Kreis previously received a Jeff Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor playing the same role in the Chicago production of Quartet.
His films include "Frailty" and "Don't Let Go." A multi-award-winning independent recording artist, he has toured more than 300 cities nationwide; his most recent recording is titled "Where I Belong."
| Full given name: | Levi Todd Kreis |
| Hometown: | Oliver Springs, TN |
| Zodiac Sign: | (Double) Scorpio |
| Audition song/monologue: | Looking for new audition material at present. |
| Special skills: | Songwriting, composing, arranging. |
| First Broadway show ever saw: | Rent on Broadway, 2000 |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | The original production of The Who's Tommy |
| Current show you have been recommending to friends: | Memphis and Fela! |
| Favorite show tune: | "Children Will Listen" from Into the Woods |
| The one performance – attended - that you will never forget: | Tina Turner, third row, Staples Center, Los Angeles! |
| MAC or PC? | MAC, all the way |
| Most played song on your iPod: | Several selections by Llewellyn, and a CD called "Reiki Journey" |
| Web obsession: | Facebook, who isn't? |
| Last book you read: | "The Dynamic Laws of Healing" by Catherine Ponder |
| Must-see TV show: | "So You Think You Can Dance." Dancers amaze me. |
| Last good movie you saw: | "Toy Story 3"! Awesome. |
| Performers you would drop everything to go see: | Ricky Martin or Kumbia All Starz |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: | "Tool Academy" on VH1. I'm sorry, it's just too ridiculous to not watch. |
| First CD/Tape/LP you owned | "Hand In Hand" by the Williams Brothers. Favorite song off of the album: "Beautiful World"! |
| First stage kiss: | I've never had a stage kiss... |
| Favorite post-show meal: | Pre-show: Protein Shake and Cliff Bar
Post-show: Steak and veggies made with love by my baby |
| Worst onstage mishap: | In Million Dollar Quartet, regarding singing the "devil's music"... I said, "Listen to it, and you'll spend a million years in JAIL!" Hell is the correct sentiment there. |
| Worst costume ever: | My old catering costume! |
| Pre-show rituals: | At 15 minutes before the places call, I start my 10-minute pre-show meditation. |
| Pets' names: | Momo and Jack |
| Favorite junk food: | Doritos |
| Worst job you ever had: | Baskin Robbins. I sprayed whipped cream all over this sweet lady and her innocent little girl once, before locking myself in the freezer for 30 minutes. I was an "I Love Lucy" episode with that job! |
| TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: | Working with Matthew McConaughey in Bill Paxton's directorial debut, a film called "Frailty." |
| Person, living or dead, you'd most like to meet: | Jesus Christ. So that we can cut through the layers of agenda that Paul layered over a Master Teacher's message. I'm sure upon listening to His teachings directly we might all discover the inherent divinity within. |
| "I'll never understand why…" | ...we can't just celebrate individual creative expression and release the need to critique or judge. No one creative expression is meant to appeal to everyone; and that's the beauty of being a unique expression of God, perfect just as we are. |
| Three things you can't live without: | Meditation, my baby, and writing and recording my own music. |
| Most vivid memory from Tony night: | At the end of the night, laying down in bed with my baby's hand in mine, recalling the truth of Booker T. Washington's well-known comment: "Success is to not be measured by the position one has reached in life, but by the obstacles which one has overcome while trying to succeed." |
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