NewsPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Stroll, a Circle and a Salad With Phillip Attmore of After MidnightCast member Phillip Attmore shares a recent day at the Tony-nominated new musical After Midnight. The jazz-age revue opened Nov. 3 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Stroll, a Circle and a Salad With Phillip Attmore of After Midnight
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Stroll, a Circle and a Salad With Phillip Attmore of After Midnight
Cast member Phillip Attmore shares a recent day at the Tony-nominated new musical After Midnight. The jazz-age revue opened Nov. 3 at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre.
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I get up and get ready for the day along with my roommate and fellow cast member, CK.
Phillip Attmore
I grab brunch and then go for a stroll through Bryant Park.
Phillip Attmore
I say hello to Pat, the door attendant at the Brooks Atkinson Theater for mornings and early afternoons.
Phillip Attmore
I pop in the office to say hello to lovely management team.
Just before the matinee "Half Hour Call" (30 minutes before showtime), we circle onstage (cast, crew and musicians) to connect, breathe and pray together. (Here is a picture of Vanessa Williams taking her turn to lead us in this time.)
Phillip Attmore
We warm up. (Yes! Desmond Richardson giving you a "Spiderman Ballet Bar Motif!")
Phillip Attmore
Our amazing crew members (wardrobe, sound, hair, etc.) help us get into costumes, mics, wigs, etc.. (Here is a picture of the male ensemble with a few members of the wardrobe crew.)
Phillip Attmore
Showtime!
Phillip Attmore
After the matinee, I get out of my show gear and head out for a light and nutritious dinner.
Phillip Attmore
Upon returning to the theater, I pump fists with Robert, the friendly door attendant at the Brooks Atkinson Theater for late afternoons and evenings.
Phillip Attmore
We DEFINITELY take a nap in between shows! (Justin Prescott snores!)
Phillip Attmore
Just before the evening "Half Hour Call", we reconnect onstage, and if there is a birthday, we sing to the person and eat cake! (Happy Birthday Dule!)
Phillip Attmore
We get back into costumes, mics, wigs, etc., and hit it again! Showtime!
Phillip Attmore
If there is a special guest in the audience, we quickly change after the show and meet them onstage. (Thank you Liza Minnelli for gracing us with your presence!)
Conceived by Jack Viertel and directed and choreographed by 2014 Tony nominee Warren Carlyle, After Midnight began previews Oct. 18, 2013, and opened to critical praise Nov. 3, 2013.
The production was Tony-nominated for Best Musical, Best Direction of a Musical (Carlyle), Best Choreography (Carlyle), Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical (Adriane Lenox), Best Costume Design of a Musical (Isabel Toledo), Best Lighting Design of a Musical (Howell Binkley) and Best Sound Design of a Musical (Peter Hylenski).
After Midnight received Outer Critics Circle Award nominations for Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Carlyle), Outstanding Choreographer (Carlyle), Outstanding Costume Design (Toledo) and Outstanding Lighting Design (Binkley) as well as Drama League nominations for Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical and the Distinguished Performance Award (Adriane Lenox) and three Drama Desk nominations for Outstanding Revue, Outstanding Choreography (Carlyle) and Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Lenox). After Midnight, according to press notes, "takes the sexy, smoky glamour of the original Jazz Age and catapults it into a whole new era of heart-pounding, mind-blowing entertainment for modern Broadway audiences. Refracted through a contemporary lens, After Midnight celebrates Duke Ellington's years at the Cotton Club using his original arrangements and performed by a world-class big band of 17 musicians hand-picked by living jazz legend, Wynton Marsalis. The timeless tunes set against a narrative of Langston Hughes poetry provide an authentic backdrop for an array of cutting-edge performances by 25 sensational vocalists and dancers, including special guest stars, whose interpretations shatter everything you think you know about music, nightlife and Broadway."
Starring Patti LuPone and Christine Ebersole, the musical explored the complex relationship between cosmetics giants Helena Rubinstein and Elizabeth Arden.
