PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Becoming Satchmo" Intimate Backstage Portraits as John Douglas Thompson Transforms into Louis Armstrong | Playbill

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Becoming Satchmo" Intimate Backstage Portraits as John Douglas Thompson Transforms into Louis Armstrong

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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Becoming Satchmo" Intimate Backstage Portraits as John Douglas Thompson Transforms into Louis Armstrong

John Douglas Thompson repeats his acclaimed performance in the New York premiere of Terry Teachout's one-man Louis Armstrong play Satchmo at the Waldorf. Photographer Reed Davis trailed the award-winning actor during a recent day at the theatre, capturing these moments. Read the Playbill.com story.
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John Douglas Thompson
Arriving at theatre for a matinee
Greeting a patron in lobby
Hanging in the lobby
At Callboard, signing in.
To the dressing room.
Dressing rooms
Checking out notes
Checking out messages
Chatting in the dressing room.
Beginning the process of getting into character.
An actor prepares…
…with some laughter….
…getting into costume…
…and prepping…
…and prepping…
…and prepping some more.
Getting into character.
Final touches.
Places call.
On the set.
On the set.
In character.
On stage…
On stage dressing table.
Onstage.
Onstage.
Onstage.
Back to dressing room
Backstage walk to dressing room.

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