First Night honoree Paul Gatrell (center), with Luke Hatmaker, Zack McCann, Ben Stonick and Kyla Lowder, Belmont University students who were among the 2010 Most Promising Actors. Photo

From: Photo Coverage: Backstage at the First Night Nashville Theatre Honors

With a cast of 125 performers, a seven-member band, the show's running crew and a smattering of other people holding forth, the backstage scene at last Sunday night's First Night Nashville Theatre Honors was a virtual stage show in itself with all the hustle and bustle amid the hushed tones associated with the backstage area of a huge theatrical production.