Grand Staircase Entrance: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|''Music up as every eye goes to the head of the stairs, the portières move and Mrs. Levi steps through, handsomely gowned, red hair done up magnificently on top of her head. She descends stairs as Waiters, etc. await her first words.''|''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'', stage direction preceding title song}}

* A tragic version in ''[[Sunset Boulevard]]'', as she's breathtakingly attractive only in her own mind--"I'm ready for my closeup, Mister Director."

** It's also a [[Subverted Trope|subversion]] - it's a Grand Staircase ''Exit''.

* Eliza's official debut at the big fancy ball in [[My Fair Lady]].

** Although, notably, she enters ''up'' the stairs, not down.

* Lainey Boggs shows off her new look after her makeover in ''[[She's All That]]'', although this is done on the stairs in her suburban home.

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* Cat does this to Giogi in ''[[Forgotten Realms|Finder's Stone]]'', descending the staircase of his townhouse in a form-fitting dress whose neckline is described as [[Impossibly Low Neckline|"nowhere near the neck."]] Of course, she is actively trying to manipulate him and secretly working for the villain.

 

* Eliza makes her [[She Cleans Up Nicely]] entrance on the balcony at the top of the staircase in Higgins's study.

* Dolly Levi in ''[[Hello, Dolly!]]'', during the title song.

 

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