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Spring musical photos: Backstage with the cast of "Anything Goes"
Gargoyle senior editor
Posted Thursday, April 12, 2007, The OG, arts & photo galleries
TONIGHT'S OPENING OF Uni's spring musical, Cole Porter's “Anything Goes,” represents the culmination of two months' worth of hard work. This week alone has been a marathon session of five-hour dress rehearsals from 5 to 10 p.m. each day. To get you ready for tonight's performance, here are some backstage shots, along with a few photos of cast members in their nifty “Anything Goes” T-shirts. Show times are 7 tonight, 7:30 p.m. Friday, and 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday. Performances are in the North Attic Playhouse. Tickets cost $6 for students, faculty, staff, and senior citizens, $7 for everyone else.
Gargoyle backstage photos by Maddy Hamlin; T-shirt photos by Deren Kudeki
Senior Emma Anselin, who plays Hope Harcourt, gets her hair done
prior to Tuesday's dress rehearsal. (click to enlarge)
prior to Tuesday's dress rehearsal. (click to enlarge)
Sophomore Leslie Hodges (front), freshman Brittany Scheid, and
senior Alex Cahill put their faces on. (click to enlarge)
senior Alex Cahill put their faces on. (click to enlarge)
Alex Cahill looks sharp as gangster Moonface Martin, incognito as a priest. Director Barbara Ridenour, meanwhile, seems remarkably calm so close to opening night. (click to enlarge)
Freshman Anna Gooler works on Emma Anselin's coiffure as senior
Martin Geiger (Lord Evelyn Oakleigh) looks on. (click to enlarge)
Martin Geiger (Lord Evelyn Oakleigh) looks on. (click to enlarge)
Senior Nicole Gong, who steals several scenes as Erma the gangster moll, uses a curling iron to get her hair in character. (click to enlarge)
Clockwise from front, sophomore Sarah Lake-Rayburn, subfreshman Buck Walsh, sophomore Lauren Piester, subfreshman Lisa Sproat, and sophomore Natsuki Nakamura get ready backstage. (click to enlarge)
Senior Nicole Helregel tries on a dress. (click to enlarge)
Senior Sam Klein, who is hilarious as rich businessman Elisha Whitney, mugs for the camera. Beside him are seniors Daisy Hassani and Martin Geiger; sophomore Karen Han is in the background. (click to enlarge)
Senior Robert Croisant, who plays the captain of the S.S. American, where the play is set, captures a moment for posterity. (click to enlarge)
Subfreshman Stefanie Senior and the rest of the cast donned their
“Anything Goes” T-shirts on Wednesday. (click to enlarge)
“Anything Goes” T-shirts on Wednesday. (click to enlarge)
Senior Paige Martin, who stars as Reno Sweeney, a role first made
famous on Broadway by the legendary Ethel Merman, displays the
back of her “Anything Goes” shirt, which lists the production's
cast members. (click to enlarge)
famous on Broadway by the legendary Ethel Merman, displays the
back of her “Anything Goes” shirt, which lists the production's
cast members. (click to enlarge)
Sophomore Sheri Grill models her cast shirt while taking a break in the kitchen (click to enlarge)
