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#0Erika's Avatar
Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:11pm
Erika, if I've been to Disney Land in the past three years might I have seen you as the Evil Queen? I remember thinking she was very pretty.
erikaamato
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/04
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:15pm
Hi! (Wasn't sure you meant me bcause of the spelling, but I had to check! hehehe)
Yes, you definitely might have. I played it pretty regularly (full-time - 5 days a week) from June through October of 2004, then I left to do a show at the Geffen and went to being a sub through September of 2005 - but I still played it about a dozen times a month. I'll be back full time this summer, too.
Full disclosure requires me to mention that my official slot is Hag/Queen (as opposed to Queen/Hag). Meaning, I play the Hag most often, but swing out the woman playing the Queen at least 2 shows a week.
Updated On: 4/10/06 at 10:15 PM
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:16pmCool and sorry about the K. I'll fix it.
erikaamato
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/04
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:21pm
Oh, no worries. I honestly wasn't sure if it was me you were referring to. =)
Here are a couple of dressing room shots you might get a kick out of.
Updated On: 4/10/06 at 10:21 PM
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:27pmWow! I love Disney Land/World. :)
erikaamato
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/04
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:30pm
Me, too! That show was a lot of fun. I'm looking forward to doing it again.
I love the above photo - my mom took it when she and my dad came out to visit. So many people don't realize it's an actual photo of me doing the show! (They think it's some kind of animation still or something.) =)
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:33pmExactly!
erikaamato
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/04
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:45pmVery cool!
theatrebabe
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/22/05
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:46pmOh, erica, you look so supremely evil.
-cheezedoodle
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:47pmWonderful pictures.
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:48pmAddy and I love our Disney!
NYadgal
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/18/04
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:51pmWe sure do, Glebby!
erikaamato
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/04
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:52pmThanks, guys! I must admit, I am one SCARY HAG! (lol)
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:56pmLOL!
Mamie
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/26/04
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Posted: 4/10/06 at 11:01pm
Oh - I don't know. I mean, you can see the basic goodness if you stare into her eyes....
Anyway, I didn't notice any long black hairs curling out of your nose wart so how bad could you be?
A click for life.
mamie4 5/14/03
erikaamato
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/04
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Posted: 4/11/06 at 12:28am
Ah yes, the well established nose-wart-hairs-to-basic-evilness ratio. I'd nearly forgotten. 
OK, can't resist. Another photo of the Hag in action. (And yes, these are all of me.)
DG
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
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Posted: 4/11/06 at 12:30am
We saw Erika - more than once - and she was WONDERFUL!!!
Updated On: 4/11/06 at 12:30 AM
erikaamato
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/04
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Posted: 4/11/06 at 12:39amAwwwwwwwwwwwwww... Thanks so much, DG! And may I say, it's lovely to see you! (It's been a while since we've been on the board at the same time!)
DG
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/2/05
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Posted: 4/11/06 at 12:40am
That's cause we've been slumming it in NYC - just not at the same time 
dotmarie
Broadway Star Joined: 8/14/03
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Posted: 4/11/06 at 12:44am
I loved that show! my favorite part was when all the dwarves took a bath =)
I don't know whether I saw you or not, Erika, but my guess is I probably did because I remember it was the beginning of summer. How exciting that they're bringing it back!
I always wanted to perform at Disneyland -- particularly in "Fantasmic"...looove that show. =)
neddyfrank2
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/23/05
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Posted: 4/11/06 at 12:48amI have seen it more than once too. You were fabulous!!!! I am going back on Monday...to Disneyland that is, I am not going just to see the show. But Erica, do you get to go to Disneyland any day you want for free?
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Posted: 4/11/06 at 12:50am
Erika, you look stunning. What a fun job!
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
BoxFive
Leading Actor Joined: 1/25/05
#23re: Erika's Avatar
Posted: 4/11/06 at 1:25amWonderful pictures, how fun is it to become such amazing characters?, you have great energy in those images Erika!
erikaamato
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/12/04
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Posted: 4/11/06 at 1:47am
Gosh, thanks guys! =) (And yep, I just had to post another pic. hehehe)
dotmarie: Fantasmic is awesome! But it's all done to track, so (for me) it wouldn't be as much fun. (Meaning, the entire show is lip-synched. We're to track, too, but we actually speak and sing live.)
neddyfrank2: Have fun at D-land! And it's a good thing you're not going just to see the show, 'cause it's not there right now. (We closed back in September. They're bringing it back for the summer.) And yes, I do. 
Wanna Be A Foster: Thank you so much, and yes, it really is fun.
BoxFive: It is actually kind of an honor to play such inconic characters. I try to do them justice.
I mean who wouldn't love to chew the scenery with this:
Mummy dust to make me old.
To shroud my clothes, the black of night.
To age my voice, an old hag's cackle.
To whiten my hair, a scream of fright.
A blast of wind to fan my hate!
A thunderbolt to mix it well!
Now, begin the magic spell!!!
Updated On: 4/11/06 at 01:47 AM
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