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Backstage at The Lost Boys

Jun 2, 2026

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“The most important thing for me is my vocal warmup, which starts three hours before the show and is long and slow and gradual," says Shoshana Bean, who plays Lucy Emerson. "Here, most of the rituals happen backstage right before we go on. There’s a crew of us that does little silly things. Our backstage show is almost as locked and important as our onstage show.”

“She gets to be here because she’s a service dog,” Bean says of her pup, Sammy. “And I’m like, ‘You can thank me later for the hours that people have been here crying and holding her and getting emotional support!’”

"It's kind of like being on a really intense roller coaster, but it's like a 4D ride," says Maria Wirries, who plays Star. "Life on and off the stage is this amazing collection of experiences."

Once the corset's on, that is Star," Wirries shares of getting into character. "The bottom changes but the corset is actually the same the whole show. It's definitely transformative. It changes how I'm able to move, so that is Star's movement. It's how she still can be fluid inside of this constrictive thing—it's been a fun process to find."

"I have this whole warmup that I do on the stage during our lift and fight call, just to put my voice into the space, looking out at all the seats," says Jennifer Duka, who portrays Alan Frog. "With Alan, that's a part of myself that I access—the big, boisterous, confident side of myself."

LJ Benet (Michael Emerson) snuggles with Boston Benet, perhaps the biggest celebrity backstage at the Palace. "I'm barely offstage, so I'm very religious about my tea—which is really just hot water and honey, and occasionally Throat Coat," he shares of his backstage rituals.

"For my birthday, my friend got me a signed script from the original movie," says Benjamin Pajak, who plays Sam Emerson.

Pajak prominently displays a photo of The Lost Boys movie cast members Corey Haim (Sam), Corey Feldman (Edgar Frog) and Jamison Newlander (Alan Frog), given to him by Duka on opening night.

Ali Louis Bourzgui completes the final touch before going onstage as David—putting in the all-important earring.

"I spend an hour and a half doing a physical warmup for all the stunts and flying, do a vocal warmup and put on one of my records—I have a whole wall here. I listen to a lot of jazz, '80s rock, try to tap into the vampire-ness of it all," Bourzgui says of his pre-show routine.

"I'm usually in charge of the music; I'm the DJ," says Dean Maupin, who plays Paul. "We listen to a lot of Earth, Wind & Fire."

Brian Flores is Marko and Sean Grandillo is Dwayne. "I come alive when the wig comes on," says Grandillo. "The wig is incredible. This is my moment through the portal. Any chance I can take this after the production?"

Miguel Gil completes the Frog Brothers as Edgar Frog.

"My brother passed away in September, and Shoshana gave me this little angel when I made my Broadway debut, to keep with me at my station," swing Liesi Kelly shares. "Shoshana is incredible."

"[Ensemble member] Pierce [Wheeler] is one of my besties—we've been friends for almost 10 years," says swing Grace Capeless. In addition to this mug, she shows off "fan art of us in one of the numbers in the show!"

"It's a Marvel collab The Lost Boys did of David as a girl. We call her Davina, isn't that cute?" says ensemble member Carissa Gaughran.

Ensemble member DeLaney Westfall expertly applies her eye makeup before curtain.

Ensemble member Ashley Jenkins also serves as a standby for Lucy, along with Westfall.

The Lost Boys female ensemble members Ashley Jenkins, DeLaney Westfall, Carissa Gaughran, Grace Capeless and Liesie Kelly smile for the camera.

"What do I do before I go onstage? I usually act like a jerk," jokes Paul Alexander Nolan, who plays Max. In reality, "Right now I'm reading Hamlet and The Creative Act: A Way of Being and a book on the making of The Lost Boys. I'm not doing a very good job with those because the NHL playoffs are on," he admits.

"I spend a long time holding my tongue, and singing very strange light articulations," Nolan shares of his vocal warmup.

Ensemble members Pierce Wheeler and Ryan Behan get ready for places—it's 108 steps from their dressing room to the stage!

Ensemble member Pierre Marais strikes a very Lost Boys pose at his station.

Ensemble member Colin Trudell is ready for showtime in his wig and costume ahead of act one.

Swing Hank Santos—who serves as a standby for David, Mark and Paul—is all smiles behind-the-scenes.

Swing Mateus Leite Cardoso knows how to kill time backstage.

Ensemble member Dominic Dorset is charmingly candid, caught with his book of crosswords.

Ensemble member Ben Crawford rocks the mohawk.

Swing Mason Olshavsky gets musical backstage.

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