Photo Exclusive: Carrie Fisher's WISHFUL DRINKING Dressing Room Makeover - Before/After

By: Peter James Zielinski Sep. 26, 2009

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Wishful Drinking HGTV designer John Gidding created a special interior design for Carrie Fisher's Broadway dressing room at Studio 54. In celebration of Carrie's arrival on Broadway and John's fantastic design work BroadwayWorld.com was invited along for the ride as the room was transformed!

The Studio 54 dressing room while already suffused with character and history (past occupants include Natasha Richardson, Stockard Channing, Gabriel Byrne, Nathan Lane and Alan Cumming) - was completely re-imagined for Carrie. Based on John's conversations with Carrie, her dressing room was shaped to eclectic and artistic, with lots of attention given to glitter, color, light and neon jelly fish. Installations included a new floor and window coverings, plumbing, seating areas and custom-commissioned art and lighting pieces.

Stay tuned for an exclusive BWW TV interview with John Gidding about how he created the fabulous new look!

Roundabout Theatre Company(Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), in association with Jonathan Reinis,Jamie Cesa, Eva Price & Berkeley Repertory Theatre, will present the Broadway premiere production ofWishful Drinking, created and performed by Carrie Fisher and directed by Tony Taccone at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th St).

Wishful Drinking began previews on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009 and will open officially on Sunday, October 4th, 2009 at Studio 54 on Broadway (254 West 54th St). This is a limited engagement through January 3rd, 2010. Alexander V. Nichols will provide scenic, lighting and projection design.

In Wishful Drinking, Carrie Fisher recounts the true and intoxicating tale of her life as a Hollywood legend, told with the same wry wit she poured into bestsellers like Postcards fromThe Edge. The daughter of Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher became a cultural icon when she starred as "Princess Leia" in the first Star Wars trilogy at 19 years old. Forever changed, Carrie's life did not stay picture perfect. Fisher is the life of the party in this uproarious and sobering look at her Hollywood hangover.

Wishful Drinking premiered in November 2006 at the Geffen Playhouse and enjoyed an extended engagement there through January 2007. Following that premiere, the show has completed successful runs at a number of not-for-profit theatre organizations around the country including Berkeley Repertory Theatre (February 2008), Arena Stage (September 2008),Huntington Theatre Company (October 2008) and Seattle Repertory Theatre (April 2009).Roundabout Theatre Company is pleased to welcome Carrie Fisher to Studio 54 in the fall.

Tickets are available by calling Roundabout Ticket Services at (212) 719-1300 and online at www.roundabouttheatre.org. Wishful Drinking will play Tuesday through Saturday evenings at 8:00PM with a Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday matinee at 2:00PM. Prices range from $31.50-$111.50.

For more information on John Gidding please visit, www.johngidding.com.

Photos by Peter James Zielinski

Photo Exclusive: Carrie Fisher's WISHFUL DRINKING Dressing Room Makeover - Before/After
Carrie Fisher's Broadway dressing room at Studio 54 - Before