Photo Coverage: Behind the Scenes at 'The Battery's Down' Final Episode Shoot!
By: Eddie Varley Nov. 20, 2009
The much-loved, musical web series "The Battery's Down" has announced its series finale to close out the second, and last, season. Episode 16 will premiere on December 1st, 2009 and close out the program with a bang!
Photographer Matthew Murphy, well regarded within the theatrical community for his dynamic performance shots, was on the set for the final episode filming at the Glass House Tavern on Monday, November 9th and shared his "in the moment" shots with us here at BroadwayWorld.com. Look for more of Murphy's exciting work here on the website in the days and weeks to come.
Directed and choreographed by Connor Gallagher (Fat Camp), "The Battery's Down" stars Jake Wilson as a young performer who, along with his friends, navigates the world of showbiz in New York City and Los Angeles. Series regulars include Andrew Keenan-Bolger (Mary Poppins, Spelling Bee), Dani Spieler (Legally Blonde), Nina Sturtz (Vote! The Musical) and Cortney Wolfson (Legally Blonde, Les Miserables).
"The Battery's Down" regularly features original songs by some of the best and brightest musical theatre writers, including Jeanine Tesori (Caroline, or Change, Violet) and Dick Scanlan (Everyday Rapture, Thoroughly Modern Millie), Glen Kelly (Young Frankenstein) and Lisa Lambert (The Drowsy Chaperone), Laurence O'Keefe (Legally Blonde, Bat Boy!), Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (Edges), David Kirshenbaum (Vanities), Kait Kerrigan and Brian Lowdermilk (The Unauthorized Biography of Samantha Brown), Michael Patrick Walker (Altar Boyz), Nick Blaemire (Glory Days), and Ryan Scott Oliver and Kirsten A. Guenther (Mrs. Sharp).
"The Battery's Down" made its online premiere February 1, 2008, with a slew of Broadway talent.
To view the series, visit www.thebatterysdown.com
For more of Matthew Murphy's fantastic images please visit his new website, www.MurphyMade.com, and www.rantingdetails.com.
Photos by Matthew Murphy
Shoshana Bean and cast can't help but laugh at the events before them...
Connor Gallagher and Jake Wilson
Wedded bliss?
Jake Wilson belts!
Nina Sturtz and the girls approve!
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