Full given name: |
William Mills Irwin |
Hometown: | Hometowns in receding order of memory: Chelsea in Manhattan, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tulsa |
Audition song: | "Me, Myself and I" in C Major. |
Special skills: | They come and go. |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | An appearance by the Nicholas Brothers. |
Favorite show tune: | "Sunny Side of the Street" |
MAC or PC? | Never sure I know the difference. |
One CD you couldn't live without: | Various Count Basie CDs, indispensable |
Last book you read: | "How Lincoln Learned to Read" [by Daniel Wolff] |
Must-see TV show: | "The Paul Lynde Halloween Special" of 1974 |
Last good movie you saw: | "Milk" |
Favorite board game: | Civil War (circa 1963) |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Can't "drop everything" anymore... |
Pop culture guilty pleasure: | Dido |
First stage kiss: | A woman in a gorilla suit |
Favorite post-show meal: | Red meat |
How you got your Equity card: | Brought a show called The Regard of Flight to New York, to the American Place Theatre. |
Worst onstage mishap: | 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. |
Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? | A cult leader and a guilty Father. ["Law & Order" and "Criminal Intent"] |
Worst costume ever: | A coat that got curdled cream in the lining. It looked terrific, but no one would come near me. |
Cats or dogs? | Proximity or Distance? |
Favorite cereal: | Granola with coconut. |
Worst job you ever had: | It would be un-gallant to say. |
TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: | "Sesame Street" (also least) |
Leading man role you've been dying to play | King Lear |