| Full given name: |
Bebe Neuwirth |
| Hometown: | Princeton, New Jersey |
| Zodiac sign: | Capricorn with Scorpio rising |
| Audition song: | "I Love a Piano" |
| First Broadway show ever saw: | Hair. I was 11 years old |
| Current show you have been recommending to friends: | The Drowsy Chaperone, The Color Purple, Grey Gardens |
| Favorite showtune: | You must be joking. Okay. I'll try: "The Bilbao Song," "And The World Goes 'Round," "Somewhere," "Lost in the Stars," "J'attends Un Navire," "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries." May I just say anything Kurt Weill wrote [or] Kander & Ebb [or] Cy Coleman wrote. |
| MAC or PC? | I do not own a computer. If I did, surely there would come a day when I would throw it out of my window. In the interest of public safety, I am computer-free. |
| Most played song on your iPod: | Anything by Eric Clapton, Tom Waits or Billie Holiday. (My iPod was loaded by a friend. See above.) |
| Last book you read: | In the middle of "Irina" by Irina Baronova, I love it. And I’ve just started and am loving, cheering in fact, "The End of Faith" by Sam Harris. |
| Must-see TV show: | "The Unit" |
| Last good movie you saw: | "A Star is Born" with Judy Garland |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Judi Dench |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: | I watch late night re-runs of "The Simpsons" and "Scrubs" |
| First stage kiss: | Noël Coward in Two Keys 1996 Bay St Theatre. The actor was Leigh Lawson. The stage manager used to time it with a stopwatch. |
| Favorite post-show meal: | scrambled eggs with French fries |
| Pre-show rituals: | I WARM UP! |
| Worst onstage mishap: | The list is endless. But opening night, somewhere in Florida, 1979, I was Cassie in A Chorus Line. During the Cassie dance, I caught my heel in my red skirt and wound up in a sit spin, center stage. Alone and reflected in all 5 mirrors. |
| Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? | I ran a modeling agency on the 4th episode, 1st season of S.V.U. I was also the Sam Waterston of "Trial by Jury." |
| Special skills: | I can throw pottery on a wheel. Also, I can place my entire fist inside my mouth. |
| Cats or dogs? | Both, but I live with cats. |
| Favorite pizza topping: | Pepperoni and anchovies |
| Who would play you in the movie? | Bette Davis (We have the same forehead) |
| Worst job you ever had: | It was a good play, but the woman who directed it was a nightmare. |
