Full given name: |
Robin de Jesús |
Hometown: |
Norwalk, CT |
Zodiac sign: |
Leo |
Audition song: |
"Safe" from Hello Again and "Story of a Girl" for pop/rock auditions |
Special skills: |
Bilingual Yogi |
Nominee you're most excited for: |
Lynne Page, our choreographer. |
Who are you taking Tony night: |
My mother, brother, sister and my high school choir teacher. |
Previous Tony experience: |
Performing at the '08 Tony's was one of the most amazing experiences ever. We were LIVING! |
First Broadway show ever saw: |
Les Miserábles |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? |
Honestly there are several; Follies, Merrily We Roll Along and even though I saw it 5 times, Caroline or Change. Caroline changed my life. |
Favorite showtune: |
"Buddy's Eyes," "I'm Here," "Soliloquy" or "96,000." Depending on the day. |
Most played song on your iPod: |
"I'm Here" (from The Color Purple) |
Web obsession: |
Facebook, I totally stalk people. |
Last book you read: |
"Committed" |
Must-see TV show: |
"Modern Family" |
Last good movie you saw: |
"Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" |
Favorite board game: |
I don't know if this counts but I used to love playing Bingo with my grandmother and my aunts. |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: |
Bjork |
Pop culture guilty pleasure: |
"Real Housewives: Atlanta" |
First stage kiss: |
Sharifa King in my community theater production of Cleopatra, A Life Unparalleled: The Musical. I played Julius Caesar and Sharifa was Cleopatra. I was soooo awkward. |
Favorite pre-show meal: |
I love Sushi or anything from Zen Palate. |
How you got your Equity card: |
Playing Henry in a workshop of Kander, Ebb and Stein's All About Us at The McCarter Theatre. |
Worst onstage mishap: |
This is MORTIFYING but at In The Heights I was sitting on a stoop doing a flirting scene with Nina, and when I stood up I totally FARTED and my mic totally picked it up. Two cast members noticed but oddly enough not the audience or the Nina, Thank GOD! |
Pets' names: |
Puchi was the name of my Chihuahua and Marty was the name of my Iguana. |
Who would play you in the movie? |
Chris Kattan as Mango as Me. |
Worst job you ever had: |
I've had several but I once packaged fake gold teeth individually in the back room of a dollar store. |
Leading man role you've been dying to play |
I always wanted to play Billy Bigelow in Carousel... but I'm more of an Enoch. Oh well, someone can write me a show. |