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Home » My Behind the Scenes Experience at Marvel Universe LIVE! Age of Heroes


My Behind the Scenes Experience at Marvel Universe LIVE! Age of Heroes

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A couple weeks ago I had the amazing opportunity to tour the Feld Entertainment with a behind the scenes look at Marvel Universe Live.  Being a huge Marvel fan, I was ecstatic to visit Feld Studios and learn more about this live action show. My tour included a look at the rehearsal facilities, an up-close look at the thrilling, new production elements,  interviews with the cast and crew, a sneak peek of a full show run-through as well as some interactive and hands-on stunt experiences.

Marvel Universe LIVE!

Marvel Universe LIVE! Age of Heroes

If you have been to a Marvel Universe LIVE you know that you can expect a great show.  They have a little bit of everything from all your favorite Marvel characters to amazing stunts, dancing and fight scenes.  Our Marvel Heroes are back with an all-new adventure in Age of Heroes.

Prepare for an action-packed, legendary battle to defend the universe from evil. Spider-Man, the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy join forces with Doctor Strange, master of the mystic arts, in a race against time to recover the Wand of Watoomb before it falls into Loki’s hands.

Behind the Scenes Experience

Feld Entertainment Studios is a huge place where they house everything that they need to create their live shows such as Disney on Ice, Monster Jam, and Sesame Street Live.  They even build the Monster Jam vehicles on the property! As you can imagine the place is massive and currently the cast and crew of Marvel Live are putting the last pieces of their show together before bringing it on the road for two years.

We had the opportunity to talk with some of the cast about their roles in the production. It all started with a chance to see the motocross bikes in action.  This is not something I had ever seen close up and I was amazed at everything that has to be coordinated and practiced to make sure nobody gets hurt. It really is a beautiful art form.

On set of #MarvelUniverseLIVE watching the riders practice! It’s amazing the things they can do! Can’t wait to preview the show tonight! #marvel #bikes #motorcycle #stunt

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I had the chance to talk with some of the actors like Hilary Kadoya, who plays Rocket, and Kaitlin Murdock, who plays Black Cat.

Marvel Live Cast

Rocket was my favorite character in the show Hilary has some amazing gymnastics moves and plays the character amazingly well considering she is completely covered from head to toe when she is performing these acrobatics.

Speaking of acrobatics, the show contains silk dancers.  I was mesmerized when I saw them perform.  I can’t imagine the discipline it takes to be able to learn how to do it.  We had the opportunity to try to do it and I can say it is as hard as it looks!

marvel live silk dancer

Marvel LIVE! Costumes

I think my favorite part of the behind the scenes tour was seeing all the costumes up close and personal. Creating costumes for iconic characters has to be challenging.  We all know exactly what these characters look like and expect them to look exactly the same as in the movies.  Marvel Live costumes also have to be able to allow their actors to move and perform stunts.

Marvel Live Costumes

I was in awe as the costume designer allowed us to touch and feel all of his hand-made creations.  The black and yellow jumpsuit is Wasp’s costume and it will be the first time that anyone will get a chance to see what she is going to look like as she is a newer character in the Marvel movies.  Besides Rocket, she was my favorite character in the show!

I have to show you all this amazing Groot mask that they created.

Groot Mask

Groot himself was a complete work of art.  The actor that plays him is wearing stilts and can move around the stage as if he wasn’t wearing them, it was impressive.  His entire costume was beautiful!

Later on, I got in on the costume action:

Kathy as Thor

Thor happens to be my favorite Avenger so I thought becoming him in one of the photo experiences would be a lot of fun!

Feld Entertainment Studios Tour

After our Marvel Live experiences, we took a tour of the studios.  We got to see a lot of the set designs of their shows.  There is much I can’t show you but I wanted to give you a few peeks at some of the things we saw.

Feld Entertainment Closet

One of Feld Studios’ most famous show was the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey circus.  Feld Studios houses the entire costume wardrobe in-house in a color coded “closest” along with other costumes from their shows such as Disney Live!

circus outfit

I snapped a picture of this adorable costume not realizing that it is also currently on display locally at The Children’s Museum.  Local friends can visit the fun, hands-on Circus exhibit at the museum to see this and other circus costumes from Feld Entertainment.  I encourage you to check it out!

If given the chance to wear an iconic piece of clothing, I am going to take it.

Coat of many colors

This colorful jacket was HEAVY!  Isn’t it beautiful?

I mentioned before that Feld also makes their Monster Trucks in-house.  We got a quick peek at some of them since they are not currently on tour.

Grave Digger

The massive tires are not on the vehicles at the moment making it easier to work on them.  The mechanics were tweaking things and fixing any damage that had happened to them.  They ship parts right from this space to the trucks while they are on tour and they are fixed on site.

Get Your Marvel Universe Live! Tickets Now

I had an amazing experience seeing the show live, and you can too!

Marvel Universe LIVE! Age of Heroes will premiere at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on July 7, 2017. Tickets  for all 2017 shows, including dates in Anaheim, Denver, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, and right here in Indianapolis are on sale now! Please visit the Marvel Universe LIVE! website for more information.

A behind the scenes look at Marvel Universe LIVE! Get a close look at the costumes, cast, and stunts in the performance. Also see a behind the scenes motorcross video!

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Kat Hodson is the founder of A Mom's Impression, a wife to a handsome man, a mom to a beautiful girl, a sweet boy, and a first grade teacher. She loves to shop, cook, read, take photos, and hang out with her family. Her life may be hectic, but it is an exciting ride!

I am a Midwestern Mommy born and raised in the Pacific Northwest. I am married to my soul mate, and together we have begun the ride of our lives… Parenthood. Together we are figuring out how to make it work with two full-time jobs, a 6 year old and his four year old sister. READ MORE ABOUT KATHY
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