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Backstage at Schmigadoon!

Aug 7, 2026

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“This is a fake Tony Award that I crafted out of a jewelry box. Just because I'm a crafter,” says Sara Chase, who received a real Tony nomination for her performance as the musical theater obsessed OB-GYN Melissa Gimble in Schmigadoon!

“This was all me and Wayfair,” says Sara Chase of her cozy dressing room.

“I’m good at being candid,” jokes Alex Brightman, who posed for the camera just before he stepped onstage to play orthopedic surgeon Josh Skinner in Schmigadoon!

Isabelle McCalla brings her triple-threat talent to the role of Emma Tate, a spirited schoolteacher, in Schmigadoon! She comes to the wig room “for gossip and for fun.”

The ladies of Schmigadoon! are all smiles after the show’s Tony victory.

The male ensemble of Schmigadoon! get chummy with each other for a group picture.

For a demanding role like Mildred Layton, Tony nominee Ana Gasteyer relies on her daily warm-ups and cooldowns.

Ana Gasteyer serves villainess realness backstage at Schmigadoon!

Ivan Hernandez, who shares a dressing room with Brad Oscar, brings Golden Age grandeur as the suave Doc in Schmigadoon! Hernandez says a preshow ritual is for him and Oscar to “talk about our aches and pains.”

Brad Oscar portrays the aptly named Mayor Menlove in Schmigadoon! Oscar and Sara Chase share a passion for The Golden Girls. “I’m definitely a Dorothy," reveals Oscar.

McKenzie Kurtz applies her character Betsy’s signature red lip before a performance of Schmigadoon!

“This is my lucky seahorse that I got when I was working at La Jolla Playhouse. There's an aquarium near there,” shares Ann Harada, who plays the lovably dimwitted Mayor’s wife, Florence Menlove, in Schmigadoon! “I try to bring it around to my various dressing rooms.”

“I had a crazy f**king morning and then I got to the theater and I was like, ‘Oh, I'm glad I'm here.’ Now I can relax and just do my thing,” says Max Clayton, who plays Schmigadoon! bad boy Danny Bailey.

Maulik Pancholy plays Schmigadoon’s resident Reverend and shares a dressing room with Max Clayton. "I literally just said to Max, 'I'm so grateful for you,'" says Pancholy of their roommate dynamic.

Ayaan Diop, who plays Carson in Schmigadoon!, gives a tour of his decked-out dressing room.

Ayaan Diop relaxes with a Minecraft plushie.

Ayaan Diop and his alternate, Miles McNicoll, refer to themselves as the “Schmigabroos.”

Isabelle McCalla shows off her stash of Flarp, a putty that makes fart sounds, which was gifted by a fan.

McKenzie Kurtz demonstrates the malleability of Flarp Noise Putty in the dressing room she shares with Isabelle McCalla and Ann Harada.

Ensemble member Richard Riaz Yoder strikes a playful pose with Lyrica Woodruff, who plays the expectant Nancy in Schmigadoon!

Sara Chase and Alex Brightman have a fake argument with one another before performances of Schmigadoon! to get in character as a couple on the outs.

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