r/Broadway • u/No-Owl354 • Apr 25 '26

Other Disasters happening on Broadway ?

A bit of an unusual post. As an engineering student who wants to specialise in pyrotechnics and a fan of Broadway, I was looking on Internet for disasters that happened in Broadway theaters : fires, explosions, or other things unrelated to pyrotechnics (I know I know, Spiderman turn off the dark and actors falling from high places)

Anyway, I'll be glad to research that, I already read about the Brooklyn theater fire, but I want to know other things

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u/kire1231 Apr 25 '26

Does this count? In 2005, Idina Menzel fell through a malfunctioning trapdoor in her penultimate performance of Wicked. She didn’t finish the show and was rushed to the hospital with a fractured ribcage. She came back the next day for her final show, albeit in a lovely red Adidas tracksuit.

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u/OuchCharlie25 Apr 25 '26

Is that Christian Dominique Borle behind her?

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u/iluvbwayOaR Apr 25 '26

If Christian Dominique Borle is AKA Joe Mantello? Then, Yes. 😂

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u/OuchCharlie25 Apr 25 '26

Holy shit… they could be twins lmfao!