Billy Elliot?s Gregory Jbara Almost Turns Damn Yankees into The Full Monty

Given the amount of time Broadway actors spend at work, it’s no surprise that they enjoy a good joke—often at a co-worker’s expense! In celebration of April Fool’s Day, Broadway.com asked some of our favorite stars to share their funniest work-related pranks. In some cases, the stars initiated the practical joke; in others, the joke was on them. Read on for true tales of behind-the-scenes tomfoolery.

GREGORY JBARA (Dad in Billy Elliot)

“Curiously, the only show-related pranks that come to mind were in my youth during the 1994 revival of Damn Yankees, my first Broadway musical. There was a scene where my character, the catcher, tosses his bath towel and is caught naked in the locker room by Gloria, the reporter. In a hasty attempt to cover myself I grab the nearest wooden bench and use it to shield my privates. Once the gag is over, another character hands me a large bath towel that allows me to put down the bench and properly cover myself. One performance he thought it would be funny to hand me a washcloth instead of a large towel. That happened only ONE performance. Then during my last performance, in ...

Source: http://www.broadway.com/shows/billy-elliot/buzz/155864/billy-elliots-gregory-jbara-almost-turns-damn-yankees-into-the-full-monty/

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