--Hi everybody! Welcome back to the Carrie Diaries. This week I really wanted to
take you around to some of my favorite backstage haunts at the Imperial, the
best backstage hangs if you will. So we're gonna go around and explore all
over this theater there's always something going on. Let's check it out.
This is my first favorite haunt, the pre-show warm-up. See when you're in a
show with ballet dancers they've got a warm up like a majorly warm own for this
show. There is Craig Salstein warming up before the show. Don't lose your focus.
--Step --
--Beautiful! Do you guys warm up up here every day?
--Every day, 45 minutes
before a fight call we do a barre and a center and then --Um I don't see a bar up
here. I see a bar.
--This is our barre
--Oh --Gotta make it work. Warming up is key.
-- Is it? --You
can't just go in yeah and just do something
--And Craig you teach classes
at the ballet is that correct?
--I also teach at the Ballet at ABT
--Oh so we're so lucky to
have you. --Yes we are
--Yes we are don't even --Um welcome to
this 19th episode of the Carrie Diaries
--You know what shut up.
--What episode is this? --It's episode five. Don't get
smart. Um what else you gonna do for me do something fancy
--We're gonna do
we're just going to eight in first position
tendu and 8 go! And one and two and three and four and five
six seven eight step to the camera, tell all the fans to come and see
Carousel --Come see Carousel!
--And watch Carrie diary Carrie Diaries
--Yay!
--All right
now this is personally one of my favorite spots, on the stage of the
Imperial. Look at that. I just love this theater so much. It's I think it's about
1600 seats, but every seat feels so close. I mean look at that's the balcony. It's
like I can reach up and touch the very last row. It's awesome. Down here to the
front of the stage our orchestra pit, obviously no one's down there yet. We're
about an hour away from doing the show. There's the harp you guys
I'm gonna show at the harp, never thought I'd be in a show with a harp.
Ricky what day is it? --I don't know.
--[laughs]
--It's Pride baby!
--
--That is En Vogue playing
--Welcome to inferno disco because we have
no AC
--Our disco ball!
--This is inferno
come by anytime inferno. --Lindsay!
I have to change! I have to get ready for the show!
--All right. --We're gonna
let's go get him a Kit Kat here's what happens John
Josh is gonna come with me and we gotta feed him something every day he gets a
little treat when he goes, a Kit Kat, just a bite
every day he runs to go under the stage and we stand here and he's gonna get his
treat.
--Watch this struggle.
--I'm really nervous
--Here he comes
--
--Bye!
--And off he goes.
--Ooh! --
--Now we are off to one
of my favorite backstage places, the wig room.
--Suzanne! -- Yes
--Kayla -- Hi
--Jeanette the gorgeous Janette, and Lindsay. So, this is
a act two wear we change my wig, right Jannett?
--That's right and this is always a
party down here, and I call it the wig room, but it's not quite a room. It's a wig
--Alcove --It's a wig alcove
it's a wig alcove
cause that's the hallway to the main the main drag downstairs. So
yes, this is a this is one of my favorite times because these are the most amazing
party people. Guys get loud.
--Woohoo! --Yeah --When Rosina gets in
--Yeah it's when Rosina gets in
--Ugh --Sorry
--You're good. --That's for you.
--Oh thank you. Rosina say hi.
--Oh hi.
--So phony. Rosina I was saying that this is one
of my favorite times in the show my backstage hangs.
--Mine too
--Is it really?
--Yes yes, because we just have so
Okay
[laughs]
--We really do have fun --We do. So you're getting your weave on
and a
hat right? --Yes when I become the principal
--Oh, yes. --Have to be more stern
--More Stern and nothing says Stern more than
--Flying saucer hat
--Wait wait wait for the hat that
everyone comes to see.
--It is true everyone comes to see it.
I'm getting my adult hair on. No longer a child.
Carrie's seen a few things
--She's 15 years older
--15 years
--Okay this is one of the
best hangs and all of the Imperial.
--Welcome to Craigin cafe.
We're serving some Craigin cocktails
brought to you by Stella --Oh my gosh what is going on?
Margaret!
--Old pleasure boat
--Old pleasure boat,
--Young pleasure yeah -- Do you guys hang out
here every show?
--Every show.
--Cuz you're done, right? Both of you -- Well I am more
done than him but yeah
--Your show's over. --I get to hear your get your laughs on the
speaker it's fantastic
--Wonderful --Ask him what he's drinkin? --What is
that?
--I make a little. This is a lemonade beer. It's very refreshing, especially in the summertime.
--It must be nice you guys
can party cuz your show's over. --That's right.
--I know. --
--Some of us have to work.
--Go polish that Tony girl.
--Yeah yeah yeah will do. I love how it's like
it's like liquor and icyhot and --The bare neccesities
--And B12 and Purell --
--For Jigger that's all you need --Just trying to keep up.
Oh and skinny pop --Skinny pop
--Dolce and gabana --My blue
--You know you keep it classy Amar
Okay well you guys cheers! --Cheers, have a good graduation
--Oh thank
you have one for me
--You know we will
--I'm off to work
--Leigh and Erica --Hi.
--Why do you guys sit down here? Where are We exactly?
--This is a trap door, --So there's people dancing
up there? --A little frightening
--This is what they've done for us.
--This is a small theater right? --It's a small theater and we have 14 girls in
our room so my space I have to kind of sit like this, so if I want to
like spread out a little bit. -- You come down here
--Come down here man's got the
roller roll out the leg. Wow and it's so peaceful too you don't even hear
them dancing --I know right.
--This is a it's just glorious, really. --So this is another one
of my favorite spots with one of my favorite people J.D.T.
--Hello everybody. --John Douglas Thompson
--And what were you just doing here? -- I was getting a massage from our lovely personal
masseuse. --Wait, so you get a massage during this
show?
--Yeah, I play the starkeeper, but you know it's heavy stuff and sometimes my muscles get sore
and I just need that extra work you know I mean? My body's like a dancer in
many respects.
--Well definitely it is --And what I with text and the written work, I tend to
think I'm very physical guy
--Sure. --I need that kind of work
precious. -- Well no one doubts that
you're precious. That goes without saying
--And I like hands on my body
--You know what? Okay let's not get crazy Douglas.
But this is one of your favorite places right?
--Yes it is every one of my
favorite people Lindsay!
--Shut up.
--Yeah this this is one of my favorite
places, but down here is one of my favorites. -- We're under the stage
--I'm often reading books, --And listening to the
--Talking shit, hanging out with people and people
what's good. --It's a good life. Your act one
you're not on stage very much, right?
your act two is where you do more.
--I have something to show you --Okay show
me --You're gonna love this shit
--Oh god what? --Who's that?
--That is not you.
--Who's that?
--Oh my god!
--Okay I gotta go --Flashback Friday you better get ready.
--Okay, y'all, I
hope you've had as much fun as I have that is it for this episode. Please join
us next week for more fun at Ca-rouse-el!