Armed with a digital camera, James offers a look at an average two-performance day portraying the iconic Frankenstein-styled family butler, Lurch. James snapped everything from morning routine to pre-performance rituals to between-show activities to the final curtain call.
Here is a day at The Addams Family with Zachary James:
Lights up on Washington Heights at the break of day...
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Good morning to you!
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Good morning, Carl Magnus!
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Good morning walk with Francisco.
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Morning chores: Empty dishwasher, water plants.
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Morning business in the Metropolis Opera Project office.
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Awesome Lurch art from the stage door last night.
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It's GO time!
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This is the famous 181st Street A Train escalator. Usnavi mentioned it for a reason.
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You must take the A train.
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Train ride fun with dear friend and Addams castmate, Val Fagan.
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Off the train in glorious Times Square, 44th Street. Hey, look! It's Birdland, site of my wild and crazy solo show October 18th!
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Breakfast at Dean & DeLuca.
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See that circular window? That's my Times Square apartment. Hi-ho the glamorous life!
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Ah, home sweet dressing room. We just got a new AirWick... Spring Blossom. Can you smell it?
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Zach and Wes. Room 11.
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Daily Horoscope courtesy Elle.
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I will now watch five episodes of "Weeds" while playing a giant zombie mute in not one, but TWO performances. This summer I've blown through all of "Dexter," "30 Rock," "Pushing Daisies" and "Mad Men"... backstage!
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Hey look! It's Ceili Clemens, puppetmaster, wardrobe crew member AND purveyor of shadow puppet theatre for my Birdland show, October 18th!
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Beat complete.
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Our dressing room view. Look at all those beautiful theatregoers!
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Floormates Katy Lathan, Adam Riegler and Mathew Gumley.
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Relishing in the hilarity of Jackie Hoffman.
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Checking in on pop culture with Krysta Rodriguez.
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Snack time in the Hair Room.
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This performance of The Addams Family was brought to you by Clean & Clear. Seven wipes to zombie-free freshness!
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A perfect cross-sample of our wonderful stage door fans.
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Uptown to Lincoln Center. Picking up tickets to Boris Godunov opening night at the Met! My very favorite opera!
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Saying a last goodbye to the beautiful South Pacific.
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Dinner courtesy the Gourmet Garage. Roast beef on pumpernickel, mac & cheese on the side. On two-show days I eat what I want.
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Fun times visiting with BFF and make-up artist extraordinaire Dotty at the Lancome Boutique UWS.
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Back to the Lunt. Round Two.
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I said ROUND TWO! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
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Birthday celebration for keyboard man and composer boy-wonder, Will Van Dyke.
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This ice cream cake has been in the green room freezer for two weeks. I think I am the only one who knows about it. Shhhhh.
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Catching up on business with Merwin Foard.
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Fell asleep watching "Weeds" while waiting for my big scene after having 55 minutes off between Act I and Act II.
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Gotta work out to get my energy back up for the end of the show! Spri Band arm-toning to that great AF tune, "Crazier Than You."
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Two shows down. Goodnight, Lunt-Fontanne! Goodnight,
Addams Family!
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Lights down on Washington Heights.
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James' theatrical credits include South Pacific, Coram Boy, Sweeney Todd and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. An accomplished opera singer, he is founding director of NYC's Metropolis Opera Project.
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