| Full given name: | Born Hugh Malcolm Gerard Gets, went by Hugh/Hughie until the third grade |
| Hometown: | Gainesville, Florida (born in Chicago, raised in Gville) |
| Zodiac sign: | Capricorn |
| Audition song: | The past number of years, usually sing from show auditioning for. In the old days, I used to sing "Frozen Man" by James Taylor. |
| Special skills: | Piano, French Horn, tap dance on roller skates... |
| First Broadway show ever saw: | The Wiz |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | Funny Girl with Streisand at the Winter Garden, or A Chorus Line Off-Broadway at the Public |
| Current show you have been recommending to friends: | August: Osage County - A riot, fantastically acted, and perfectly directed by my school-chum, Anna Shapiro |
| Favorite show tune: | Impossible to pick one..."Who Are You Now," from Funny Girl, or "What's the Use of Wond'rin," from Carousel |
| Most played song on your iPod: | Hmmm... "These Words (I Love You, I Love You)" by Natasha Bedingfield, totally uplifting |
| Last book you read: | "Old Filth" by Jane Gardam, fantastic |
| Must-see TV show: | "American Justice" on A&E — I am obsessed with real-life crime shows |
| Last good movie you saw: | "Milk" So grateful someone finally told that incredible story, and the timing is perfect. |
| Favorite board game: | Monopoly |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Rickie Lee Jones |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: | "Project Runway" — it's like Crack (I imagine) |
| First stage kiss: | Hmmm... there have been so many... I think Barbara Kerns in Pippin at the University of Florida in 1905 |
| Favorite pre-show meal: | Veggie burger and some greens and tea |
| How you got your Equity card: | Cast as Mozart in Amadeus when I was 19. The best play — I played most of the music live on a real piano-forte. |
| Worst flubbed line: | Playing Seymour in Little Shop, in last number, instead of singing "Hold your hat and hang on to your soul...", I sang "Hold your hat and hang on to your hole..." I was completely exhausted, it just came out, and no one sang for 30 seconds after that, they were all laughing. |
| Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? | "Black Tie," from Season Four — all my scenes were with Jerry Orbach and John McMartin; we sang most of the time. |
| Worst costume ever: | Did They're Playing Our Song at ELT in 1985. There was a hideous sweater that got passed around to all the guys, who each rejected it, and I got stuck with it. At the closing night party, we burned it. |
| Cats or dogs? | DOGS!!! |
| Favorite cereal: | Wheaties |
| Who would play you in the movie? | Barbra Streisand |
| Worst job you ever had: | Standing by for Santa and Scrooge at Radio City, with no rehearsal time. I used to pray not to go on (I didn't). |
| TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: | Easy, playing Richard on "Caroline in the City," loved that show, loved that cast, and loved that character. Also, a two-week gig on "As the World Turns," playing a psychotic agent who tried to rape his client. |
