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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: How to Stage a Sondheim in 4 Days! Behind the Scenes With Olli Haaskivi at the York's Production of Saturday Night

The York Theatre Company's production of Stephen Sondheim's Saturday Night — the 100th production in the company's acclaimed Musicals in Mufti Series — began performances Nov. 8. Olli Haaskivi takes us backstage with the cast, who first laid eyes on the material the morning of Nov. 3!

First day of (five days of) rehearsal! I was so excited to work with Paul Gemignani, I had to take a picture to commemorate the occasion. (Also, Matthew Scott, please focus. Paul’s talking.)
Olli Haaskivi
First day of (five days of) rehearsal! I was so excited to work with Paul Gemignani, I had to take a picture to commemorate the occasion. (Also, Matthew Scott, please focus. Paul’s talking.)
Everybody’s favorite part of starting a new show! The meeting with the representative from Actors Equity Association!
Olli Haaskivi
Everybody’s favorite part of starting a new show! The meeting with the representative from Actors Equity Association!
In a landslide victory, Margo Seibert is voted the Equity Deputy. Margo’s great and all, but I think it was more a reflection of how much the company didn’t want Jim Stanek to be the deputy. Anybody but that guy.
Olli Haaskivi
In a landslide victory, Margo Seibert is voted the Equity Deputy. Margo’s great and all, but I think it was more a reflection of how much the company didn’t want Jim Stanek to be the deputy. Anybody but that guy.
It was unbelievably cold at the York this day but that didn’t stop Jared Loftin from competing to be America’s Next Top Model. Nothing will stop him.
Olli Haaskivi
It was unbelievably cold at the York this day but that didn’t stop Jared Loftin from competing to be America’s Next Top Model. Nothing will stop him.
The picture is posed, but Dana Steingold and I were actually this bundled up sitting at rehearsal. I’m not going to say that sweet Dana was treated for symptoms of hypothermia, but I’m also not going to say that she wasn’t.
Olli Haaskivi
The picture is posed, but Dana Steingold and I were actually this bundled up sitting at rehearsal. I’m not going to say that sweet Dana was treated for symptoms of hypothermia, but I’m also not going to say that she wasn’t.
There’s nothing too interesting to say about this. Everybody showed up for our company photo, it all went smoothly, nothing to see here…
Olli Haaskivi
There’s nothing too interesting to say about this. Everybody showed up for our company photo, it all went smoothly, nothing to see here…
Jared LOVED IT when we sang “Happy Birthday” to him. Loved. It.
Olli Haaskivi
Jared LOVED IT when we sang “Happy Birthday” to him. Loved. It.
The four boys at music stands are our supremely talented gang of youngsters – Matthew Bauman, Jeremy Greenbaum, Jared Loftin and Greg Kamp – and then far left, we have our assistant director Matthew Schneider, forced to leave the comfort of the production table to stand in for some absent actor who was attending an audition or shooting a commercial or lying about their alarm not going off or something.
Olli Haaskivi
The four boys at music stands are our supremely talented gang of youngsters – Matthew Bauman, Jeremy Greenbaum, Jared Loftin and Greg Kamp – and then far left, we have our assistant director Matthew Schneider, forced to leave the comfort of the production table to stand in for some absent actor who was attending an audition or shooting a commercial or lying about their alarm not going off or something.
Speaking of stand ins, here’s our fantastic stage management team, Marci Skolnick and Shanna Allison, beautifully playing the roles of Gene and Helen. (And Jared Loftin, ready to make his entrance.)
Olli Haaskivi
Speaking of stand ins, here’s our fantastic stage management team, Marci Skolnick and Shanna Allison, beautifully playing the roles of Gene and Helen. (And Jared Loftin, ready to make his entrance.)
Since <i>Saturday Night</i> is only a two week job, we’re all ducking out here and there to go to auditions. (And because we love watching Matthew Schneider, Marci Skolnick and Shanna Allison stand in for us.) Here, we see Ben Fankhauser and Margo Seibert preparing intensely for their <i>Side Show</i> appointment. I’d see that production in a heartbeat and you know you would too.
Olli Haaskivi
Since Saturday Night is only a two week job, we’re all ducking out here and there to go to auditions. (And because we love watching Matthew Schneider, Marci Skolnick and Shanna Allison stand in for us.) Here, we see Ben Fankhauser and Margo Seibert preparing intensely for their Side Show appointment. I’d see that production in a heartbeat and you know you would too.
First day of (five days of) rehearsal! I was so excited to work with Paul Gemignani, I had to take a picture to commemorate the occasion. (Also, Matthew Scott, please focus. Paul’s talking.)
Everybody’s favorite part of starting a new show! The meeting with the representative from Actors Equity Association!
In a landslide victory, Margo Seibert is voted the Equity Deputy. Margo’s great and all, but I think it was more a reflection of how much the company didn’t want Jim Stanek to be the deputy. Anybody but that guy.
It was unbelievably cold at the York this day but that didn’t stop Jared Loftin from competing to be America’s Next Top Model. Nothing will stop him.
The picture is posed, but Dana Steingold and I were actually this bundled up sitting at rehearsal. I’m not going to say that sweet Dana was treated for symptoms of hypothermia, but I’m also not going to say that she wasn’t.
There’s nothing too interesting to say about this. Everybody showed up for our company photo, it all went smoothly, nothing to see here…
Jared LOVED IT when we sang “Happy Birthday” to him. Loved. It.
The four boys at music stands are our supremely talented gang of youngsters – Matthew Bauman, Jeremy Greenbaum, Jared Loftin and Greg Kamp – and then far left, we have our assistant director Matthew Schneider, forced to leave the comfort of the production table to stand in for some absent actor who was attending an audition or shooting a commercial or lying about their alarm not going off or something.
Speaking of stand ins, here’s our fantastic stage management team, Marci Skolnick and Shanna Allison, beautifully playing the roles of Gene and Helen. (And Jared Loftin, ready to make his entrance.)
Since <i>Saturday Night</i> is only a two week job, we’re all ducking out here and there to go to auditions. (And because we love watching Matthew Schneider, Marci Skolnick and Shanna Allison stand in for us.) Here, we see Ben Fankhauser and Margo Seibert preparing intensely for their <i>Side Show</i> appointment. I’d see that production in a heartbeat and you know you would too.
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