Rock Star Constantine Maroulis Shows Off His Dressing Room Must-Haves

You'd think that rocker and Tony Award nominee Constantine Maroulis' dressing room over at Rock of Ages might be a little wild, given the all-singing, all-stripping, all-drinking show he stars in. But when Broadway.com dropped in for the second installment of our new photo series "My Space," we found out the low-key leading man is more of a "traditional guy" than the wild hair banders he shares the stage with. Instead of tour bus-worthy treasures like empty liquor bottles and women's underwear, Maroulis showed off personal keepsakes from his hometown of Wyckoff, NJ, his high-tech way to keep up with his favorite sports team and various mementos from his theater career. Scroll down for a look at five signature items that help make Maroulis' dressing room a home away from home at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Photo by Jenny Anderson for Broadway.com

 
"Our producers always take care of all of us, but this [gift] was awesome. It's the opening night robe they gave me. It’s embroidered with my name and Rock of Ages and the opening night date, April 7, 2009, on there. I live in this dressing room pretty much half the day, and I use the robe after I shower. Awesome gift."

 
"This is my Antoinette Perry Award nomination for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for Rock of Ages this year. I keep it in the plastic still, like an old woman would keep her couch--or at least like my grandmother would. It reminds me to keep my level of performance at its highest."

 
"This is an icon of St. Nicholas given to me by my priest, Father Jim. I grew up Greek Orthodox. My church that I grew up in in Wyckoff, New Jersey, is [called] St. Nicholas. I did a big benefit there and raised a ton of money for them, so that means a lot to me. I’m a pretty traditional guy."

 
"I have my Sharp Aquos HDTV. I get all my channels up here! I have it piped in from downstairs so I can see my Yankees, of course. We’re in the heat of the playoffs right now. I love watching the games while I'm getting ready for the show."



“This is a picture of my good friend Peter Kapetan, who’s not with us any longer. He was a great character actor and we lost him very suddenly. It's from my first Broadway on Broadway when I was in The Wedding Singer, which was my Broadway debut. The frame was given to me by my best friend, Jason Jurman, and it’s from the first San Francisco company of Phantom of the Opera from 1988. It kind of got passed on to me. It was sort of a joke at first, but in a sense Phantom is our favorite show. It's a guilty pleasure."