Whoa! Before we get into stories about farm animals wearing tutus, tell me more about the show.
It’s a combination of an ensemble comedy of intersecting plot lines, mix-ups and various mood-altering substances. We have fast theatrical transitions between one reality and another. We're switching off between Saturday night's party and Sunday morning's aftermath, so all of our actors have to be extraordinarily fast on their toes. Our cast is talented enough to make it look easy. Leading man Jed Resnick is currently in the Broadway cast of "Avenue Q," so switching between one state of being and into another is essentially what he does for a living these days. There are no small characters in this show, and the supporting cast is top-notch.
OK, so we’ve got sex and drugs. Can we hope for rock 'n' roll?
It has elements with only one flat-out rock ‘n’ roll number. There's brilliant orchestration work by Jon Balcourt and Remy Kurs, which helped transform a rather traditional score into something a bit more au courant for a younger audience. I've never been the hippest cat in the room, which is probably why I ended up in musical theater in the first place.
My folks started taking me to musicals when I was very young. It might have been "Cats" during its original run in Los Angeles. I'm pretty sure I was allowed to go backstage and meet Old Deuteronomy. At the time, it was like meeting the king of the entire universe.
Who would that be for you now?
Oh, probably Stephen Sondheim. My comedy idol Mel Brooks runs a close second.
What has been the best part of this FringeNYC 2010 production for you?
It’s been a privilege to work with such an amazing group of people. This is both my first full-scale production and New York City debut. I'm indebted to everyone who's helped the show get to where it is today, including the producers Melissa Heller and Gillian Appleby, director Diana Glazer and stage manager Donald Butchko. Our tireless musical director Remy Kurs has been a member of the team since the show's original reading in 2008, when we were both New York University students. At the end of a long summer of production, these five performances seem like the end of a long summer of production and the end of the process. In truth, they're only the beginning.
For more information on "The Morning After/The Night Before," check out their official Web site tmatnb.com
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