Bells and whistles, will get ‘em all…
The moniker “triple threat” was invented for performers likeJane Krakowski.
OnSchmigadoon!,she finally gets the chance to show television audiences her theatrical chops.
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“Many of the ‘bells and whistles’ were written in there,” she continues.
He’s like, ‘No.’
Some references he made, he knew I could do.
Jane Krakowski behind the scenes of ‘Schmigadoon’ season 2.courtesy Jane Krakowski
He knew I could roller skate [fromStarlight Express].
So, that was in there.
But I told him, ‘I’ll learn whatever you want me to learn.’
Jane Krakowski on the set of ‘Schmigadoon’ season 2.courtesy Jane Krakowski
To my greatest delight, it did say that she enters on a trapeze.
[Laughs] I was so excited because I love getting to learn new tricks."
She took lessons for a few weeks while also filming the show and rehearsing the number.
Jane Krakowski on the set of ‘Schmigadoon’ season 2.courtesy Jane Krakowski
“It’s hard,” she admits.
“I have real admiration for people who make it look easy.
It was like, ‘Okay, I used to do this on the monkey bars.
Jane Krakowski on the set of ‘Schmigadoon’ season 2.courtesy Jane Krakowski
Is this anything in the trap world?’
They would coach me through what we could learn in the timeframe.”
Krakowski’s willingness to learn the new skill even led to a change in the set design.
Jane Krakowski behind the scenes of ‘Schmigadoon’ season 2.courtesy Jane Krakowski
“I said, ‘Why am I getting off?
“The set design was not designed for that.
They had designed a four-by-six opening in the ceiling.
And they said, ‘Let me see if we can kick off the ceiling more.
My original intention was to do one full rotation around the bar.
I have these great expectations in my mind, and that was not doable.
I couldn’t really get the full rotation backwards in the short amount of time that we had.
We could do all or most in large shots,” explains Krakowski.
We knew ‘Bells and Whistles’ would be shot almost 360.
For her, figuring out the beats of the number was essential to unlocking who Bobbie was.
The number ends with Bobbie doing a cartwheel into the splits on the edge of the jury box.
“The cartwheels are a bit more like riding a bike,” she says.
“They come right back.
I was like, ‘Oh, I am not limber.
I am going to have to start now.'”
To top it all off, Bobbie ends the number waving sparklers around.
I didn’t know that was a thing,” Krakowski says with a laugh.
We were fine, but like, [Jane, really?]"
“I’m not one to give Cinco a wish list,” she says.
He already dabbled in the Sondheim world inSchmicago,so we know he could do it.
“They converged inSchmicagofor me.”
