Notre Dame de Paris "Meet the Cast"

Okay okay okay, this is gonna be one of my favourite posts, thanks to Keesiu and QQ for their help in taking priceless pictures today (and other days too)! The excitement we all shared was beyond words, and everytime I look through the pictures, one can't help but grin from ear to ear!

For starters, when Matt Laurent (who plays Quasimodo) happened to pop out into the Premiere area prior to doors-opening one day, Keesiu and gang jumped at the photo opportunity, which saw me rushing down from the North Terrace level to join in the rare shot. On a separate occasion, when I was stationed at the Premiere area on Sunday, and Nadia Bel (who plays the sweetheart Esmeralda) popped out of the backstage area prior to doors-opening, I grabbed hold of Keesiu and her camera and asked Nadia if she minded a photo with us, to which she gladly obliged! Anyway, Nadia was taking a break from the matinee show, leaving her colleague and understudy Chiara (who plays Fleur-de-Lys) to play the part of Esmeralda that afternoon.

It wasn't exactly protocol for us to take pictures during work, especially in uniform, but what the heck!



We thought that was as much a highlight for us thus far....but we weren't expecting what was to come next...

Having worked 8 shows (out of the possible 11 shows for the first season from 3rd Nov - 12 Nov) thus far, the last matinee show before I stopped working so as to get started mugging full-time for my exams saw an unprecedented surprise when we were told there was going to be a "Backstage Tour cum Meet-the-Cast" session (after the matinee show ended) for a couple of RJC students, for which we were given clearance to join in!

How could one possibly say "no" to that?!

So, inside the function room, we arrived late to find the backstage tour already over, but the cast in the midst of interation with the RJC students. From left to right, the 6 characters Fleur-de-Lys, Gringoire, Esmeralda, Phoebus, Frollo, Clopin, and Quasimodo. Close-ups follow thereafter!



After some patient waiting, the Q&A that the cast had with the RJC students ended and everyone went on a "wild" photo-taking-autograph-signing spree with each and everyone of the cast! Makes one really feel young and paparazzi-like again! Heh.

From top to bottom, Left-to-Right:
The understudy Fleur-de-Lys and Cyril Niccolai (who plays Gringoire),
Laurent Ban (who plays Phoebus) and Jerome Collet (who plays Frollo),
and Roddy Julienne (who plays Clopin).
Matt Laurent (who plays Quasimodo),
Chiara di Bari (who plays Esmeralda),
and me asking Chiara for her autograph.




No prizes for guessing my favourite picture here.

Believe me, your heart would melt too if she held you that close. *cough*

I'm gonna miss Notre Dame de Paris when it ends its second season next sunday, 19th November. All the fatigue was worth it!