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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Bill Irwin
By Ernio Hernandez
29 Apr 2009
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Bill Irwin
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Bill Irwin — who stars in the Broadway revival of Waiting for Godot — 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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William Mills Irwin
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Hometown:
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Hometowns in receding order of memory: Chelsea in Manhattan, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tulsa
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Audition song:
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"Me, Myself and I" in C Major.
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Special skills:
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They come and go.
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If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be?
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An appearance by the Nicholas Brothers.
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Favorite show tune:
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"Sunny Side of the Street"
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MAC or PC?
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Never sure I know the difference.
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One CD you couldn't live without:
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Various Count Basie CDs, indispensable
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Last book you read:
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"How Lincoln Learned to Read" [by Daniel Wolff]
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Must-see TV show:
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"The Paul Lynde Halloween Special" of 1974
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Last good movie you saw:
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"Milk"
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Favorite board game:
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Civil War (circa 1963)
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Performer you would drop everything to go see:
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Can't "drop everything" anymore...
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Pop culture guilty pleasure:
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Dido
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First stage kiss:
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A woman in a gorilla suit
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Favorite post-show meal:
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Red meat
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How you got your Equity card:
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Brought a show called The Regard of Flight to New York, to the American Place Theatre.
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Worst onstage mishap:
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Stepped onto what I thought was a breakaway floor section, braced for fall-through... nothing happened. Continued number, not knowing where the breakaway was. Found it. Very quiet curtain call.
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Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition?
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A cult leader and a guilty Father. ["Law & Order" and "Criminal Intent"]
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Worst costume ever:
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A coat that got curdled cream in the lining. It looked terrific, but no one would come near me.
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Cats or dogs?
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Proximity or Distance?
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Favorite cereal:
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Granola with coconut.
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Worst job you ever had:
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It would be un-gallant to say.
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TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed:
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"Sesame Street" (also least)
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Leading man role you've been dying to play
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King Lear
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