My feeeaaaccee in the morning of a two-show day… after a two-show day.
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Gotta start the day with my boy Bob telling me "Every little 'ting is gonna be alright"
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Breakfast version of a "Jack and Ginger"… jk! Everyone knows I like my whiskey on the rocks (wink!)
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While getting dressed I always read this saying and remind myself how I wanna live. Then jumpstart my senses with my favorite incense, NAGCHAMPA.
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This is the train I’m taking today.
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Thank god! Train’s coming in 1 minute. I'm late....as usual because....well.... no reason.
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Here we are! Broadway’s Best Party. So before coming to a matinee and meeting our fabulous bar staff, have a sensible slice of pizza. I know a great place called "Carve" on 47th hehe. I say this because I love you :)
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This is pretty self explanatory. "NO, WE ARE NOT TOO PROUD!!!!"
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This door opens into a world of chaos....controlled chaos, of course.
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First thing I do after entering the theatre is go to stage management to see some good looking people. Coffee is important on a Sunday matinee. Starbucks should hook us up one of these Sundays…just puttin things out into the universe to see what happens!
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Weeeee are the champions my friends....noooo time for losers— okay enough!
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This board holds all the info for the day. Hoping there are no surprises telling me I’m on for another role!
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I have to sign in every day because you never know when I may forget the time the show starts. #truthteller
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This is the Sexy Six that reside in this changeroom at some point or another.
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The view of my station when you open the door.
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Believe it or not, I use ALL of this makeup.
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I say hi to this every day before I get ready because I’m obsessed with her AND this picture.
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My hilarious stage management team made this for me when I graduated from playing "Young Groupie" to playing "Waitress # 1." A reminder of my growth, haha :)
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I start with prepping my hair for a wig.
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Daily visit from Cody "Hey meeeeb!"
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Got some makeup on. Time for my daily fight with false eyelashes.
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Phew! Eyelashes on. That was exhausting. #performerproblems
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This is today's band. 'sup guys :)
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Becoming a blonde, and I don't care if you prefer me as a brunette.
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Our amazing and hilarious dress team.
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Time to put my underwear/costume on. Clearly I need help.
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I'm ready! At some point before this I probably told a couple of jokes that had me physically doing a lunge or squat and that would have warmed up my body/voice. Now, this is me showing you my costume and trying to look as hot and skinny as possible.
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Every day I walk up the stairs, I see these two cuties always ready and professional. I would also like to put into the universe that Andre Ward should play Olivia Pope’s gay brother in the TV show "Scandal." It would be brilliant.
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After getting my mic checked, I go say hi to more good looking people. It just so happens it's also where I start the show.
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I pass Teresa numerous times during the show and this is always what she seems to be doing, when she's not doing ridiculous vocal runs on stage. The ‘Candy Crush’ Queen.
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This is where we sing from off-stage. It’s hard to see the mic because some of us have been here a long time and really made it feel like home.
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One of the many times I sing from off stage. "Yes Genson...I see you have photo bombed this pic"
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This is the part of the show when Genson pretends that our black floor is "black ice" and he proceeds to slip and fall on us in very awkward positions.
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Okay, first show is done. Looks like Rock of Ages fans love Tom Hanks. Me too :)
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It's Father’s Day, and my Dad just happens to be here from Canada. We went to Jekyll and Hyde for dinner for the first time.
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This is my dad. My brother Clyde and I got him a tie. He likes it! :)
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I rollerbladed to my friend’s house quickly to grab a shirt I left there. I'm sure you find that very interesting, haha ;)
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Before I start to get dressed/undressed for the second show, I remind myself of this after eating a steak sandwich with fries.
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There is not much time between shows on Sunday, so there is no time for a nap. To keep the energy up, we like to drink "mio" and dance to Gypsy Kings. My personal favorite ;)
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It's been waaaay too hot at the Helen Hayes Theatre, so I go to put the air on. I was stopped by this.
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A shot from our lobby. Like I said " It's been waaaay too hot at the Helen Hayes."
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Look who came to see our show tonight. Hey Adam Lambert! :)
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Doesn't he look really good??!?
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This is the part of the second show when we sing "we're not gonna make it" instead of "we're not gonna take it"
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During intermission I play "plants vs zombies"
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We made it to Act 2. It's the "Final Countdown"
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I was given a note before the show, and I didn't do so well, as you can see on my report card. I promise I’ll be better tomorrow ;) Goodnight! :)
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