Includes a couple of faces of important troupe members not in the more recent production, returning for “Something Wicked”. In the intro shot: Jessy Gordon Bortell. She’s actually been on hiatus for a couple of years while she and her husband added a couple of young potential performers to their family. Here I caught her just as Katie was telling them that all of their hats in this number have to be balck – this one is red. It’s good to have Jessy back…

Below James (Sweeney himself) is angsting over some complex dance steps that his feet just don’t want to cooperate on. Always a major player, he took a break during PUFFS. As good as he is at everything else, it’s actually refreshing to find that there is one aspect of the shows that makes him have to work as hard as most people – dance steps… AND next to that Jess, who was so good in PUFFS – she combines a surplus of charm, muscles and attitude…

Lilli, directing, is filming a dance practice session in the final shot here:

Not all rehearsals offer great opportunities, other than always helping me familiarize myself with the show. There was one more shot that I wanted to use here – I think it’s great, as did some others. But the young lady asked to have it shelved.