PhotosPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Does Your Mother Know?" A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Mamma Mia! With Jacob PinionJacob Pinion, serving up "Pepper" nightly in the Broadway production of Mamma Mia!, shares a recent two-show day with Playbill.com readers. He documents the early part of his day, offers a look at some of his secret backstage duties and shows how the tight-knit ensemble spends offstage time together. Storytime? You bet!
By
Matthew Blank
June 26, 2013
"My name is Jacob and I recently celebrated my second year in the show," says Pinion. "By my calculations, that's more than 800 performances, dancing and singing to the hits of ABBA!"
"Mamma Mia! is the greatest, most rewarding job I have ever had, but some days it can be hard to get excited. Sometimes I look at myself in the mirror and wonder: Can I keep it up or will my performance anxiety get the best of me? Is this the day I shrivel and shrink or will I rise to the challenge?"
"Then I think of the smiling faces of all those fans and the blood starts to pump through me. I can't and I shan't disappoint them. Soon I'm standing tall, firm, peaking through the curtain in anticipation. Every day at the Winter Garden we are having a ball, and twice a week, we have 2 balls. This is one of those days."
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Does Your Mother Know?" A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Mamma Mia! With Jacob Pinion
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "Does Your Mother Know?" A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Mamma Mia! With Jacob Pinion
Jacob Pinion, serving up "Pepper" nightly in the Broadway production of Mamma Mia!, shares a recent two-show day with Playbill.com readers. He documents the early part of his day, offers a look at some of his secret backstage duties and shows how the tight-knit ensemble spends offstage time together. Read the Playbill.com story.
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End of the week encouragement from our Captain of Dance, Tony.
Jacob Pinion
Olivia wanted to go to the dog park so I came along.
Jacob Pinion
On the way we apparently pass a Guatamalan bazaar.
The tenth longest-running show on Broadway, Mamma Mia! has been seen by over 50 million people worldwide and has grossed more than $2 billion at the box office.
With music and lyrics by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! is written by Catherine Johnson and directed by Phyllida Lloyd. The production has choreography by Anthony Van Laast, production design by Mark Thompson, lighting design by Howard Harrison, sound design by Andrew Bruce and Bobby Aitken, and musical supervision, additional material and arrangements by Martin Koch.
As previously reported, Mamma Mia!, which is currently celebrating 12 years on Broadway, will transfer from the Winter Garden Theatre to the Broadhurst Theatre, presently the home of the limited engagement of the late Nora Ephron's Lucky Guy, in late 2013.
For more information visit www.mammamianorthamerica.com.
