| Full given name: |
Rhonda LaChanze Sapp |
| Hometown: |
Bridgeport, CT |
| Audition song: |
"Heatwave" by Martha and the Vandellas (up tempo); "Inseparable" by Natalie Cole (slow) |
| Special skills: |
Tap dancing |
| First Broadway show ever saw: |
Chicago |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? |
Jesus Christ Superstar |
| Most played song on your iPod: |
"Everybody Loves the Sunshine" by Incognito |
| Web obsession: |
Facebook |
| Last book you read: |
"A Perfectly Good Family" by Lionel Shriver |
| Must-see TV show: |
"True Blood" on HBO |
| Last good movie you saw: |
"Slumdog Millionaire" |
| Favorite board game: |
Scrabble |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: |
Watching Beyoncé do anything! |
| First stage kiss: |
In Once on this Island with Jerry Dixon |
| Favorite post-show meal: |
Steak & potatoes |
| How you got your Equity card: |
In the production of Uptown Is Hot! just out of college |
| Worst onstage mishap: |
I caught the Holy Spirit while doing a gospel number on stage, and my wig flew into the audience. |
| Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? |
A school teacher and a prisoner on "SVU" |
| Worst costume ever: |
My costume as Marta in Company |
| Pet's name: |
A cat named William |
| Favorite junk food: |
Chocolate covered almonds |
| Who would play you in the movie? |
Kimberly Elise |
| Worst job you ever had: |
Selling cemetery plots as a summer job |
| TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: |
"The Cosby Show" |
| Leading lady role you've been dying to play: |
Evita |
| What other single-named stars would you like to work with? |
Prince |
