NewsPHOTO CALL: Backstage with The Addams Family Star Jackie HoffmanPlaybill.com was invited backstage for an exclusive look at actress Jackie Hoffman's transformation into her character, Grandma, in new Broadway musical The Addams Family.
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Ernio Hernandez, Krissie Fullerton
May 04, 2010
The star returns to Broadway in the new musical by Andrew Lippa (score), Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice (book) based on the Charles Addams characters. Performances run at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre.
The cast of The Addams Family also features Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth, Terrence Mann, Carolee Carmello, Kevin Chamberlin, Zachary James, Krysta Rodriguez, Wesley Taylor and Adam Riegler.
Hoffman has appeared on Broadway in Xanadu and Hairspray. Other credits include Off-Broadway's Regrets Only, Pride & Joy, Book of Liz, the films "Garden State," "Legally Blonde II," and "Kissing Jessica Stein" as well as appearances on television's "30 Rock," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," and "Strangers with Candy."
Here is a look backstage at her pre-show process with some commentary by Hoffman:
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Backstage with The Addams Family's Jackie Hoffman
Backstage with The Addams Family's Jackie Hoffman
Playbill.com was invited backstage for an exclusive look at actress Jackie Hoffman's transformation into her character, Grandma, in new Broadway musical The Addams Family. Read the Playbill.com story.
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This is me, Jackie Hoffman, in all my loveliness, untouched. I’m wearing my black “Grandma” bra, which is actually the same color as my own regular bra… so we both have the same support. And a black Cat on a Hot Tin Roof slip.
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First step – here I am putting on my wig prep.
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Our hair supervisor, Barry Ernst, has already put on Grandma’s first eyebrow. And here comes the second…
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Now we’ve got the wig prep, the hairnet, two eyebrows, and two sexy moles.
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And now that we’ve got the eyebrows and moles on – now we’re ready for the crowning – the Grandma wig!
Now that we’ve got the big stuff in place, I start putting on makeup…time for some Granny Face!
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Here I’m showing you the Ben Nye “Old Character” palette. The aging makeup that I use for Grandma is literally called “Old Character.”
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Now it’s time to take that “Old Character” and start painting on some lines and creases.
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This is my little cubby hole that’s on the wall in my dressing room, next to my dressing table. You can’t see it, but there’s a sink directly underneath. Yes ladies and gentlemen, Jackie Hoffman’s dressing room has running water.
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Broadway actors put on their own makeup. Our makeup designers drew up these charts for each of us. They show us the step-by-step process for how to put on our faces.
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The makeup is finished and here I am in all my ugly splendor! And I just happen to be holding up a copy of the absolutely hilarious CD, “Jackie Hoffman Live at Joe’s Pub,” now available on psclassics.com.
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Here I am – posing with magic by my dressing room door!
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I am now fully dressed… stocking, shoes, poncho. Grandma Addams is ready! Now sit back and enjoy this sampling of glorious Grandma photos... ;-)
The revival of the John Kander-Fred Ebb-Joe Masteroff musical opened at the August Wilson Theatre April 21, with Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin leading the cast.
