Backstage with "Dolly": the Cast Prepares to Bring the Sparkle and the Spectacle
- Cammie Toloui
- Aug 5
- 1 min read
These days one of my favorite people to photograph is Madam Cooper. She has a lot of irons in the fire, and she's been very generously allowing me to take pictures of all that she's up to.
Last week I got to go backstage to photograph her and the gorgeous cast of Dolly! at the Can Can Theater.
The notorious theater dates back to 1890, and has recently been bought, renovated and opened as a place where you can get dinner and drinks while watching exciting burlesque, acrobatics, dance, singing and general erotic fun.
Madam Cooper was cast as Dolly in this summer's show, and it's amazing to watch her transform with her big red wig and all of the spectacular costumes.
(It was very hard to keep myself out of the frame when shooting into the mirrors!)
I got to see the show after watching everyone prepare and I was blown away by how talented they all are.
The cast are Lesa La Rev, Kimo Camat, Brian “Twinkle Toes” Nelson, Jordie Campbell and Abby Go Lucky, who were super kind to allow me to be backstage, taking pictures.
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