--Good morning Broadway.com. My name is Caitlin Kinnunen. I play Emma Nolan in The
Prom musical, and this is my vlog Dance with Me.
Thank you for checking it out. I hope you enjoy it. I've got a lot to do today so
follow along and we'll see what happens. Okay, bye!
--So fun annoying fact about
me. I warm up on the subway in the morning whenever I'm getting into the
show or rehearsal I do with my fancy Dancy
vocal warmup while I'm riding the subway. I apologize to anyone who ever sits next
to me.
[humming]
--Okay, so now that I've made everyone on the subway slightly uncomfortable, it's
time to go to a fitting! New costumes are going into the show pretty much every
night right now, and I had a couple go in last night. And they just don't fit quite
right, so I have to go to a fitting to get some alterations done and make them look
the best they can, and function the best they can. And it's gonna be awesome.
They're so beautiful. Eric Winterling is doing our costume
fittings and building some of them and, good Lord. They're gorgeous.
So, off we go!
--So, here we are in the fitting room. Lots of mirrors, tables,
and the best part, there are dogs. Oh
that's my best life. And there are all these cool images of like shows they've
done, and it's just coolest place. I love it so much. My fitting went well. Everything
it looks great. I can't wait to put them into the show tonight!
--This is what it all looks like. They work on so many shows and build so many amazing costumes.
It's just the coolest place ever.
--Okay, we're off! The second
subway ride of the day. I have my friend Mikey here! He's my dresser in the show
and he was at my fitting. And so we got coffee and took the subway together, like
New Yorkers we are. But we just got off the subway and we are walking up to this
theater now. It's kind of my favorite part of being in a Broadway show is that
every day, let's see if I can flip this around,
every day, you get to walk up to your theater and see this like incredible
marquee just like hanging. Just like, Oh, hey Broadway! I like you! I get to be on
you every night! Woo!
So, here we are, up close and personal with The Prom musical and
we are going to go in our Stage Door. Super fun.
Look at my mac and cheese. I'm gonna eat that for lunch.
Doo doo doo
This is our little alleyway.
We have to walk down every day. And in that little door down there, is our
stage doorman. We're gonna go say hi!
Guys, this is Regan. He's our stage door guy. He
makes these crazy wire creations that are so beautiful. He's done one of these
for every show that's been in this theater that he's been here for. And
they're just awesome. He's the best, and he picks up all of our packages for us. I
have ordered many of them. And he's the best. Say hi!
--[coughs] [laughs]
--Couple of ex-wives disagree
with that assessment. But, --It's all good
--All right. Update. It is currently 3:24
p.m. I was called it 3 p.m. I got here around maybe like 2:40 because I like to
be early. I think I mentioned that. Um, I have yet to be used. And that is the way
rehearsal goes sometimes. They're putting in a new number tonight, or like a new
version of an old number, I should say. It's just like they're working on it and
making it awesome. So, I get to hang out! I've got my mics on
I've got my rehearsal sweatshirt on. Shout-out to Glossier!
Um, and so I just
get to hang out a little longer before we work on my scene. Um, yeah, so I've just
been hanging and watching in the house watching them put all the new
choreography in has been really cool. The dancers in this show are amazing. I don't
know how they do any of it. Watching them was like just awesome. They're magicians
each and every one of them. But yeah, so maybe I will get to soon, if not,
we'll see. Okay bye!
All right, so I made it on stage. We rehearsed a part of one of
my songs. They added some new lines to it. And now I'm done for the day. That was all
I had to do. Um, and so now I'm gonna take my mic off. I'm gonna take my sweater off.
I'm gonna put some more makeup on because, uh, I get to go do Live at Five at
Broadway.com. And that will be super fun, so you get to
go with me on even more adventures today. And, yeah, we'll see how it goes.
I think I have um a little bit of time before I need to be there.
Yeah. It's 3:57. I got so much time! I'll probably drink some Gatorade.
--All right.
we're at Broadway.com studios, and I'm in this like waiting room and they're just
all of these like Tony things. And it's kind of crazy and cool. And there's
a piano duh. But like look at that! Holy crap.
What? All right. Live at Five is soon, so I'm gonna get ready for that, but I just
wanted to show you this cool room. [music]
--Bum, bum bum
--Okay! I just did Live at Five. I think it went
pretty well. And now I am back at la theatre!
--We're gonna go in. I gotta sign in again. Here we are!
--Oh my god. It's David Josefsberg. --No, please
--No!
Ah! Okay, so I sign in for the evening show. I check in and see if there's
anything else on the call board I missed. There isn't.
--Even more pages.
Oh, don't look, how does my hair look? --This is
our new pages box. When there are new pages for the show, they go in this box.
Did I get more? I did. I got more more pages. Here we go. All right up the stairs
to my dressing room we go.
All right, it's time to start
getting ready for the show, oh. The first step in my getting ready process is steaming!
I usually steam for about 15-20 minutes before the show, so it's part of why I
like to get here early is that I have time to do that.
This is my handy dandy pure mist.
I love it.
So I'm going to do that.
--Okay, so, I've seemed. Now, it is time to wash off
the day's makeup, and then I'm going to put my show makeup on and get my wig
prep on. It'll take me like 20 minutes to do all of that, so, I'll see you in 20
minutes! Bye!
--All right, so I put all my makeup on, but
one of the joys of getting here so early and being ready half an hour before
half-hour is that I now have to wait in my wig cap in my show bra for my mics
to show up in order to put all my costumes on. [claps]
Okay. It's 7:07, our mics showed
up. I'm in costume. I now have to wait till 15 til places to get my wig.
Just so
you are all aware of how early I get ready. Izzie just walked in like...
--Rain coat, no makeup --Strolling up
--Full costume, mic. --to get ready for the show. And I am ready to
go!
It is currently 7:56. It's almost time for the show!
Ready to go! --Woo!
--We're gonna do a trial.
I'll check with in with you guys at the end. We made it through part of the day.
We still gotta do a show. Whew.
Oh!
--Guys we did it! We did the show. I look
beautiful when we take our wigs off.
--[over speaker] Caitlin, your guests are here as well.
--My guests are here! It's an exciting day.
Anyway, we did the show, and now I get to see my guests and then
go home and sleep.
--It is now 11:55 p.m. I just got home.
I am gonna get ready for bed.
Umm
And I came home to this note
on my bedroom door
from my roommate, cuz I haven't seen them in ages. But, anyway, thank you for
watching the first episode of Dance With Me. This was so much fun. We got like
seven more weeks of this, so tune in again, I hope you will. And
experience coming along on this journey with me. Okay bye!
["Dance With You" from The Prom]
and dance with you who cares what other people say