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