View from my apartment here in the nation's capital
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My dogs Diesel and Pearl on their morning play date
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Diesel loves to howl the Blues
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It's time for breakfast!
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Breakfast at Station 4— Eggs Chesapeake. A twist on the Benedict with spinach and tons of real crab meat instead of Canadian bacon. Delish!
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View of Arena Stage from the sidewalk outside my apartment building
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My home for the next two months!
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Let's get to work!
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Checking in with assistant stage manager Jes Aguilar
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Signing show posters for promotional purposes
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Pre-show sound check with the band! (L to R) Patrick Harry, Ross Seligman, Stephen Flakus and S. Craig Taylor
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Traditional grip courtesy of drummer Mitch Wilson
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Casual Friday
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Guitarist Stephen Flakus and musical supervisor/guitarist Ross Seligman
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Our Chantels sequence record player and the Hammond Organ set
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I spend most of Act One here when not singing
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Alice Hawfield (wardrobe/wig crew) always makes sure I am wearing pants.
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So many guitars!
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My sister from another mister, Alison Cusano (Joplinaire/Janis alternate)
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Special delivery for Mary Bridget Davies…
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Gorgeous flowers from my family!
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My dressing room—time for show #1 of the day!
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Original member of The Chantels, Lois Harris Powell, came to see the show! Fellow cast member Kim Yarbrough and I are plotting a Broadway visit for The Chantels this fall…
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Cast member Kim Yarbrough (Joplinaire/Blues Singer alternate) and Lois Harris Powell
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Signing the Playbill for original Chantel Ms. Lois…pinch me!
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Outside the theater with Lois Harris Powell
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Grilled scallops, green beans and butternut squash soup for dinner. Quick turnaround then back to the theater to do show #2!
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Green room, quiet before the storm—(L to R) S. Craig Taylor, Alice Hawfield and Scott Silbert
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The band at half hour! (L to R) Patrick Harry, Stephen Flakus, Ross Seligman, Mitch Wilson and Tyler Evans
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The core band plus me at half hour!
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With musical supervisor/guitarist Ross Seligman
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The Joplinaires! Shay Saint-Victor and Alison Cusano (front) with Kim Yarbrough (back)
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The many wigs of The Blues Singer—so grateful I get to use my own hair for the show!
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Thank you crew! Justin Titley (props), Vincent Hill (wardrobe/wigs) and Emily Grace Blackstone (wardrobe/wigs)
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The Blues Singer (Sabrina Elayne Carten) and Janis are ready to light it UP!!
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Sneak peak from backstage left
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End of act one—Joplinaires and Aretha mugging for the camera. (L to R) Kim Yarbrough, Alison Cusano, Sabrina Elayne Carten and Shay Saint-Victor
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Sweaty and DONE! That's Alison Cusano and I signing off. Come see the show on Broadway this fall at the Lyceum Theatre!
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