PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Backstage at the Marriott's World Premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber Revue Now and Forever

Me, Melissa Zaremba, and Linda Balgord at places for the top of show. — PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: Backstage at the Marriott's World Premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber Revue Now and Forever

The Marriott Theatre in suburban Chicago presents the world premiere of *Now and Forever,* a new theatrical exploration of the lush songs of composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. Company member Jameson Cooper offers a look backstage. Read the Playbill.com story.
25 PHOTOS

The cast in black tie and evening gowns. Moustache cookies courtesy of the talented Susan Moniz.

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Lauren Blane, Travis Taylor, and Brian Bohr ready to start the show.

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Ellen Green, me and Cathy Lord at places.

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Ben Jacoby gets one last sip out of that mug before starting the show.

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Michael Darnell and Travis Taylor

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Me and the lovely Monique Haley and the incomparable Susan Moniz.

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A typical break: CCR guitar music, Superbowl squares, and Temple Run 2.

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As a guitarist in the show, I love seeing these two of my own as my preset!

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The masks of “Masquerade.”

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Two of my quick-changes, one right on the top of the other for the marathon that is the end of Act One.

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Next Slide

Sam Rogers gets in his pre-show skipping warm-up as the singers take the stage.

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The dancers warm-up on the stage before half-hour.

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Just your typical warmup.

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Brian Bohr, Travis Taylor in the vocal booth add some backup vocals to “Take That Look Off Your Face.”

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Travis Taylor, Max Quinlan, and Ben Jacoby in the vocal booth for “Take That Look Off Your Face.”

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Mid-show tuning right before the finale of Act One: The overture from <i>Jesus Christ Superstar</i> and the song “Superstar.” — Mid-show tuning right before the finale of Act One: The overture from *Jesus Christ Superstar* and the song “Superstar.”

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At intermission, ready to go for “Buenos Aires.”

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Intermission just before “Buenos Aires”

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Sam Rogers and Linda Balgord.

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Raymond Interior and Sam Rogers, being responsible and signing in for the second show.

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What’s a better way to spend time in between shows, then a guitar lesson?

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Bananagrams in the men’s dressing room featuring Raymond Interior, Ben Jacoby, Luke Manley, and Sam Rogers. Sam always wins.

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Sam Rogers and Raymond Interior ponder a Sodoku puzzle on the treat table.

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The show features lyrics and/or text by Don Black, Christopher Hampton, Charles Hart, Trevor Nunn (after T.S. Eliot), Tim Rice, Glenn Slater, Richard Stilgoe and David Zippel, with contributions by Amy Powers, from Evita, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar, Whistle Down the Wind, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Starlight Express, Sunset Boulevard and its sequel Love Never Dies.

Linda Balgord, a veteran of Cats and Sunset Boulevard, is featured. The cast also includes Erin Stewart (A Little Night Music on Broadway); Susan Moniz (Marriott's Kismet, Broadway's Grease); Stephanie Binetti (Marriott's White Christmas, national tour of Mamma Mia!); Catherine Lord (Marriott's 42nd Street); Max Quinlan (25th anniversary national tour of Les Miserables, Marriott's The Light in the Piazza); Ben Jacoby (Maine State Music Theatre's The Light in the Piazza); Brian Bohr (Joseph in Marriott's Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat); Travis Taylor (Marriott's Pirates of Penzance); Jameson Cooper (Marriott's Hero, Legally Blonde, For the Boys) and Matt Raftery (a veteran actor/director/choreographer of more than 20 productions at Marriott Theatre, plus Broadway and touring productions).

Performances continue to March 24.

For more information, visit MarriottTheatre.com.