Annie is done. Final performance was last night, with the strike/cast party after. Somewhat bittersweet. I got a little misty as I came offstage after the cabinet scene, and reluctantly shed the Frances Perkins suit, hat, and persona that fit me so well.
Our director, Taffy Geisel, was there to watch the last show, and I don't think we could have done a better job. It was a near-perfect performance. Hooverville rocked. NYC flowed. The mansion bustled. The cabinet blustered and harmonized. It was a fitting close to a record-breaking show. (97% of all available seats for the entire run were sold--that's nearly 4000 seat filled.)
Taffy is directing The Happiest Millionaire at Plaza in a few months. She asked if I was familiar with the show and encouraged me to audition. She remarked at how much I'd grown as an actress since the audition. As
I lamented at the time, the audition sucked beans, and wasn't remotely indicative of what I'm capable of achieving. But she only knows what she sees, and yes, from crappy audition to final show, I guess I've flourished. And I'm flattered that she's impressed enough to share her thoughts with me. Yeah, it was a bit of an ego boost, I won't lie :)
We got production photo CD's last night, too (those who ordered them). So as I write this, I'm working on a photo book on Shutterfly. Totally copying the idea from castmates Shauna and Jay Lewis, who have a large collection of photobooks from shows they've worked on. Below are a few pics from Annie that include ME in them. These were taken on opening weekend, Saturday, November 19th.
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| Mrs. Greer and Mrs. Pugh kibitzing |
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| The painting from Paris that grows on Mr. Warbucks |
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Eavesdropping on a phone conversation
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| You won't be an orphan for long... |
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Frances Perkins *gasp* agreeing with a Republican!
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| Frances Perkins and Cordell Hull getting riled up! |
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| New Deal for Christmas (show finale) |
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