Ever wonder about the daily routine of a Broadway actor? How about the routine on one of those grueling two-performance days? In this latest installment, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka of A Little Night Music graciously shares his Sept. 5 work day with Playbill.com readers.
Armed with a digital camera, Herdlicka offers a look at an average two-performance day portraying the conflicted Henrik Egerman. He snapped everything from morning routine to pre-performance rituals to between-show activities to the final curtain call.
PHOTO RECALL: A Two-Show Day With A Little Night Music's Henrik, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
PHOTO RECALL: A Two-Show Day With A Little Night Music's Henrik, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
The 2009 revival of A Little Night Music, which features a Tony Award-winning score by Stephen Sondheim, closed on Broadway Jan. 9, 2011. Hunter Ryan Herdlicka offered Playbill.com readers an exclusive look at his two-performance day at the theatre, from morning wake-up to final curtain.
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Every morning begins with Starbucks. I don’t recommend doing two shows without it.
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
I work out most every day before a show just to get my body warmed up (yes, even when we have two shows!)
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
Our beautiful marquee.
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
And below our marquee, a table full of stolen purses and jewelry... just before an officer arrests the man for stolen goods.
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
Tuning the cello, which I play in the first two scenes of the show.
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
Nothing like an empty Broadway theatre.
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
The first thing you do when you get to the theatre is sign in!
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
Our leading man, Alexander Hanson, applying gray paint to his hair before every show. He would like everyone to know that his hair has “no gray at all.” Suuurrrrrre...
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
Someone is warming up in the shower. Yikes.
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
I always visit Leigh Ann Larkin (pictured) and Ramona Mallory upstairs, otherwise seeing them onstage for the first time is just a little awkward.
Hunter Ryan Herdlicka
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A Dallas native and 2009 graduate of Carnegie Mellon, Herdlicka is making his Broadway debut with Night Music. Other theatrical credits include Fiddler on the Roof, Othello, The Full Monty (Malcolm), Disney’s High School Musical (Ryan) and My Fair Lady .
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A Little Night Music plays the Walter Kerr Theatre. For more information, visit nightmusiconbroadway.com.
