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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "I'm Gonna Like It Here!" A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Annie With Jeremy Davis
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "I'm Gonna Like It Here!" A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Annie With Jeremy Davis
A few months back, actor/photographer Jeremy Davis shared some intimate rehearsal and early-performance portraits from the revival of Annie . Now with the show in full swing, he returns to document a busy two-show day backstage at the Palace Theatre.
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Every morning starts with coffee.
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Cuisinart. It's fun to say, and it makes great coffee too.
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I like to start my two show day with yoga. It centers me and warms me up for the day.
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I started eating salads for breakfast a few months ago, and I've noticed a big jump in my energy and awareness.
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The Palace stage door.
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Eddie is our daytime doorman. So chill.
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Rachel and MK in the stage management office.
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Our PSM Rachel Wolff.
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Brooklyn can't help but pose for the camera.
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Tyra has dimples galore!
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We're close here at Annie .
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Pecas takes care of us. Without her and her elevator, we'd all have to walk up to our dressing room. On the 7th floor.
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See. 7th floor.
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Merwin is usually the first thing I see in our dressing room.
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Joel is usually the second.
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My name tag over my spot in the room.
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Part of my pre-show routine is a good long session with the foam roller.
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I don't know what I'd do without this thing.
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Keven enters with panache.
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Keven is very proud of his signed poster.
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Broadway's Dennis Stowe. I usually don't photograph people while they're eating, but it's all he ever does anymore. He's gotta get his daily calories.
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Matt does the puzzle.
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Ryan makes a subdued entrance.
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The boys settle in for the matinee.
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Again, we're very close here at Annie .
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David our dance captain.
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Ryan is our awesome dresser. He laughs a lot.
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It will become very apparent that I'm obsessed with this puzzle.
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Danette is one of our swings. And she's pretty.
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Joel reading in the green room before the show.
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During "Hard Knock Life," some of the cast does Hard Knock Abs... which starts with pushups.
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Here's the abs section of Hard Knock Abs.
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Brooklyn is working on a six pack.
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Keven loves Hard Knock Abs.
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Ryan wails on his abs.
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It's fun to play with dogs backstage.
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Sunny is mesmerized.
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A passing glance of the orphans.
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Ashley sometimes makes funny faces.
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Mr. Anthony Warlow gets into character.
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Dresser Hector gets disciplined.
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Fred hangs out in the green room.
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Jane in the wig room.
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Brynn gets her hair done by Josh.
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I'm not sure how she feels about her hair.
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Me and Taylor.
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Georgi tries to stay cool.
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Here I am at the puzzle again. It's seriously the hardest puzzle I've ever worked on.
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Keven does a quick-change-dance every night during "You're Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile."
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Dennis encounters the dance break.
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Keven encourages Dennis to join in.
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It's not working.
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I usually go home and cook dinner between shows, but today, I thought it'd be nice to go out.
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Blueberry mint lemonade.
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Edamame. Yum.
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Keven and his steak.
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The steak.
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Ryan and his burger.
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The burger.
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Me and my burger.
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The burger
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Naps between shows in the green room are common.
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More naps.
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Freddie is our night time door man. What a smile!
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Post nap coffee.
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Our peerless guardian team.
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Teaching children to gamble.
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Dollar Friday is fancy here at Annie .
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Brynn and Madi Rae share a moment.
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After the wig.
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Before the wig.
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Sarah gets ready for an entrance.
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We have to get cozy in the elevator after the show. That's two shows down! Come and see us sometime at the Palace Theatre!
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Annie currently stars Faith Prince as Miss Hannigan, Anthony Warlow as Daddy Warbucks and Lilla Crawford as Annie with Brynn O'Malley as Grace Farrell, Clarke Thorell as Rooster Hannigan, and J. Elaine Marcos as Lily St. Regis. The Orphans are Madi Rae DiPietro as July, Georgi James as Pepper, Junah Jang as Tessie, Tyrah Skye Odoms as Kate, Taylor Richardson as Duffy, Emily Rosenfeld as Molly, Brooklyn Shuck , Sadie Sink and Jaidyn Young .
Original star Crawford will play her final performance July 28. Click here to read about the upcoming cast changes.
The production also features Ashley Blanchet , Jane Blass , Mary Callanan, Jeremy Davis, Fred Inkley , Merwin Foard , Joel Hatch , Danette Holden , Amanda Lea LaVergne , Desi Oakley , Keven Quillon , David Rossetti, Sarah Solie , Dennis Stowe , Ryan VanDenBoom and Matt Wall .
The revival of Annie , directed by Lapine and choreographed by Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler , opened on Broadway Nov. 8, 2012, at the Palace Theatre.
Annie features a Tony Award-winning book by Thomas Meehan . The original production earned seven Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Score for its 1977 debut starring Andrea McArdle in the title role. The production ran for 2,377 performances and has enjoyed numerous national tours and a 1997 Broadway revival, which went unrecorded.
For more about the new Broadway production, visit AnnieTheMusical.com .