[panda]

hay i was just wondering what people thought of the step in time scene when I saw it i thought the tap dancing was amzing in it and I really like the part where burt walks up the walls and dose a dance on the ceiling. I was wondering how would they do that.

[kiwitechgirl]

I thought Step in Time was a showstopper (I saw it in London, don't know how similar the Broadway production is). As for the walking on the ceiling, it's not all that difficult - he's got two wires, one attached to each hip, which go up to a track as close to above him as they can get; the wires pull him up the side of the proscenium arch, then move across the track as he walks upside down, then lower him as he walks down the other side of the arch. Obviously where the wires are clipped to him they're on a swivel - that type of harness is often called a somersault harness because you can turn somersaults in them! At least, that's what I suspect - I've not been backstage or anything on Poppins, but I've worked with people-flying gear before, plus one of my mates was involved with the original concept of Bert walking around the ceiling, so I reckon my guesswork is probably pretty close.

[tinkrbell]

for my auditions for peter pan i was planning on singing a spoonful of sugar wat do you think

[musikal_geek]

[rebeccajoh]

Goodness. Sooo sorry. I have seen Mary Poppins - I have no idea how they did it. Probably done by Flying by Foy.

[Mazz]

Kiwitechgirl is right. He's on wires that take him up the prosc to an upside down skateboard(well not really but it might as well be), that gets pulled across, then he's let down at the other side.