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Drawing The Tonys
It’s always a visually energetic experience
Tony day began early for me when I took the #1 train downtown to Rockefeller Center. I was sheduled to attend the dress rehesal at 10:00, but I wanted to get there early to draw outside. It was fun walking around midtown Manhattan early on a Sunday — the streets were relatively empty, street vendors were putting up their umbrellas. Near Rockefeller Center, NYPD police were gathering in different groups.
Once inside Rockefeller Center, the dress rehearsal lobby was full of invited guests — they were nothing if not enthusiastic theater people. The added benefit of attending a dress rehearsal is the off-script quips from actors, particularly from James Cordon. Plus, you get to see what some celebs wear when they are not all dressed up and in tons of makeup. The downside is not all celebrities come to the dress rehearsal.
