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The final 29 performers wouldnt merely channeltheir former roles through costumes and set pieces they would actively reprise them.
So commenced the wrangling.
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Styling was critical.
Harvey Fiersteins iconic crochet bunny slippers fromTorch Song Trilogyseemed nearly impossible to procure.
And so Daniel goes, in his very gentle way, Oh, well, I actually crochet.
Everybody laughed, thinking he was kidding, says Seliger.
And then on Monday morning, he shows up with a replica that hed crocheted himself.
Some people sang along to the music they had originally sung, says Seliger.
Donna McKechnie came alive, says Quon, when they put on The Music and the Mirror.
Upon hearing Memory, Betty Buckley began to cry.
A lot of them remembered exactly what the magical moments were from each of their roles, adds Quon.
He said, Ineedto be able to fall backwards, Seliger recalls.
He did it about 15 times.
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