Here's a picture of the participants in the Blue Show's '78 ballet gag: Ed "Smitty" Smith, Rick "Rick" Davis, Peter "May I Lick Your Face" Pitofsky, Dave "David" Carlyon, Jon "John" Wilkinson, and Lenny "My Back Hurts" Ciaccio, plus showgirls Susu, Jeannie, and (?) Janet. I think Kenny "Gumby" Colombo was in the gag too. I was a backup for all the parts but between the regulars' genuine ailments and self-granted "personal days," I ended up doing it every performance.
The second photo is mostly to show off my legs.
There's my cc roommate Dave again ... Seems to me I remember working on those tutus in the propshop with Harvey Copeland and Billy Dahne. Wasn't it costumer Sarah Nash Gates who did the sewing?
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't be surprised if it was Sarah. Did you know she's now the chair of the prestigious Department of Theater at the University of Washington?
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