The star-studded recent revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man closed on this date in 2012. We look back at this two-show day backstage feature with Corey Brill, who played Don Blades in the production.
Brill offers a look at his process of morning wakeup, leisurely commute to the theatre, pre-show rituals, between-show activities and backstage shenanigans. In the process, the actor captures some rare and humorous candid shots of the theatre legends and screen stars who join him onstage.
PHOTO RECAP: A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Star-Studded Best Man With Corey Brill
PHOTO RECAP: A Two-Show Day at Broadway's Star-Studded Best Man With Corey Brill
The star-studded recent revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man closed on this date in 2012. We look back at this two-show day backstage feature with Corey Brill, who played Don Blades in the production. Read the Playbill.com story.
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What the $%#, Playbill? It's a little early, don't you think? Well, welcome to my two-show day with Gore Vidal's The Best Man! Be patient. . . I had a long night.
Corey Brill
Priority number one.
Corey Brill
Priority number two...
Corey Brill
Starting to feel human. Each morning of late has started with coffee, a nice scramble and a liberal serving of the previous night's Rachel Maddow show.
Corey Brill
My roommates' cats have to have breakfast, too. I call them Uday and Qusay (they're really named Harvey and Mac) for the royal pillaging they get up to each night. For the record: my roommates hate those nicknames.
Corey Brill
This fella's been living in the hallway for the last couple of days. Luckily, thanks to the efforts of Daoud and Michelle, he'll be picked up later this afternoon by a shelter...
Corey Brill
A little more coffee never hurt... this is the Blue Roost across the street in Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn. Lovely!
Corey Brill
Daoud (my roommate) joins me. I forced him to look friendly. He's not. Especially in the morning. He's just a really good actor.
Corey Brill
Back inside for some FaceTime with my pooch, Arlo!
Corey Brill
This is my wife, Joy, in Los Angeles. Well, it's her hand. She refused to be photographed this early in the morning. I can't imagine why, as she's always so pretty!
Corey Brill
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Brill has appeared on Broadway in Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. Other theatre work includes the Cabaret national tour, The Glass Menagerie (Kennedy Center), Pride and Prejudice (South Coast Rep), Doubt (Seattle Rep), Opus (Old Globe) and The Bay at Nice (Hartford Stage). He is a graduate of Otterbein and UC San Diego's MFA acting program.
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