PhotosPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day With Mamma Mia! Actress Halle MorseEver wonder about the daily routine of a Broadway actor? How about the routine on one of those grueling two-performance days? Halle Morse, currently appearing as bridesmaid Lisa in the long-running hit musical Mamma Mia!, offers Playbill.com readers an exclusive look at a recent day at the office.
By
Matthew Blank
October 13, 2010
Armed with a digital camera on a particularly busy Sunday, Morse snapped everything from morning routine to pre-performance rituals to between-show activities to the final curtain call.
Here is a day at Mamma Mia! with Halle Morse:
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A Two-Show Day With Mamma Mia! Actress Halle Morse
A Two-Show Day With Mamma Mia! Actress Halle Morse
Halle Morse, currently appearing as bridesmaid Lisa in the long-running Broadway hit Mamma Mia!, offers Playbill.com readers an exclusive look at a recent two-show day, from morning wake-up to final curtain. Read the Playbill.com story.
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10 AM. First thing's first. Good morning, coffee. Good morning, Patti!
Halle Morse
Performing daily acts of hygiene.
Halle Morse
Most important morning ritual: diffusing the hair. Brings out the natural ~curl~
Halle Morse
I live right around the corner from Alvin Ailey Dance.
Halle Morse
My friend, Jen Frankel, and I have fun taking Zumba class together.
Halle Morse
It's a "Venti" kind of day! Most two-show days are...
Halle Morse
Hale & Hearty has the best parfaits.
Halle Morse
The BEST parfaits...
Halle Morse
We have arrived at the Winter Garden!
Halle Morse
The first thing I do is greet the security guard, Mike, with our secret handshake... because we are tight like that.
Halle Morse
Gotta sign in!
Halle Morse
Big hugs for our company stage manager, Andy Fenton, who is back from vacation.
Halle Morse
I stop by the hair room to get the latest gossip. Say hi to hair supervisor Vicky Walker and cast members Andrew Chappelle and Eric Giancola.
Halle Morse
The ensemble ladies are diligently beautifying themselves!
Halle Morse
Monica Kapoor is one hot mama! Literally. Check out the picture of her darling daughter, Milania, pinned on her mirror. Mamma Mia!
Halle Morse
Our music director, Wendy Bobbitt Cavett, gives music notes before the show. She is the ABBA expert!
Halle Morse
Stacia Fernandez shows off her new jacket. Looks good on you, Stacia!
Ohio native Morse is making her Broadway debut in this production. Other theatrical credits include Little Inez in Hairspray (Sacramento Music Circus), Oklahoma!, Hello, Dolly! (MUNY), West Side Story (Porthouse Theatre), Reefer Madness (Beck Center) and Carmen in Fame. Visit www.hallemorse.com.
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Mamma Mia! features music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, a book by Catherine Johnson, direction by Phyllida Lloyd and choreography by Anthony Van Laast.
The Winter Garden Theatre is located in Manhattan at 1634 Broadway. For more information visit www.mammamianorthamerica.com.
The musical is the newest project by Hunter Bird, one of the creative minds behind the immersive Off-Broadway revival of The Phantom of the Opera, Masquerade.
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