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Check Out Rarely-Seen Personal Shots of Backstage Life On Broadway! Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Robin Williams, Lucille Ball, Ethel Merman and More!

Lena Horne and Barbra Streisand at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i> — Check Out Rarely-Seen Personal Shots of Backstage Life On Broadway! Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Robin Williams, Lucille Ball, Ethel Merman and More!

There's more to Broadway than what you see in production photos and opening night coverage! Former Broadway press representative David LeShay, currently the director of marketing and public relations at Theatre Development Fund, shares exclusive, never-before-seen photos with Playbill.com. Experience what life is like behind the curtain.
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Carol Channing, Philip Anglim, Carole Shelley, Burt Reynolds and Kevin Conway at <i>The Elephant Man</i> — Carol Channing, Philip Anglim, Carole Shelley, Burt Reynolds and Kevin Conway at The Elephant Man

David LeShay

Robin Williams with Carole Shelley and Philip Anglim at <i>The Elephant Man</i> — Robin Williams with Carole Shelley and Philip Anglim at The Elephant Man

David LeShay

Kevin Conway and Stockard Channing at opening night of <i>The Elephant Man</i> — Kevin Conway and Stockard Channing at opening night of The Elephant Man

David LeShay

Lauren Bacall with Lee Roy Reams and Tammy Grimes at <i>42nd Street</i> — Lauren Bacall with Lee Roy Reams and Tammy Grimes at 42nd Street

David LeShay

Jerry Orbach, Barry Manilow and Tammy Grimes backstage at <i>42nd Street</i>, Feb 1981 — Jerry Orbach, Barry Manilow and Tammy Grimes backstage at 42nd Street, Feb 1981

David LeShay

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Liza Minnelli and Kate Jackson at opening night of <i>Key Exchange</i> — Liza Minnelli and Kate Jackson at opening night of Key Exchange

David LeShay

Maggie Smith and playwright Tom Stoppard at <i>Night and Day</i>, 1979 — Maggie Smith and playwright Tom Stoppard at Night and Day, 1979

David LeShay

James Mason, Clarissa Kaye and Donal Donnelly at <i>The Faith Healer</i>, 1979 — James Mason, Clarissa Kaye and Donal Donnelly at The Faith Healer, 1979

David LeShay

Dolly Parton with Maureen O’Sullivan and Elizabeth Wilson at <i>Mornings at Seven</i> — Dolly Parton with Maureen O’Sullivan and Elizabeth Wilson at Mornings at Seven

David LeShay

Jane Fonda and Elizabeth Wilson at <i>Mornings at Seven</i> — Jane Fonda and Elizabeth Wilson at Mornings at Seven

David LeShay

Jane Lapotaire and Jim Dale at <i>Piaf</i> — Jane Lapotaire and Jim Dale at Piaf

David LeShay

LeShay and Ian McKellen backstage at <i>Piaf</i> — LeShay and Ian McKellen backstage at Piaf

David LeShay

Renee Taylor with Gloria Steinem backstage at <i>It Had to Be You</i> — Renee Taylor with Gloria Steinem backstage at It Had to Be You

David LeShay

Renee Taylor with Rita Moreno at <i>It Had to Be You</i> — Renee Taylor with Rita Moreno at It Had to Be You

David LeShay

Stephen Sondheim with Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury at the meet and greet the night before first rehearsal of <i>Sweeney Todd</i> — Stephen Sondheim with Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury at the meet and greet the night before first rehearsal of Sweeney Todd

David LeShay

Carole Cooke and Ethel Merman at opening night of <i>Romantic Comedy</i> — Carole Cooke and Ethel Merman at opening night of Romantic Comedy

David LeShay

Jane Alexander and Nigel Hawthorne with Liza Minnelli at <i>Shadowlands</i> — Jane Alexander and Nigel Hawthorne with Liza Minnelli at Shadowlands

David LeShay

Stephen Sondheim with Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou at the meet and greet the night before first rehearsal of <i>Sweeney Todd</i> — Sondheim, Lansbury and Len Cariou

David LeShay

Mia Farrow and her mother Maureen O’Sullivan at opening night of <i>Romantic Comedy</i> — Mia Farrow and her mother Maureen O’Sullivan at opening night of Romantic Comedy

David LeShay

Charles S. Dutton and Bette Midler at <i>The Piano Lesson</i> — Charles S. Dutton and Bette Midler at The Piano Lesson

David LeShay

Yul Brynner and kids at the 1978 <i>King and I</i> Halloween party — Yul Brynner and kids at the 1978 King and I Halloween party

David LeShay

Yul Brynner and Constance Towers at the 1978 <i>King and I</i> Halloween party — Yul Brynner and Constance Towers at the 1978 King and I Halloween party

David LeShay

Charles S. Dutton and Oprah Winfrey at <i>The Piano Lesson</i> — Charles S. Dutton and Oprah Winfrey at The Piano Lesson

David LeShay

Grace Kelly with Tom Courtenay and Paul Rogers at <i>The Dresser</i> — Grace Kelly with Tom Courtenay and Paul Rogers at The Dresser

David LeShay

Lena Horne with Jackie Kennedy and Coretta Scott King at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i> — Lena Horne with Jackie Kennedy and Coretta Scott King at Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music

David LeShay

Lena Horne and Barbra Streisand at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i> — Lena Horne and Barbra Streisand at Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music

David LeShay

Harold Arlen at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i> — Harold Arlen at Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music

David LeShay

Sidney Poitier at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i> — Sidney Poitier at Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music

David LeShay

Mary Martin with Lena Horne at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i> — Mary Martin with Lena Horne at Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music

David LeShay

Lucille Ball pays a visit to <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i> — Lucille Ball pays a visit to Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music

David LeShay

Sammy Davis Jr. visits <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i> — Sammy Davis Jr. visits Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music

David LeShay

Aretha Franklin and Lena Horne at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i> — Aretha Franklin and Lena Horne at Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music

David LeShay

Horne meets with Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i> — Horne meets with Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman at Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music

David LeShay

Ginger Rogers visits backstage at <i>The Elephant Man</i> with star Philip Anglim - 1979 — Ginger Rogers visits backstage at The Elephant Man with star Philip Anglim - 1979

David LeShay

Sandy Duncan with Jule Styne at the pre-broadway opening night of <i>Peter Pan</i> in Washington, DC — Sandy Duncan with Jule Styne at the pre-broadway opening night of Peter Pan in Washington, DC

David LeShay

Sandy Duncan and Tom Seaver at <i>Peter Pan</i>, 1980 — Sandy Duncan and Tom Seaver at Peter Pan, 1980

David LeShay

S. Epatha Merkerson with Meryl Streep and Carrie Fisher backstage at <i>The Piano Lesson</i> — S. Epatha Merkerson with Meryl Streep and Carrie Fisher backstage at The Piano Lesson

David LeShay

Sandy Duncan, LeShay and S. Epatha Merkerson at <i>While I Yet Live</i> in 2014 — Sandy Duncan, LeShay and S. Epatha Merkerson at While I Yet Live in 2014

David LeShay

Lena Horne and Barbra Streisand at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i>

Carol Channing, Philip Anglim, Carole Shelley, Burt Reynolds and Kevin Conway at <i>The Elephant Man</i>

Robin Williams with Carole Shelley and Philip Anglim at <i>The Elephant Man</i>

Kevin Conway and Stockard Channing at opening night of <i>The Elephant Man</i>

Lauren Bacall with Lee Roy Reams and Tammy Grimes at <i>42nd Street</i>

Jerry Orbach, Barry Manilow and Tammy Grimes backstage at <i>42nd Street</i>, Feb 1981

Liza Minnelli and Kate Jackson at opening night of <i>Key Exchange</i>

Maggie Smith and playwright Tom Stoppard at <i>Night and Day</i>, 1979

James Mason, Clarissa Kaye and Donal Donnelly at <i>The Faith Healer</i>, 1979

Dolly Parton with Maureen O’Sullivan and Elizabeth Wilson at <i>Mornings at Seven</i>

Jane Fonda and Elizabeth Wilson at <i>Mornings at Seven</i>

Jane Lapotaire and Jim Dale at <i>Piaf</i>

LeShay and Ian McKellen backstage at <i>Piaf</i>

Renee Taylor with Gloria Steinem backstage at <i>It Had to Be You</i>

Renee Taylor with Rita Moreno at <i>It Had to Be You</i>

Stephen Sondheim with Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury at the meet and greet the night before first rehearsal of <i>Sweeney Todd</i>

Carole Cooke and Ethel Merman at opening night of <i>Romantic Comedy</i>

Jane Alexander and Nigel Hawthorne with Liza Minnelli at <i>Shadowlands</i>

Stephen Sondheim with Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou at the meet and greet the night before first rehearsal of <i>Sweeney Todd</i>

Mia Farrow and her mother Maureen O’Sullivan at opening night of <i>Romantic Comedy</i>

Charles S. Dutton and Bette Midler at <i>The Piano Lesson</i>

Yul Brynner and kids at the 1978 <i>King and I</i> Halloween party

Yul Brynner and Constance Towers at the 1978 <i>King and I</i> Halloween party

Charles S. Dutton and Oprah Winfrey at <i>The Piano Lesson</i>

Grace Kelly with Tom Courtenay and Paul Rogers at <i>The Dresser</i>

Lena Horne with Jackie Kennedy and Coretta Scott King at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i>

Lena Horne and Barbra Streisand at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i>

Harold Arlen at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i>

Sidney Poitier at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i>

Mary Martin with Lena Horne at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i>

Lucille Ball pays a visit to <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i>

Sammy Davis Jr. visits <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i>

Aretha Franklin and Lena Horne at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i>

Horne meets with Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman at <i>Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music</i>

Ginger Rogers visits backstage at <i>The Elephant Man</i> with star Philip Anglim - 1979

Sandy Duncan with Jule Styne at the pre-broadway opening night of <i>Peter Pan</i> in Washington, DC

Sandy Duncan and Tom Seaver at <i>Peter Pan</i>, 1980

S. Epatha Merkerson with Meryl Streep and Carrie Fisher backstage at <i>The Piano Lesson</i>

Sandy Duncan, LeShay and S. Epatha Merkerson at <i>While I Yet Live</i> in 2014

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