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Below are two articles about the first national tour of “Wicked” losing power due to a fire in New Orleans at an abandoned hotel. I was actually at the show when this happened – in the scene after “Wonderful”, there was a bang and the entire theatre blacked out. It was hot, crazy, and boring – but then Donna Vivino & Chandra Lee Schwartz came out, along with an upright piano, and performed “For Good” with stagehands holding up flashlights to illuminate them – it was handled very well, and most patrons were not overly upset about the situation. In addition to this, Donna Vivino came out the stagedoor still green – it was quite funny.

4-Alarm Fire in Abandoned Motel

Power Outage Short-Circuits “Wicked” Production

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