Bryan Batt Looks Back At Broadway & MAD MEN

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Recognizable former MAD MEN lead and stage star Bryan Batt opens up about his time on the iconic AMC drama series as well as looks back at his Broadway career as part of a new interview.

Discussing a recent reunion with the cast, Batt relays, "It was bittersweet, it really was. I didn't even stay that long, and usually I'm THE LAST ONE to leave the after-party. I just wanted to go and say goodbye. I still see my friends from the cast, I ended up being very close with Christina [Hendricks], Rich [Sommer], Aaron [Staton], Michael [Gladis] and Janie Bryant the costume designer. Her work this season, every season, is just brilliant."

With a theatre-themed anecdote, Batt shares, "Bobby Morse is my favorite. We sang that song together when we bumped into each other ON THE RED CARPET at the premiere. The first season, we had this wonderful opening night at Friars Club in L.A. Jeff Goldblum and his orchestra played. We were talking on the side with Maggie Siff, and he asked Maggie to sing with the band. She said, 'Oh, I don't sing, but Bryan Batt does.' I think I had a couple martinis in me, so I got up and sang 'Night and Day.' And the next afternoon, Bobby Morse came up to me and said, 'They don't know what us Broadway kids can do. We ought to do a Christmas special.'"

As for how Batt dealt with being written off the series, he says, "It was odd because my character was fired and we didn't know anything until we get the next scripts. There was a possibility that I'd be in episode 13 ["Shut the Door, Have a Seat"] when they start the new agency. And when I read the script, I wasn't in it. It was handled on the up and up. Matt called me, and we talked. What turned out to be my last day of shooting was really great. I will say it's difficult, to be written off such a hit show, but nothing can take away the first three years. Rich and I went out for drinks on my last day, and we both agreed that if we don't do anything else in our careers, at least we were on this show. It doesn't happen a lot. I've played a roller-skating train and a cat on Broadway."

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Bryan Batt appeared on Broadway in numerous roles, including celebrated runs in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES, BEAUTY & THE BEAST, STARLIGHT EXPRESS, CATS, SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, SUNSET BOULEVARD and more.