonutaltaccount1380 yeah. Don’t worry your not the only one it took me till Elphaba for me to notice the error. That’s coming from someone who also only saw the tour show in January, 2024.

[@kaimanakahookano14]

@@missdonutaltaccount1380in the ending scene she’s in the bubble but she’s supposed to be out of it by the time curtain call begins so that she can make a grand entrance and take a bow with elphaba

[@eagandereagander6471]

First issue is her safety. She is connected to the bubble framework behind her so they'll need to bring out a tall A-frame ladder or cherry picker to disconnect her and bring her down, THEN they'll start working on the bubble and figuring out why it didn't land. Normally when she lands another cast member is behind her to disconnect her so she can then step out of it and get on with the show. Similarly with Elphaba's flying at end of Act I, she steps on the device to lift her but if she doesn't get latched in, it's a no-go. I remember hearing of that happening once years ago and she had to sing the whole song from the stage floor.

[@CaptMatrixx]

I feel like there was an automation failure considering the torch also didnt go off stage, seemed like they had to manually close the curtain, and the side cogs didnt come together to make the curtain fit

[@elishiamay]

Agreed, looks like an automation failure, they handled it well though!

[@NairAthul]

The system is well over 20 years old so..

[@ethannstevensteven4949]

They were all so professional. I bet many in the audience didn't even know about the faux pas by the way they handled the situation. At the same time they whole cast seemed to be loving it. The stage hand was so good at making sure she was okay. It must be great to have such a dedicated team behind you in these circumstances.

[@joaovictoripiraja761]

This is how it should be. Glinda's perfection separated her from others to the point of becoming a messianic figure. The show is about Elphaba's courage to find herself. The relationship between the two witches was platonic, so pure, so crystalline. Like a "ship blown from its mooring, by a wind off the sea; A seed dropped by a sky bird in a distant wood". I mean, by simple chance.

[@mathshascalculus725]

And the well was still there too 😭 Also didn't something similar happen with Lindsay Pearce after Defying Gravity where she was just left up there without a curtain down

[@BroadwayLover2]

Was there a video of it? Can you send it to me ?

[@wickedeveryday8830]

I think the same thing happened to Murney on Broadway too

[@AGC5999]

The curtain didn’t come down after defying gravity so Lindsay was stuck up there when the lights came on at intermission lol they prob didn’t wanna move her until the curtain came down in case it ruined the magic of dg somehow!

[@dorydoesdrawing4804]

seen the curtain call before, but I would’ve otherwise thought that this was how it was meant to be, it seemed quite natural and they acted through it grrat

[@space_9501]

the broadway stage starting to fall apart after 20 years

[@mathshascalculus725]

i honestly think they need to temporarily shut doors to get new set pieces and shit in cause tech mishaps have been happening way more often than it normally would over at the gershwin

[@wickedeveryday8830]

Where's the understudy bubble? Do we need to call Carla Stickler?

[@space_9501]

this is gold 😂😂

[@sheismymom]

I wonder if she ever got down or if they left her up there for the night

[@broadwaymike92]

OMG that happened with Kristin Chenoweth during tech on Broadway!!! She was stuck in the bubble and the crew forgot she was up there.

[@Chhanson202]

​@@broadwaymike92 I kinda find that hard to believe that the entire crew forgot about their lead star in a bubble over night.

[@ConorClancyPhoto]

@@Chhanson202 It wasn't overnight, but I think it was part of a meal break.

[@Isaac-xc8bq]

😂

[@jaszonquespears5585]

legend has it she's still up there now

[@rust7012]

0:43 LMFAO that was mainly me and my group behind you wooing for her that was me and my voice wooing 💀😭😭😭

[@BTBEV3469]

What exactly is the purpose of people “wooing”? Is it to let the talent know you’re there or do you think they’re going to acknowledge you? Because quite honestly it’s annoying as hell. Just applaud, it’s not about you…

[@mattk8460]

​@BTBEV3469 it's a curtain call..

[@Nuimos]

I went yesterday and I loved it

[@DogNamedWatson]

She wore a crown and she came down in a BUBBLE dog

[@jgilc2691]

Damn computers today! Back in my day; we hand cranked everything. And it worked just fine!

[@angelaphsiao]

The most in character tech malfunction ever 😂

[@kmetzz1]

These things are funny but also a little scary. She is brave indeed!

[@PurpleTheTapricorn915]

Makes me wonder if there’s any bootlegs of no bubble shows. I’ve seen no fly shows before but never no bubble 😅

[@mathshascalculus725]

There's one from the first Brazilian production where Glinda just walked on in NOMTW

[@tradingbway]

Sarah O’Connor from the UK tour had one bubble malfunction additional to that there was no fly for elphaba too lol

[@PurpleTheTapricorn915]

@@mathshascalculus725 do yk if the video is on KZbin?

[@THuizer04]

There was also one video from the Japanese production right?

[@pedrocastelo6471]

@@PurpleTheTapricorn915 yeap, just search for "wicked brasil NOMTW no fly"

[@markbuell9440]

It's official. That was the most painful wicked video I've seen... dear god lol

[@TheKaimanguy]

I kinda love it this way.

[@elaineb4490]

Now that must have been really embarrassing and quite funny as well for the actress! At least Glinda was flying!! Wonder how long it took to get her down?😊

[@KirkLinnDeGrassi]

Free Glinda!!

[@RubySue12]

That broken bubble was Defying Gravity and not so Popular with Glinda after that!! 😅

[@AuthorCertifiedGoof]

A true professional!

[@sondheimlover]

She can’t stop the bubble…it’s the stage manager and the others who make it go

[@Intrepiddabbler]

Nope. Stage manager was probably intense that the stagehands didn't take the cue. Def not the manager.

[@Oshien13]

i thought she was supposed to be up there lol

[@eagandereagander6471]

And THAT is live theatre and why you don't go on "auto pilot" for as sure as you do, something like this happens and yanks you out of it. Bravo to all of them that took it in stride and adjusted on the spot to what was happening! The SM should have lowered the scrim first before going out onto the stage. I bet this became the company joke for months afterwards!

[@LloydAntonyLB]

That was fun 🤩

[@la24828]

poor jennafer 😭😭

[@jalexander2802]

Need to see the moments before

[@waynebennett745]

Any explanation as to what happened & what they did to fix it?

[@eddieking4621]

Who is the Elphaba in this clip please? Is it Mary Kate Morrissey

[@glauciadel-rio9383]

I think it’s Lisa

[@amandastumpff5252]

And she’s still up there to this day…

[@kaguyashinomiya3435]

Poor Glinda had the bubble mishap.How are they going to get her down?

[@emmastraub6842]

See even Broadway actresses have to stay late at work sometimes

[@eolhcllerrub]

when was this? also was this gershwin

[@monkeyjb1988]

And THAT is why I'll never play Elphaba or Glinda on Wicked (my lackluster singing ability certainly doesn't help)

[@craigwestbrook8932]

So, what was the blooper?

[@dukeofrodtown1705]

Jennafer Newberry got stuck in the bubble moments after the finale because of a technical error. This meant she could not rush all the way to the upstage center clock door that splits open (and when this occurs at the 1:00 mark, Elphaba and Glinda USUALLY rush out to bow together). Due to this glitch, deGuzman and Newberry couldn't hug as is always done by Elphaba and Glinda at curtain call, so the latter took her bow from the bubble. It took until seconds before the orchestra finished the bow music for to crew to start to get Glinda unstuck

[@MikeA15206]

How did they get her off of there?

[@eagandereagander6471]

Theatres have tall A-frame ladders and/or cherry pickers. I'm sure one or the other was brought on stage to rescue her.

[@Pianorockstar_]

Considering the fact that wicked is the 4th longest running show on broadway, I would think they have B mode, no fly options for both Glinda & elphaba flying.

[@space_9501]

They obviously do, and the latter happens way more often than you think.

[@Pianorockstar_]

The first video of Glinda bubble malfunctioning video on KZbin. I think there should be matence check and preset before every show.

[@eagandereagander6471]

@@Pianorockstar_ There is, but you never know when or why things malfunction.

[@Pianorockstar_]

@@eagandereagander6471 I guess so, kinda how the leading ladies practice that fake slap before the show. They should do the same with the flying machines.

[@sondheimlover]

No…because it would go over time. They wouldn’t do that to pay extra.

[@ashleymitts]

Ive never scene this show. What was supposed to happen?

[@simplynotrab3916]

I believe that she shouldn’t of been up there at all, she was supposed to run out of the clock doors with Elphaba so I’m pretty sure the bubble broke on one of the last songs.

[@MikeA15206]

Does anyone know if they get hazard pay for this show?

[@SofiaPreCure]

That is a little scary and up in the theater sky

[@Mr21scott]

What's supposed to happen?

[@arex9000]

she isnt supposed to be there at all. Looks like it stopped working at the last song. She was supposed to run out with elphaba for the bows.

[@lucy_contre222]

I'd love to be her. that seems soooo cool

[@Amelia_May123]

That happened to me

[@ragtmt15]

This is a first!!

[@betelgeuseredstone9082]

Technical problem.

[@m.j.cravens6333]

That's the thing about bubbles... they love defying gravity! 🫧