Cannavale was a huge hit on the series, even winning an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy in 2005. “Because it really does remind you of a happier, simpler time.Bobby Cannavale made his Will and Grace debut in a Season 6 episode, and he would go on to appear in a grand total of 15 episodes. “I’m glad that we were able to give something that people could look forward to and a really good distraction,” she said of the episode airing during the coronavirus pandemic. And obviously it’s my favorite, favorite episode we’ve ever done and it’s something I will never ever forget.”Īnd if “Will & Grace” - which caps off its historic 11-season run on April 23 - were to ever receive a similar tribute, Messing’s pick to play Grace would be Amy Adams, who already played her onscreen sister in “The Wedding Date.” “It is something that only the four of us have ever been able to experience and have been entrusted with it. “I’m really, really proud of it,” Messing said of the episode. In addition to playing Ball, Messing also transformed into Ethel and Fred, the latter transformation taking four and a half hours, with the help of the effects team behind “Star Wars.” Transforming into Lucy is something I will never forget! Can't thank our amazing hair, makeup and wardrobe teams enough! Don't miss a very special #WillandGrace tonight at 9/8c on #WeLoveLucy #ILoveLucyĪ post shared by Debra Messing on at 4:09pm PDT And it was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do for sure.” And so I would just focus on the musicality of it, of her voice. And then when we were on the set, I would listen to it in my ear. So I just watched it over - I had to have watched it a 100 times, just analyzing her eyebrow lift and her head tilt and, you know, her lip, and to clock exactly when she would start to get drunk. “ means so much to me and I just didn’t want to blow it. “I only had a week to prepare it and so I was very scared,” she explained.
Messing admitted that nailing a perfect re-creation of the Vitameatavegamin scene - her favorite part of the episode - was daunting.
… When he told me it was her bottle, I just broke into tears.” “That bottle had been in storage for 60 years and our props man was able to get it. “That bottle that I held for the Vitameatavegamin was the exact bottle that Lucy held,” Messing revealed. For the episode, the “Will & Grace” team used the same scripts and recreated iconic moments in “I Love Lucy” history shot for shot, with every detail painstakingly reconstructed. have allowed their parents’ work to be recreated in this fashion. In fact, the “Will & Grace” homage marks the first time Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. “But the fact that it was ‘Will & Grace’ doing it … it just felt like the perfect way.” Like she is untouchable,’” Messing recalled.
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“Like 15 years ago people would say, ‘Hey, do you want to do like a made for TV movie or something?’ And I always felt like, ‘Oh, I would not even touch that. Though Messing has oft been compared to Ball, because of her comedic style and trademark red hair, she never thought playing Ball was an option.
“I was weepy for three straight days,” she quipped. It was an emotional episode for Messing, who is a lifelong fan of Ball’s work and “I Love Lucy,” and described the opportunity to play her as a bucket-list moment and a dream come true. ❤️ #ilovelucy #willandgrace #lucilleballĪ post shared by Debra Messing on at 10:22am PST I can’t wait until you see all the mind blowing work done by Costumes, Sets & Set Dressing, Props, et al when it airs next spring. L U C Y Thank you and for this EPIC transformation into my hero, #Lucy.
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