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�뵺��.com staff writer Michael Gioia as Jack in <i>Into the Woods</i> — PHOTO SPECIAL: �뵺�� Readers (and Staff) Share Their Favorite #Throwback Theatre Pics

"Throwback Thursday" has recently taken social media by storm, compelling people to share old photos of themselves via social media every Thursday. �뵺��.com asked readers this week to submit their favorite throwback photos of themselves onstage. Here's what this talented bunch sent over!
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�뵺��.com staff writer Michael Gioia as Jack in <i>Into the Woods</i> — �뵺��.com staff writer Michael Gioia as Jack in Into the Woods

Victor Legrá as Jack in <i>Into the Woods</i>, Frenchwoods 2009 — Victor Legrá as Jack in Into the Woods, Frenchwoods 2009

Cabaret star Tori Scott at age 7

Jennifer Ashley Tepper as Marty in <i>Grease</i> at the Jewish Community Center in Boca Raton, Florida, during the summer of 2001. Age 15. — Jennifer Ashley Tepper as Marty in Grease at the Jewish Community Center in Boca Raton, Florida, during the summer of 2001. Age 15.

Natalie Charlé Ellis (<i>Forbidden Broadway</i>, the upcoming <i>Les Miz</i> revival) as Yente in <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i>, at 17 — Natalie Charlé Ellis (Forbidden Broadway, the upcoming Les Miz revival) as Yente in Fiddler on the Roof, at 17

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Allison Strong (<i>Bye Bye Birdie, Volleygirls</i>) backstage at the Metropolitan Opera's <i>Carmen</i> at age 12 — Allison Strong (Bye Bye Birdie, Volleygirls) backstage at the Metropolitan Opera's Carmen at age 12

�뵺��.com staff writer Michael Gioia as Mark in <i>Rent</i> — �뵺��.com staff writer Michael Gioia as Mark in Rent

Janet Krupin (<i>Bring It On</i>) as Glinda from <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>, after a 4-hour county fair parade in 104-degree weather. 8th grade. — Janet Krupin (Bring It On) as Glinda from The Wizard of Oz, after a 4-hour county fair parade in 104-degree weather. 8th grade.

�뵺��.com photo editor Matt Blank as The Scarecrow in <i>The Wiz</i>, 2002 — �뵺��.com photo editor Matt Blank as The Scarecrow in The Wiz, 2002

�뵺��.com photo editor Matt Blank as The Scarecrow in <i>The Wiz</i>, 2002 — �뵺��.com photo editor Matt Blank as The Scarecrow in The Wiz, 2002

Felicity Claire (<i>Mamma Mia!</i>) as Bert in <i>Mary Poppins</i>, 6th grade. — Felicity Claire (Mamma Mia!) as Bert in Mary Poppins, 6th grade.

Sara Renee Morris (right) as a Hot Box Dancer in <i>Guys and Dolls</i>, 1999 — Sara Renee Morris (right) as a Hot Box Dancer in Guys and Dolls, 1999

Raymond J. Lee (<i>Anything Goes, Honeymoon in Vegas</i>) as Wyatt in <i>Crazy For You</i> — Raymond J. Lee (Anything Goes, Honeymoon in Vegas) as Wyatt in Crazy For You

�뵺��.com photo editor Matt Blank as Bottom in <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream</i>, junior year of high school. 1999. — �뵺��.com photo editor Matt Blank as Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, junior year of high school. 1999.

Janet Krupin (<i>Bring It On</i>) as Ramona Quimby in 4th grade — Janet Krupin (Bring It On) as Ramona Quimby in 4th grade

Felicity Claire (<i>Mamma Mia!</i>) and Martin Giannini (<i>Les Miz</i>), right, as Dot and George in <i>Sunday in the Park</i> at Long Beach Theatre Festival — Felicity Claire (Mamma Mia!) and Martin Giannini (Les Miz), right, as Dot and George in Sunday in the Park at Long Beach Theatre Festival

Natalie Charlé Ellis (<i>Forbidden Broadway</i>, the upcoming <i>Les Miz</i> revival) as Flaemmchen in <i>Grand Hotel</i>, age 16 — Natalie Charlé Ellis (Forbidden Broadway, the upcoming Les Miz revival) as Flaemmchen in Grand Hotel, age 16

Bartley Stratton (The �뵺�� Collector) and brother Caleb Stratton as Hannigan and Rooster in <i>Annie</i> at Coast Kids Theatre in Oceanside, CA — Bartley Stratton (The �뵺�� Collector) and brother Caleb Stratton as Hannigan and Rooster in Annie at Coast Kids Theatre in Oceanside, CA

Allison Strong (<i>Bye Bye Birdie, Volleygirls</i>) as Mary Lennox in <i>The Secret Garden</i> — Allison Strong (Bye Bye Birdie, Volleygirls) as Mary Lennox in The Secret Garden

Martin Giannini as Berger in <i>Hair</i> at UC Irvine — Martin Giannini as Berger in Hair at UC Irvine

Sara Renee Morris as in <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>. Sunnyvale, CA, 2000 — Sara Renee Morris as in The Wizard of Oz. Sunnyvale, CA, 2000

�뵺��.com photo editor Matt Blank as Cain in <i>Children of Eden</i>, 2003 — �뵺��.com photo editor Matt Blank as Cain in Children of Eden, 2003

Sam Dugger in <i>A Funny Thing Happened...</i> — Sam Dugger in A Funny Thing Happened...

Adam O. Crowe and Linda Ostermeier from Wabash College's <i>Twelfth Night</i>, 1985. — Adam O. Crowe and Linda Ostermeier from Wabash College's Twelfth Night, 1985.

Kelsey Sullivan as Gretl in <i>The Sound of Music</i>, 2000 — Kelsey Sullivan as Gretl in The Sound of Music, 2000

The first high school production of <i>The Producers</i> at Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn. Submitted by director Rory Schwartz — The first high school production of The Producers at Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn. Submitted by director Rory Schwartz

Diana Puertas as Mock Turtle in <i>Alice's Adventures In Wonderland</i> — Diana Puertas as Mock Turtle in Alice's Adventures In Wonderland

Jenny Langer Poppen (@blackbettyrocks) of The Moonshine Society and cast during a high school production of <i>Guys and Dolls</i>, 1999 — Jenny Langer Poppen (@blackbettyrocks) of The Moonshine Society and cast during a high school production of Guys and Dolls, 1999

Rodgers and Hammerstein's <i>Cinderella</i>, June 2012. Submitted by Logan Frederick. — Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, June 2012. Submitted by Logan Frederick.

Martin Giannini in <i>Promenade</i> — Martin Giannini in Promenade

Olivia Hammock as Vinnie Day in <i>Life with Father</i>, Waynesville High School, 2012 — Olivia Hammock as Vinnie Day in Life with Father, Waynesville High School, 2012

<i>HONK!</i> at Millikin University, 2005. Submitted by director Don Smith. — HONK! at Millikin University, 2005. Submitted by director Don Smith.

Reader "Chloe" as Glinda the Good Witch in <i>The Wizard of Oz</i> in Scotland at Motherwell Theatre — Reader "Chloe" as Glinda the Good Witch in The Wizard of Oz in Scotland at Motherwell Theatre

Melora Rice as Ursula Merkle in <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i>, 2008 — Melora Rice as Ursula Merkle in Bye Bye Birdie, 2008

<i>Fiddler on the Roof</i> at Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, Florida, 1997. Submitted by Katie Kelley — Fiddler on the Roof at Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, Florida, 1997. Submitted by Katie Kelley

Elizabetta Malagon as Annie at Andrean Players Flushing, NY

Allie Trimboli and Tom Praderio in <i>Exit the King</i>, January 2011, RIT Players at Rochester Institute of Technology — Allie Trimboli and Tom Praderio in Exit the King, January 2011, RIT Players at Rochester Institute of Technology

Scot Miller as Lucky, <i>Waiting for Godot</i>, 1979, Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX) — Scot Miller as Lucky, Waiting for Godot, 1979, Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX)

Scot Miller as Hajj the Beggar in <i>Kismet</i>, 1977, Wheat Ridge High School (Wheat Ridge, CO) — Scot Miller as Hajj the Beggar in Kismet, 1977, Wheat Ridge High School (Wheat Ridge, CO)

Stefanie Miller and Amanda Kramer in <i>Beauty and the Beast</i>, circa 2004 — Stefanie Miller and Amanda Kramer in Beauty and the Beast, circa 2004

Alex Rosenberg in <i>Avenue Q</i>, 2012 — Alex Rosenberg in Avenue Q, 2012

Kristen Hariton and Chris Robertson rehearsing <i>The Sound of Music</i> — Kristen Hariton and Chris Robertson rehearsing The Sound of Music

<i>The Music Man</i> at FaceTime Theatre. — The Music Man at FaceTime Theatre.

Reader "Jacleen" as Yellow Brick Road in <i>The Wiz</i> — Reader "Jacleen" as Yellow Brick Road in The Wiz

Kate York as Gloria Rasputin in <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> — Kate York as Gloria Rasputin in Bye Bye Birdie

John Sapida as Chip Tolentino from <i>Spelling Bee</i> — John Sapida as Chip Tolentino from Spelling Bee

Alanna Lacina: <i>Adventures of Tom Sawyer</i>! — Alanna Lacina: Adventures of Tom Sawyer!

@GretchASketcha #tbt with @miller_jeffery in #byebyebirdie senior year of HS! #2010

@yasmynwhodances <i>Kiss Me, Kate</i> costume realness! — @yasmynwhodances Kiss Me, Kate costume realness!

@kclairemcgrath Belle in <i>Beauty and the Beast</i> at Bloomfield High! — @kclairemcgrath Belle in Beauty and the Beast at Bloomfield High!

@LookOutBroadway BCCT's <i>Shrek</i>, Aug. 2013 — @LookOutBroadway BCCT's Shrek, Aug. 2013

‏@mylifeinlights: all those women were a little bit too much for Principal Harry Clark! <i>Footloose</i> 2007. — ‏@mylifeinlights: all those women were a little bit too much for Principal Harry Clark! Footloose 2007.

‏@michaelvgreco: this is me in <i>Little Shop Of Horrors</i> at Rochester Adams High School as Seymour Krelborn :) — ‏@michaelvgreco: this is me in Little Shop Of Horrors at Rochester Adams High School as Seymour Krelborn :)

@mcolavolpe Jud in <i>Oklahoma!</i>, high school (1978) - my first musical ever! — @mcolavolpe Jud in Oklahoma!, high school (1978) - my first musical ever!

@AdrianaLomysh so many Broadway vets in this pic! @JamalLee @BrandonAndrus #MattCavenaugh @ithacacollege babesnarms

@hensonmilam: Eponine in <i>Les Miserables</i> w/ Winston Salem Theatre Alliance! Can't wait to see the new revival in 2014 — @hensonmilam: Eponine in Les Miserables w/ Winston Salem Theatre Alliance! Can't wait to see the new revival in 2014

‏@LynnGlener: Silly Girl in <i>Beauty and the Beast</i>. Senior Year, March 2012. Rye Neck High School :) — ‏@LynnGlener: Silly Girl in Beauty and the Beast. Senior Year, March 2012. Rye Neck High School :)

‏@taylorkellar #tbt when I was in #Footloose!

@Curr_Curr My first community theatre venture ever, as an ensemble member of <i>The Music Man</i> in grade ten. — @Curr_Curr My first community theatre venture ever, as an ensemble member of The Music Man in grade ten.

‏@tommyfitz Steve in <i>Rent</i> - Midvale Main Street theatre in Utah. Summer 2012. — ‏@tommyfitz Steve in Rent - Midvale Main Street theatre in Utah. Summer 2012.

‏@goonsgirl I played Helene in <i>Sweet Charity</i> back in college! #ThrowbackThursday. I'm front, underneath the 'DA'. — ‏@goonsgirl I played Helene in Sweet Charity back in college! #ThrowbackThursday. I'm front, underneath the 'DA'.

@Megabyte22 #TBT to the time I was in <i>Jekyll And Hyde</i> — @Megabyte22 #TBT to the time I was in Jekyll And Hyde

‏@KittyLeClaire My senior year performance of <i>A Christmas Carol</i>! — ‏@KittyLeClaire My senior year performance of A Christmas Carol!

‏@hannahszalay this is me as glinda with the tinman and lion actors

@GlitterAndAlway <i>Godspell</i> — @GlitterAndAlway Godspell

@onmyownnnn #TBT I was once in <i>Once on This Island</i>!! — @onmyownnnn #TBT I was once in Once on This Island!!

‏@feuilly #TBT to when i got to play Jesus in <i>Godspell</i> as my first lead! — ‏@feuilly #TBT to when i got to play Jesus in Godspell as my first lead!

@RileyJAnderson2 #TBT <i>Singin' in the Rain</i> — @RileyJAnderson2 #TBT Singin' in the Rain

@just_sammie <i>The Little Mermaid</i>! — @just_sammie The Little Mermaid!

@PinkLadyLarkin <i>Grease</i> (I was Frenchy)!! — @PinkLadyLarkin Grease (I was Frenchy)!!

‏@Noviter_ #tbt Me as Sebastian in the <i>Little Mermaid</i>! — ‏@Noviter_ #tbt Me as Sebastian in the Little Mermaid!

@FlyinOrion Here's @PippinMusical's own Bethany Moore and I taking a trip to Urinetown in college!

@tiffanymarie150 #TBT #hairspray

Amy Boehly as Princess Winnifred in <i>Once Upon A Mattress</i> — Amy Boehly as Princess Winnifred in Once Upon A Mattress

�뵺��.com staff writer Michael Gioia as Jack in <i>Into the Woods</i>

�뵺��.com staff writer Michael Gioia as Jack in <i>Into the Woods</i>

Victor Legrá as Jack in <i>Into the Woods</i>, Frenchwoods 2009

Cabaret star Tori Scott at age 7

Jennifer Ashley Tepper as Marty in <i>Grease</i> at the Jewish Community Center in Boca Raton, Florida, during the summer of 2001. Age 15.

Natalie Charlé Ellis (<i>Forbidden Broadway</i>, the upcoming <i>Les Miz</i> revival) as Yente in <i>Fiddler on the Roof</i>, at 17

Allison Strong (<i>Bye Bye Birdie, Volleygirls</i>) backstage at the Metropolitan Opera's <i>Carmen</i> at age 12

�뵺��.com staff writer Michael Gioia as Mark in <i>Rent</i>

Janet Krupin (<i>Bring It On</i>) as Glinda from <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>, after a 4-hour county fair parade in 104-degree weather. 8th grade.

�뵺��.com photo editor Matt Blank as The Scarecrow in <i>The Wiz</i>, 2002

�뵺��.com photo editor Matt Blank as The Scarecrow in <i>The Wiz</i>, 2002

Felicity Claire (<i>Mamma Mia!</i>) as Bert in <i>Mary Poppins</i>, 6th grade.

Sara Renee Morris (right) as a Hot Box Dancer in <i>Guys and Dolls</i>, 1999

Raymond J. Lee (<i>Anything Goes, Honeymoon in Vegas</i>) as Wyatt in <i>Crazy For You</i>

�뵺��.com photo editor Matt Blank as Bottom in <i>A Midsummer Night's Dream</i>, junior year of high school. 1999.

Janet Krupin (<i>Bring It On</i>) as Ramona Quimby in 4th grade

Felicity Claire (<i>Mamma Mia!</i>) and Martin Giannini (<i>Les Miz</i>), right, as Dot and George in <i>Sunday in the Park</i> at Long Beach Theatre Festival

Natalie Charlé Ellis (<i>Forbidden Broadway</i>, the upcoming <i>Les Miz</i> revival) as Flaemmchen in <i>Grand Hotel</i>, age 16

Bartley Stratton (The �뵺�� Collector) and brother Caleb Stratton as Hannigan and Rooster in <i>Annie</i> at Coast Kids Theatre in Oceanside, CA

Allison Strong (<i>Bye Bye Birdie, Volleygirls</i>) as Mary Lennox in <i>The Secret Garden</i>

Martin Giannini as Berger in <i>Hair</i> at UC Irvine

Sara Renee Morris as in <i>The Wizard of Oz</i>. Sunnyvale, CA, 2000

�뵺��.com photo editor Matt Blank as Cain in <i>Children of Eden</i>, 2003

Sam Dugger in <i>A Funny Thing Happened...</i>

Adam O. Crowe and Linda Ostermeier from Wabash College's <i>Twelfth Night</i>, 1985.

Kelsey Sullivan as Gretl in <i>The Sound of Music</i>, 2000

The first high school production of <i>The Producers</i> at Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn. Submitted by director Rory Schwartz

Diana Puertas as Mock Turtle in <i>Alice's Adventures In Wonderland</i>

Jenny Langer Poppen (@blackbettyrocks) of The Moonshine Society and cast during a high school production of <i>Guys and Dolls</i>, 1999

Rodgers and Hammerstein's <i>Cinderella</i>, June 2012. Submitted by Logan Frederick.

Martin Giannini in <i>Promenade</i>

Olivia Hammock as Vinnie Day in <i>Life with Father</i>, Waynesville High School, 2012

<i>HONK!</i> at Millikin University, 2005. Submitted by director Don Smith.

Reader "Chloe" as Glinda the Good Witch in <i>The Wizard of Oz</i> in Scotland at Motherwell Theatre

Melora Rice as Ursula Merkle in <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i>, 2008

<i>Fiddler on the Roof</i> at Bishop Verot High School in Fort Myers, Florida, 1997. Submitted by Katie Kelley

Elizabetta Malagon as Annie at Andrean Players Flushing, NY

Allie Trimboli and Tom Praderio in <i>Exit the King</i>, January 2011, RIT Players at Rochester Institute of Technology

Scot Miller as Lucky, <i>Waiting for Godot</i>, 1979, Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX)

Scot Miller as Hajj the Beggar in <i>Kismet</i>, 1977, Wheat Ridge High School (Wheat Ridge, CO)

Stefanie Miller and Amanda Kramer in <i>Beauty and the Beast</i>, circa 2004

Alex Rosenberg in <i>Avenue Q</i>, 2012

Kristen Hariton and Chris Robertson rehearsing <i>The Sound of Music</i>

<i>The Music Man</i> at FaceTime Theatre.

Reader "Jacleen" as Yellow Brick Road in <i>The Wiz</i>

Kate York as Gloria Rasputin in <i>Bye Bye Birdie</i>

John Sapida as Chip Tolentino from <i>Spelling Bee</i>

Alanna Lacina: <i>Adventures of Tom Sawyer</i>!

@GretchASketcha #tbt with @miller_jeffery in #byebyebirdie senior year of HS! #2010

@yasmynwhodances <i>Kiss Me, Kate</i> costume realness!

@kclairemcgrath Belle in <i>Beauty and the Beast</i> at Bloomfield High!

@LookOutBroadway BCCT's <i>Shrek</i>, Aug. 2013

‏@mylifeinlights: all those women were a little bit too much for Principal Harry Clark! <i>Footloose</i> 2007.

‏@michaelvgreco: this is me in <i>Little Shop Of Horrors</i> at Rochester Adams High School as Seymour Krelborn :)

@mcolavolpe Jud in <i>Oklahoma!</i>, high school (1978) - my first musical ever!

@AdrianaLomysh so many Broadway vets in this pic! @JamalLee @BrandonAndrus #MattCavenaugh @ithacacollege babesnarms

@hensonmilam: Eponine in <i>Les Miserables</i> w/ Winston Salem Theatre Alliance! Can't wait to see the new revival in 2014

‏@LynnGlener: Silly Girl in <i>Beauty and the Beast</i>. Senior Year, March 2012. Rye Neck High School :)

‏@taylorkellar #tbt when I was in #Footloose!

@Curr_Curr My first community theatre venture ever, as an ensemble member of <i>The Music Man</i> in grade ten.

‏@tommyfitz Steve in <i>Rent</i> - Midvale Main Street theatre in Utah. Summer 2012.

‏@goonsgirl I played Helene in <i>Sweet Charity</i> back in college! #ThrowbackThursday. I'm front, underneath the 'DA'.

@Megabyte22 #TBT to the time I was in <i>Jekyll And Hyde</i>

‏@KittyLeClaire My senior year performance of <i>A Christmas Carol</i>!

‏@hannahszalay this is me as glinda with the tinman and lion actors

@GlitterAndAlway <i>Godspell</i>

@onmyownnnn #TBT I was once in <i>Once on This Island</i>!!

‏@feuilly #TBT to when i got to play Jesus in <i>Godspell</i> as my first lead!

@RileyJAnderson2 #TBT <i>Singin' in the Rain</i>

@just_sammie <i>The Little Mermaid</i>!

@PinkLadyLarkin <i>Grease</i> (I was Frenchy)!!

‏@Noviter_ #tbt Me as Sebastian in the <i>Little Mermaid</i>!

@FlyinOrion Here's @PippinMusical's own Bethany Moore and I taking a trip to Urinetown in college!

@tiffanymarie150 #TBT #hairspray

Amy Boehly as Princess Winnifred in <i>Once Upon A Mattress</i>

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