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 BABES IN TOYLAND Role: Roderigo Production Info: October 27, 2001 @ Avery Fisher, Lincoln Center Conductor: Dino Anagnost Director: Peter Flynn Choreographer: Devanand Janki | ||
It was so much fun to be involved with the 1999 production of Babes in Toyland that I jumped at the chance to join the 2001 remounting of the show. This time around I played the role of Roderigo, the brainier of Mr. Barnaby’s two evil henchmen. I never get to be a bad guy, so I relished the opportunity! I still got the same rush of excitement as I walked through Lincoln Center Plaza on the way to the stage door, even if I only got to do it for one day! Along with the two regular performances of the show, the cast, crew and musicians volunteered their time to perform the show a third time for families affected by the tragedy on September 11th. | ||
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){kind=small} | It’s fun to be a baddie! Here’s Erik Nelson and yours-truly as evil henchmen Roderigo and Gonzorgo. |
){kind=small} | Bo Peep (Jane Thorngren) pauses for a Kodak moment in the Creepy Forest. |
){kind=small} | We’re only mean to him onstage! We promise! Clowing around with Tom the Piper’s Son (Sal Sabella) backstage. |
){kind=small} | The Citizens of Toyland gather for a quick photo before taking the stage at Lincoln Center! |
){kind=small} | Jack (Michael Hammerstrom) and Jill (Mary Ann Hu) goofing around during dress rehearsal. |
){kind=small} | Roderigo (that’s me), Barnaby (Tim Salamandyk) and Gonzorgo (Erik Nelson). We make being evil into quite a bold fashion statement! |