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Amber Heard on her Bunny Maureen role, 'The Playboy Club' previews

By April MacIntyre Aug 31, 2011, 21:20 GMT

07/13/2011 - Amber Heard - 19th Annual ESPY Awards - Arrivals - Nokia Theathre - Los Angeles, CA, USA © Koi Sojer / PR Photos

“The Playboy Club” on NBC is a one-hour drama from Academy Award-winning
executive producer Brian Grazer, about the world of the Chicago Playboy Club.

It’s set in the ’60s, and explores the lives of a group of working-class Bunnies, each of whom has some kind of secret that will be revealed as the show unfolds.

The show is based on some of those stories from a book called The Bunny Years by Kathryn Leigh Scott. Some famous women who were once bunnies, including Gloria Steinem, Barbara Walters, Lauren Hutton, Deborah Harry, Susan Sullivan, Sherilyn Fenn, even NBC’s own Barbara Bosson, the star of “Hill Street Blues,” was a Bunny, as well as Federal Judge Kimba Wood, and Dr. Polly Matzinger, a world-renowned immunologist.

The series will take a look into the Mob and the backroom politics of the Mayor Daley era, plus we’ve incorporated musical performances into the club, several of which will be from Tony- winning actress Laura Benanti who plays the mother Bunny Carol-Lynne.

You’ll also see big entertainers of the day performing, such as Tiny Turner, Sammy
Davis Jr., Frank Sinatra and more.

The show will air on Monday nights at 10:00 p.m. starting September 19th.

Star Amber Heard spoke at the recent television critics' association about her role in the series:

"It’s fun, though...you can’t be in the [bunny] suit for more than a few seconds without really feeling like you’re a part of the show. And that’s ultimately what it comes down to. You’re transported back to this time, this very specific moment in history. I mean, these clubs no longer exist the way that they existed then, and I think it’s special because these costumes are just as specific as the club is. They’re just as fantastic and imaginative and they exist nowhere else."

"So you put on the suit and you’re instantly transported back to this time, this cigar smoke filled rooms and the music and the glitter and the songs and the heels and the fishnets and the whole nine yards."

NBC fired over the latest "The Playboy Club" clips.

 In the new video below, Amber Heard shares some insights about her character as she takes you behind the scenes. Because of the rich history surrounding the club, the cast needed a fully Bunny education!

Pat Lacy, an original Playboy Bunny, taught the women about the Bunny Dip, Perch, Stance, and what it means to don one of the most iconic uniforms. We caught up with them on set and now you can show your readers what it’s like to put on the famous Bunny ears.

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Maureen: Amber Heard reveals some of the secrets behind Bunny Maureen.

Wearing the Costume Playboy's Pat Lacy and the show cast talk about the allure - and challenge - of trying to recapture the magic of the Bunnies.