NewsPHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at NYTW's Fetch Clay, Make Man With Tony Winner Nikki M. JamesNikki M. James, a Tony Award winner for her performance in The Book of Mormon, is now appearing in the New York Theatre Workshop production of Will Power's Fetch Clay, Make Man. She shares a recent two-show day at the iconic downtown theatre.
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September 10, 2013
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PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at NYTW's Fetch Clay, Make Man With Tony Winner Nikki M. James
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: A Two-Show Day at NYTW's Fetch Clay, Make Man With Tony Winner Nikki M. James
Nikki M. James, a Tony Award winner for her performance in The Book of Mormon, is now appearing in the New York Theatre Workshop production of Will Power's Fetch Clay, Make Man. She shares a recent two-show day at the iconic downtown theatre. Read the Playbill.com story.
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I’m awake, I’m awake! (Well, after snoozing for about 45 minutes) Hey I know it's not that early but I work nights. ;) Also, my Bose wave radio wears a hat.
Nikki M. James
This guy is happy I’m up. I squeeze in a few minutes of snuggling before I get out of bed.
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First thing's first. I gotta check today’s news!
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Then it’s off to the gym for a workout. I’ll spare you the sweaty post run pic. Aren’t those sneaks fun?
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The flowers in Whole Foods are looking especially pretty today.
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BREAKFAST!
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Hopping on my CitiBike for the trip from Chelsea to the East Village. It’s just too nice out to go underground. Don’t worry I’m wearing a very stylish helmet. SAFETY FIRST!
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That light had JUST turned green and I was at a complete stop.
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Sidewalk messages.
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Hello ladies! That’s Hannah our Assistant Director with Mallory our Assistant Stage Manager and Megan, one of the best Production Stage Mangers in the biz. Oh, and that couch? That is the whole of our “green room.”
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Teddy: Hair, costumes, make-up and generally an awesome guy.
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Our whole cast shares one dressing room. Hi ho the glamorous life
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Pre-show rituals commence. Ray Fisher, our incredible Ali, hard at work covering his tattoo. Sorry Ray, as cool at your tattoo is, Muhammad was ink-free.
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My Personal Protector for Actors makes sure I have a good show, remember all my lines and never miss an entrance. Well, she tries!
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Costumes. Lots of suits.
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Places call. High five! Break a leg everyone.
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The first show was great and now for a little quiet time at my favorite tea shop.
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How cute is this place? The teas are delish and the snacks are freshly made daily. How very sensible!
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I spy a mention for Fetch Clay, Make Man in this week’s New York Magazine.
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Back to the theater. Where’s Jeremy?
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Another sleeping beauty. Shhh be vewy vewy quiet. I’m hunting actors.
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Megan Smith hard at work at in the SM booth.
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Don’t forget to sign in!
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I have a little while before I have to start getting ready so obviously I’m watching old episodes of "Alias." (not pictured: a delicious homemade dinner)
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Reviewing some notes of this afternoon’s preview performance.
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The gang’s all here.
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My area is like an awesome fort.
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COME ON IN!
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With this ring…
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Who has better shoes than Sonji?
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The trip to the back of the house for an entrance includes going down a hallway, outside to the street and then in the front door to the theater’s lobby. Mallory and I walk the route together 5 times each show.
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Anthony is already out there waiting for us.
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Final costume. It is so beautiful but wrinkles easily, so we stand.
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What’s that on your head Richard? A wig!
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A post show John Earl Jelks!
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A good performance is made that much better with the support of awesome friends. Thanks for coming guys!
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Another bike ride back home flowers, helmet and all. GOODNIGHT!!!
"In the days leading up to one of Cassius Clay's most anticipated fights, the heavyweight boxing champion forms an unlikely friendship with the controversial Hollywood star Stepin Fetchit," according to press notes. "Fetch Clay, Make Man explores the improbable bond that forms between two drastically different and influential cultural icons. One a vibrant and audacious youth, the other a resentful and almost forgotten relic, they fight together to form their public personas and shape their legacies amidst the struggle of the civil rights movement of the mid-1960s. This true story is as powerful and poetic as Clay himself while also humorous and irreverent like Fetchit's signature act."
The scenic design is by Riccardo Hernandez; costume design is by Paul Tazewell; lighting design is by Howell Binkley; projection design is by Peter Nigrini; soundscape is by Darron L West; original music is by Justin Ellington; and the production stage manager is Megan Smith. The boxing consultant is former boxing champion Michael Olajide, Jr.
New York Theatre Workshop is located at 79 East 4th Street, between Second Avenue and Bowery. Tickets start at $70 and may be purchased online at ticketcentral.com, or by phoning Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200. For exact dates and times of performance, visit nytw.org.
