Full given name: |
Daniel Eric Breaker |
Hometown: |
Jacksonville, FL; Ft. Riley, KS; Zwiebrucken, Germany (I'm an army brat) |
Zodiac sign: |
Gemini |
Special skills: |
I'm a cooking fiend |
First Broadway show ever saw: |
Medea with Fiona Shaw (amazing!) |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? |
Anything James Earl Jones was doing...anything. |
Current show you have been recommending to friends: |
August: Osage County (3 1/2 hours of dysfunction? a must see) |
Favorite show tune: |
Do operas count? If so, Desdemona's Act IV aria from Verdi's Otello |
MAC or PC? |
MAC, and loving it |
Most played song on your iPod: |
It's a tie: Brahms Symphony No. 4, (Allegro non troppo) and Debussy string quartet, (Andantino doussement expressif) |
Last book you read: |
"The Stone Raft" by Jose Saramago |
Must-see TV show: |
"In Treatment" on HBO (Pinter-esque writing and stellar acting from just about everyone. Gabriel Byrne is a lesson in restraint) |
Last good movie you saw: |
"Children of Men" |
Favorite board game: |
Scrabble! |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: |
Gustavo Dudamel (Genius conductor from Venezuela...and he's only 26!) |
First stage kiss: |
Midsummer Night's Dream; Mark H. Dold (Oberon) kisses me (Puck) three times. That was a Mark Lamos production in DC. |
Favorite post-show meal: |
Steak au Poivre and a glass of red wine at "Bistro" across the street from the Belasco (Also my favorite restaurant in midtown) |
How you got your Equity card: |
Lee Blessing's Blacksheep at BSC right out of school |
Worst onstage mishap: |
Taming of the Shrew. As a bouquet of fake flowers was stuffed in my mouth, the wire piping stabbed me under my tongue. I bled for the rest of the scene. Fun! |
Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? |
"Criminal Intent." I auditioned for a thug from Brooklyn, and they offered me "Zack," the nerd with the pocket protector. |
Worst costume ever: |
A multi-layered wool suit, fur coat, fat suit, long wig and itchy beard for this obscure opera I did years ago. Oh yeah, and I was suspended in the air. |
Favorite cereal: |
Kashi |
Who would play you in the movie? |
Hopefully, me...but probably Dulé Hill. |
Worst job you ever had: |
Working for the census in August in Jacksonville, FL |
TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: |
Five Papa John's commercials (free trips to LA and the best damn craft services I've ever had). |