| Full given name: |
Mandy Vera Gonzalez |
| Hometown: | Saugus, CA |
| Zodiac sign: | Leo |
| Audition song/monologue: | That's top secret! |
| Special skills: | I can make a mean apple pie. |
| First Broadway show ever saw: | The original cast of Rent changed my life. |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | West Side Story |
| Favorite show tune: | "Move On" by Stephen Sondheim |
| MAC or PC? | MAC |
| Most played song on your iPod: | "American Girl" by Tom Petty |
| One CD you couldn't live without: | Judy Garland "Live at Carnegie Hall" — it's what I used to listen to with my grandma. |
| Last book you read: | "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao" by Junot Diaz |
| Must-see TV show: | "The Wire" |
| Last good movie you saw: | "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" |
| Favorite board game: | Cranium rocks! |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Tina Turner |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: | "Project Runway" |
| First stage kiss: | In high school playing Maria in The Sound of Music |
| Favorite pre-/post-show meal: | Pre: Matzo Ball soup at the Edison, Post: sushi at Kodama |
| How you got your Equity card: | Eli's Comin' Off-Broadway at the Vineyard |
| Cats or dogs? | My dog Louis |
| Favorite cereal: | Raisin Bran |
| Worst job you ever had: | Barista at Starbucks…working that espresso machine is a gift…I never had. |
| What leading lady role have you been dying to play? | I'm living my dream right now! |
