A Life In The Theater / February 7, 2015 by Michael Arthur

An "outtake" from my recent Hedwig Sketchbook report for Vanity Fair. This is actually the first drawing I did the week of tech. It shows the stage manager and a costumer in the house, watching as John Cameron Mitchell rehearsed. The costumer ended up being the audience stand in whenever Mitchell practiced his "in the house" moments.

/ June 7, 2014 by Michael Arthur

Behind The Scenes: Broadway at work.

Here are a few drawings from over the years of Broadway rehearsal moments I’ve captured. The Tony Awards are tomorrow night.

From the top:

1) The Crew loads lights for The Roundabout Theater’s revival of Pacific Overtures.

2) Filming Passing Strange at The Belasco Theater.

3 & 4) Working choreography for Priscilla Queen of the Desert.

5) Patrick Stewart in a boat for the revival of David mamet’s A Life In The Theater.

6) Neil Patrick Harris and choreographer Spencer Liff working a moment during tech rehearsal for Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

/ May 1, 2014 by Michael Arthur

The other night I went to a reading of a new play by my old friend John Walch over at New Dramatists. I pay better attention when I’m doodling, so here’s three pages of sketching I did of John, the actors and some guy in the audience. The play’s called What God Hath Wrought: A Transatlantic Farce and it is absolutely wonderful. John’s so good …