It's a Beautiful Day on the Great White Way!!
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Signing in for a 2-show day. It's gonna be a long one. Happy to be working on Broadway but it's the first day of the Olympics and I LOVE the Olympics.
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Props check. Penis sock. Check.
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A view of the fabulous Music Box Theatre from the stage.
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Martyn "TINA" Ellis has arrived!!
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Zach Jones didn't know he was gonna be photographed today. He would have worn a higher heel.
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My dressing room (aka the unofficial green room, aka the "party palace.")
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It's always a party when Matt Cusack is around.
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Charlie Rosen leading our warm up.
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Jemima Rooper and Claire Lams warming up on stage to a little "North Peckham Civic Centre."
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The divine Suzie Toase warming up her funny face.
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On my way back up four flights to the dressing rooms. We call this "dead man's bend."
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Stephen Pilkington has Olympic Fever too...
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And 2012 Tony Award nominee Tom Edden has Bieber Fever. Yesssssssssssssssss!
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The boys of Room 11!
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And my second dressing room. With my two favorite fiercies, Sarah Manton and Natalie Smith.
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Places for Martyn "TINA" Ellis. She doesn't know if she can do it today. One word from last night: "Lillies!"
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"The Craze" takes the stage...
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While James Corden leads me, Jemima, Stephen and Ben Livingston in our "Brighton Line" pre-show dance.
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After moving a few instruments and furniture. It's up to visit my bestie Tom. His mission in life has been to meet Liza Minnelli. She came to see the show in England weeks after he came to NYC. But at least he got this autographed drum. Love my Tommy.
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And here he is being transformed into Alfie.
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After hanging with Tom it's back downstairs for me and a quick check at the monitors to see where we are in the show.
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Jemima and Kyle, one of our favorite crew members. This is where we wait for the trunk bit to be over and sometimes it is a looooooong wait!
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Waiting downstairs for the Dinner Scene, one of the funniest parts of the show, as Oliver Chris tells us stories of his NYC adventures.
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"Rule Number One for a waiter: Don't eat the food". Really don't eat it, it's plastic.
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The adorable Sarah Manton waiting for the curtain to rise for the Dinner scene.
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Our stage door after the matinee...
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The Once stage door after their matinee. Ouch!
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Sushi!! At Kodama with Tom and Daniel Rigby.
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More Olympic watching in between shows with Matt and Jason Rabinowitz. Their favorite: Girls Beach Volleyball!
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Ben catching a much needed nap between shows. The man has a 1 year old and does 8 shows a week! What a champ!
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Mr. Corden shows Jacob Colin Cohen and Sarah some card tricks. Is there anything this man can't do?
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Back to the show. Natalie Smith as Mary Whitehouse getting ready to get chased by James. You should hear her backstory for this character. It is really quite amazing! Ask her about it, no really you should ask her.
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Places for Fred Ridgeway and Martyn Ellis. One more show and then Lillies!
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Martyn Ellis' famous ukulele. Sting, Michael Douglas, Catherine Zeta Jones, Bernadette Peters, Billy Crystal, Rita Moreno, the list goes on and on. But we're still waiting on Whoopi.
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Our own Olympics. Go Team Tina!!!!
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A perfect 10!
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The crowd goes nuts!
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Natalie is a little nervous. Come on Nat you can do it.
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Awwwwww. She misses.
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Maybe next time.
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Chip White, our fabulous dresser, modeling the latest "Lighten Up and Lay Low" fashions.
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The gorgeous Beverly Sisters after our exit.
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And the handsome Beverly Brothers, Stephen and Eli James strike a pose.
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Liz Baltes, part of our amazing stage management team!
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Stage door fans waiting for autographs. This crowd is a little more like it! Take that Once!
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Lillies to relax post-show!!
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Mr. Corden has arrived.
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You never know what will happen at Lillies...
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Goodnight 半岛体育!!! Come down and see us at the Music Box.
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