Caissie Levy of Hair Reveals Her Dressing Room Top Five

Ever wonder what a Broadway actor’s dressing room really looks like? Broadway.com offers glimpses of backstage life in our popular videos, but now we’ll give you even more details in a new photo feature called “My Space.” We’ll invite your favorite stars to pose for a portrait at their dressing tables, then describe five items in the room that mean the most to them. Personal photos, keepsakes, gifts, objects that inspire—all the special things that make up their space! First up: Caissie Levy, who stars as Sheila in the hit revival of Hair, welcomed Broadway.com into her private lair at the Al Hischfeld Theatre. Photo by Jenny Anderson for Broadway.com


“Here’s the awesome opening night gift from my boyfriend [actor David Reiser], a photo of the original company of Hair. I had it signed by our opening night cast.”


“Janis Joplin is one of my main influences for creating Sheila. Janis represents the passion and the abandon and the danger that Sheila has in her.”


“This quote gets me through a rough day: ‘Don’t ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what you love. Because when you do what you love, the world will need it.’”


“You’ve got to have a picture of your family in your dressing room, right? This is from my cousin’s wedding a few years ago, and we all look really happy.”


“Fans send me beautiful gifts. I don’t hang a lot of them up simply because I don’t want to stare at myself all the time, but this is a fun collage of all the shows I’ve been in. Thanks, Dana!”