Can Someone explain the different sets in this show? They seem pretty cool.(like how the house works, and how they jump into the painting, things like that)? THANKS!

They dont jump into a painting, thats just a movie thing. However they do go to the park, but instead of animated penguins, the statues in the park come to life.

Also, Supercali... is not set at an animated horse race, its in a shop where you can buy words and letters!

I'd like to buy a vowel!

I'm such a lame-o.

The house: basically it works kind of like a pop up book or dollhouse. The first time, it opens out from the center, and the audience sees the living room/hallway/stairs to the rest of the house.



When we go into the nursery, the house is taken off and the nursery, the topmost part of the hose comes down from the flies. In the Broadway production, the roof over the nursery is more 3 dimensional, but in the Nat'l tour it is 2d. I disagree that the "Jolly Holiday" effect/set is tacky. I liked it.
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Everything in the picture is pretty much the same between the Broadway and Nat'l Tour. Except the buggies that Jane and Michael ride in are not used. (At least they weren't in the show that I saw. I could be wrong. )

Then there is the bank. It's got a slanted design that is really interesting. There are two pillars on the left and right that show silhouettes of workers at their desks.
It's basically a black and white set piece. Probably to symbolize the strictness of the adult world.



One of my faves is the above: The rooftops of London. It's really cool. This scene includes several smokestacks and chimney's onstage that move around to change the setting. The scrim is my favorite part because of the billows of smoke that are either woven into the scrim or painted on. I can't tell.

I liked Jolly Holiday too, I thought it was great!

And no in the London and UK Tours, Jane and Michael didn't come on in those two prams (not buggies) either.

The magic is in that Mary has changed what starts as a very dull, grey and dark day (and indeed life) into a bright, colorful and whimsical one.

I personally love the effect, as do my friends and family, but each to their own.

What sort of effect would you have liked to have seen instead of the current park scene?

Yes, but such as?

Remember in the film it was cartoon penguins, so I guess they wanted something bright and toonish, but what would YOU do? I dont mean what sort of thing, I mean give me an idea...