{"id":1746,"date":"2012-07-16T17:57:01","date_gmt":"2012-07-17T00:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/?p=1746"},"modified":"2012-07-16T17:57:01","modified_gmt":"2012-07-17T00:57:01","slug":"the-backstage-story-of-wicked-musical-arriving-at-salt-lake-citys-capitol-theatre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/blog\/the-backstage-story-of-wicked-musical-arriving-at-salt-lake-citys-capitol-theatre\/","title":{"rendered":"The Backstage Story of Wicked Musical &#8211; Arriving at Salt Lake City\u2019s Capitol Theatre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sets for most popular Broadway musical Wicked arrived at downtown <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/wicked-salt-lake-city-ut-tickets.html\">Salt Lake City<\/a>\u2019s Capitol Theatre in a handful of semi-trucks. &#8220;We\u2019ve got three semi-trucks coming July 16, with 11 more July 17,&#8221; said Tom Bryce, technical director at Capitol Theatre. &#8220;Then there\u2019s two more driving up for July 18. That should finish it off.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Still, only &#8220;Wicked&#8221; has the unique distinction of leaving a permanent mark on Capitol Theatre. When it first played Salt Lake City in 2009, the show\u2019s additional proscenium was so heavy it required additional I-beams on stage. Structural engineers were brought in, steel was purchased, and all was welded into place for the show\u2019s massive Victorian sets and flying characters, seen through the scenic framework of a giant clock. Eugene Lee, the show\u2019s scenic designer, rightly won a 2004 Emmy for his work.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had to beef up our steel just to hang their proscenium,&#8221; Bryce said. &#8220;In terms of sheer weight, it\u2019s one of the heaviest hanging shows there is. It was a big improvement to the theater actually. This time around, we\u2019re ready for them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bryce, technical theater at Capitol since 1995, said a show\u2019s size doesn\u2019t necessarily mean more complications. Touring Broadway productions are designed for quick efficient set-ups and break-downs.<\/p>\n<p>At 100 years old, he said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/wicked-capitol-theatre-utah.html\">Capitol Theatre<\/a>\u2019s biggest challenge is maintaining air-conditioning through the current, blistering summer, based on a system designed in the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>Salt Lake County, which owns and operates the facility, is planning in a $33.4 million project to renovate the theater next year, with expanded lobby and upgraded bathrooms, along with constructing the adjacent Jessie Eccles Quinney Center for Dance. <\/p>\n<p>Read the complete story {Via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sltrib.com\/sltrib\/entertainment\/54479469-81\/capitol-lake-salt-theatre.html.csp\" target=\"_blank\">SLTrib.com<\/a>}<\/p>\n<p>Wicked musical national tour is scheduled to play in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/wicked-salt-lake-city-ut-tickets.html\">Salt Lake City Utah<\/a> from July 18 to August 26, 2012. <strong>Buy <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wickedthemusicalticketsonline.com\/wicked-capitol-theatre-utah.html\">Wicked Capitol Theatre Tickets<\/a> online today for best seat locations at the best prices, Save $15 by using the Code SUMMERTIXTN on Orders of $350 or more!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sets for most popular Broadway musical Wicked arrived at downtown Salt Lake City\u2019s Capitol Theatre in a handful of semi-trucks. &#8220;We\u2019ve got three semi-trucks coming July 16, with 11 more July 17,&#8221; said Tom Bryce, technical director at Capitol Theatre. &#8220;Then there\u2019s two more driving up for July 18. 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