David Letterman reportedly ran across the stage every night since to prove that he still "had what it took" after his quintuple-bypass surgery around the year 2000.
For the sake of humor, most likely. He is a comedian who hosts a late night talk show, after all.
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An arena stage is a theater stage surrounded or nearly surrounded by the audience and a thrust stage is a a stage that projects beyond the proscenium so that the audience sits around the projection.One side of the arena stage does not have the audience and on the trust stage every side of it is covered.
During the 1974 Academy Awards, when a streaker ran across the stage, David Niven quipped, “Ladies and gentlemen, that was not an act of God. That was a man!” His witty remark showcased his ability to maintain composure and humor in an unexpected situation, adding levity to the event.
That is not true..every aspect of the stage counts. Even the lighting! it puts you in the right type of mood for the scene. It's like going to a night club to dance the night away and then realizing the club has all the lights on. No different colored lights or cool darkeness...just plain ol' bright light..now how sophisticated would that be?
That man was David Letterman.
Cause it's supposed to be entertaining. He wants to save money by not hiring good writers.
David Letterman
Someone else runs across the stage before the curtain goes up. Then, Letterman is shown walking out onto the stage. This is his way of proving to his viewing audience that he is capable of doing this maneuver. Prove it to yourself. The "runner" always runs out of view.
For the sake of humor, most likely. He is a comedian who hosts a late night talk show, after all.
It got him up for the opening segment and increased his adrenaline for the initial gab fest. Also, it reportedly was something he started after his quintuple-bypass surgery.
Kenny Anderson
In stage five of your sleep cycle, which is about 90 minutes after we go to sleep, and the cycle repeats throughout the night. So about every 90 minutes.
He probably didn't want the attention to be only on him.
From Every Stage was created in 1975.
She performs on stage in front of thousands of people every night, so I would say yes.
Dazzling the audience, the dancer flew across the stage.