Playbill.com was invited backstage for an exclusive look at actress Jennifer Morrison's transformation into her character Kate Keller, mother to Helen, in the Broadway revival of The Miracle Worker.
The star makes her Broadway debut in the new Kate Whoriskey staging of the William Gibson play. Performances run at the Circle in the Square Theatre. The cast of The Miracle Worker also features Abigail Breslin, Alison Pill, Matthew Modine, Elizabeth Franz, Tobias Segal, Daniel Oreskes, Michael Cummings, Simone Joy Jones, Yvette Ganier and Lance Chantiles-Wertz.
Morrison is known for her turn as Dr. Allison Cameron on Fox's drama "House M.D." She has also appeared in the films "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "Surviving Christmas," "Flourish" (which she also produced), J.J. Abrams' "Star Trek," the Lifetime feature "The Murder of Princess Diana" and the upcoming film "Warrior."
Here is a look backstage at her pre-show process with some commentary by Morrison:
Photo Archive: Backstage with The Miracle Worker's Jennifer Morrison
Photo Archive: Backstage with The Miracle Worker's Jennifer Morrison
Stage and screen actress Jennifer Morrison celebrates her birthday April 12. We were invited backstage, in 2010, for an exclusive look as she transformed into her character Kate Keller, mother to Helen, in the Broadway revival of The Miracle Worker. Jennifer is currently starring on the costume rich ABC adventure fantasy series "Once Upon a Time". Happy birthday, Jennifer!
12 PHOTOS
"I almost always forget to sign in right away... I'm getting better about it."
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"The make up is very basic and simple for this show... It only takes a few minutes."
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"Ah yes, breathing in a corset!"
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"Well... tying my shoes. Nothing exciting there..."
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"That is the corset before the major bustle."
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"This is my costume for most of the second act."
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"I have two wigs. One for each act."
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"Cory is wonderful. He takes care of all of the wigs, sets them, and puts them on us. He cracks me up."
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"This corner is now filled with flowers. Opening night was a big flower night."
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"I feel like all I do is drink tea these days... You can see two cups of tea there..."
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