Full given name: |
Alan Cumming |
Hometown: |
NYC, baby |
Zodiac sign: |
Aquarius |
Audition song/monologue: |
Thankfully it is a long time since I have had to do a song or a monologue. I would never work if I did. I guess I would do a song from Cabaret or a speech from Hamlet because I know them both. |
Special skills: |
Good at chatting. |
First Broadway show ever saw: |
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? |
I would love to have seen the Lunts do something, perhaps Design for Living which they did with Noel Coward. Also, I would love to have seen something with Ethel Merman to see if it was as intense an experience as I imagine. |
Favorite show tune: |
"With One Look" from Sunset Boulevard. I always think about it when I am on a movie set and have a big scene to do and am feeling a little nervy. |
MAC or PC? |
Mac, now and forever |
Most played song on your iPod: |
I am obsessed with Britney's new album. I have a bootleg so don't know the names of the tracks, but my favourite is the one that goes "I'm in love with you and everything that you are." I think the fact that Britney has managed to produce such an amazing pop album whilst undergoing a huge personal crisis is absolutely stunning. I'm being serious, really. It's astounding. |
One CD you couldn't live without: |
I could live without. |
Last book you read: |
"How to Open a Bar for Dummies" |
Must-see TV show: |
"Little Britain" |
Last good movie you saw: |
"No Country For Old Men" |
Favorite board/card game: |
Taboo. I am in the celebrity edition!!! |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: |
Liza |
First stage kiss: |
In Brian Friel's Lovers at Carnoustie Library in 1982 |
Favorite pre-show meal: |
When I am on Broadway, I love going to Tony DiNapoli's or Cafe 123. Both places are so friendly and great places to meet people and stock up on your carbs. |
How you got your Equity card: |
I did stand-up comedy and once dressed as a clown in a shopping center. |
Worst missed cue: |
When I was in The Threepenny opera recently, one of the actors fell asleep in their dressing room and I was left onstage for many minutes ad-libbing and chatting to the audience. |
Worst costume ever: |
Well, when I played the Pope in Jean Genet's Elle, I wore a creation by Vivienne Westwood that had no back and so there was a bit when I turned round and the audience saw my bum. I really liked the costume in an objective way, but I hated having to be conscious of not letting anyone see my back before the big moment. I grew to hate it. |
Cats or dogs? |
Dogs |
Favorite cereal: |
Granola |
Who would play you in the movie? |
Noel Coward |
Worst job you ever had: |
I once spent a summer doing a puppet show in kindergartens around the Shetland Islands. |
What movie you've been in would make a great musical? |
"Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" or "Titus" |