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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Leslie Kritzer
By Ernio Hernandez
23 Apr 2008
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Leslie Kritzer
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Leslie Kritzer — who co-stars in the new Broadway musical A Catered Affair — 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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Leslie Suzanne Kritzer
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Hometown:
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Livingston, NJ
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Zodiac sign:
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Gemini
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Audition song:
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I don't have a standard one, but the one I used that got me my current job: "Where Is It Written?" from "Yentl"
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Special skills:
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Characters, impressions, accents and pratfalls.
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First Broadway show ever saw:
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42nd Street with Jerry Orbach when I was seven.
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If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be?
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Easy: Funny Girl with Barbra Streisand
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Current show you have been recommending to friends:
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August: Osage County – I saw it twice in two days. Obviously, I liked it.
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Favorite show tune:
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There are thousands…but the first one that comes to mind is Cole Porter's "Love for Sale"
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MAC or PC?
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PC…but soon to be MAC
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Most played song on your iPod:
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"Spirit in the Dark" by Aretha Franklin
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One CD you couldn't live without:
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I can't really think of any, but I will say I couldn't live without that aforementioned iPod! |
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Last book you read:
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"Floor Sample: A Creative Memoir" by Julia Cameron
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Must-see TV show:
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"John Adams" on HBO. I also have to add "The Wire" and "Deadwood" – and that includes every episode of every season. Can you tell I'm an HBO fan?
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Last good movie you saw:
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"Once" – it completely destroyed me.
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Performer you would drop everything to go see:
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Bette Midler and Portishead…I know there are many more.
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Pop culture guilty pleasure:
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"Making the Band" with the girl group Danity Kane on MTV. I was kind of addicted.
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First stage kiss:
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No clue. (Maybe that's a problem!)
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Favorite pre-show meal:
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Anything from Ozu or Souen – both are macrobiotic, primarily vegetarian restaurants and they're delicious. Try it.
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How you got your Equity card:
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My sophomore year of college when I did a summer season at The MUNY in St. Louis.
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Worst onstage mishap:
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On the national tour of Urinetown as Little Becky, I sprained my tailbone during a pratfall gone awry - it is the worst pain I have experienced to date.
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Worst costume ever:
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A Winkie Guard in The Wizard of Oz. Outdoor theatre, July, St. Louis – can you say heat stroke?
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Favorite cereal:
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Quaker Oatmeal Squares
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Who would play you in the movie?
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Mary-Louise Parker
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Worst job you ever had:
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I honestly can't say…people still work there.
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What leading lady role have you been dying to play?
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Fanny Brice…again!
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