Week 2 of Hell's Belles

Finally! I got the chance to get some pics backstage during the midst of our fast and furious 85 minute run of Hell's Belles. I tell you, it's like running a marathon! But it's wonderfully fun. :)

The West End Theatre is a lovely little theatre in the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew on the Upper West Side. It's on the 2nd floor and has red velvet seats, curtains, even a little chandelier!

This "infernal musical revue" starts with the devil of musical theatre (Omri Schein) and his 3 showghouls (pictured in an earlier post).

We 3 girls turn into all sorts of characters throughout the show. I go right from Lady Godiva to the temptress Salome. Eleanor Roosevelt, played by the incredibly talented Deborah Radloff (below left) busts in on my song and we end up trying to get ahead of each other (pun intended):

A miscellaneous pop star (Alicia Sable) gets stuck in Hell but she gets to groove with Janis Joplin:



Left: Alicia Sable and me as Janis Joplin

Right: Me with our delightful wardrobe mistress, Kat Martin.

Bette Davis and Joan Crawford bust out of their dressing rooms and battle it out (Deb Radloff as Bette and me as Joan):
Fortunately, Judy Garland shows up to save the day. I get the 11 o'clock number as Judy Garland, and it is a thrill to look out at the audience and see these huge smiles of delight on their faces:

Then we close the show with a rousing gospel number, so there's something for everyone! :)

(Left: me, our incredible musical director Elaina Cope, Omri Schein, Deborah Radloff, and Alicia Sable)