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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Mandy Gonzalez
By Ernio Hernandez
12 Mar 2008
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Mandy Gonzalez
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Mandy Gonzalez — who co-stars in the new Broadway musical In the Heights — fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop-culture tidbits.
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Full given name:
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Mandy Vera Gonzalez
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Hometown:
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Saugus, CA
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Zodiac sign:
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Leo
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Audition song/monologue:
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That's top secret!
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Special skills:
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I can make a mean apple pie.
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First Broadway show ever saw:
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The original cast of Rent changed my life.
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If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be?
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West Side Story
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Favorite show tune:
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"Move On" by Stephen Sondheim
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MAC or PC?
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MAC
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Most played song on your iPod:
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"American Girl" by Tom Petty
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One CD you couldn't live without:
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Judy Garland "Live at Carnegie Hall" — it's what I used to listen to with my grandma.
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Last book you read:
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"The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz
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Must-see TV show:
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"The Wire"
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Last good movie you saw:
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"The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
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Favorite board game:
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Cranium rocks!
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Performer you would drop everything to go see:
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Tina Turner
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Pop culture guilty pleasure:
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"Project Runway"
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First stage kiss:
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In high school playing Maria in The Sound of Music
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Favorite pre-/post-show meal:
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Pre: Matzo Ball soup at the Edison, Post: sushi at Kodama
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How you got your Equity card:
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Eli's Comin' Off-Broadway at the Vineyard
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Cats or dogs?
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My dog Louis
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Favorite cereal:
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Raisin Bran
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Worst job you ever had:
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Barista at Starbucks…working that espresso machine is a gift…I never had.
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What leading lady role have you been dying to play?
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I'm living my dream right now!
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