Full given name: |
Tonya "Toni" Pinkins |
Hometown: | Chitown, Chicago, Illinois |
Zodiac sign: | Gemini, the Twins. I even have two life lines on my right palm. |
Audition song: | "Don't Rain on My Parade" (Funny Girl) |
First Broadway show ever saw: | Sweeney Todd |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | Nicholas Nickleby |
Current show you have been recommending to friends: | Coram Boy |
Favorite showtune: | "The Ladies Who Lunch" (Company) |
MAC or PC? | MAC. I don't do instruction manuals. |
One CD you couldn't live without: | "Yolanda Adams Live in Washington" |
Last book you read: | "The Natural Superiority of Women" by Ashley Montagu. |
Must-see TV show: | "Prison Break" and "24" |
Last good movie you saw: | "The Last Mimzy" |
Favorite reality show: | "Project Runway" |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Tina Turner |
Pop culture guilty pleasure: | blogging |
Favorite pre-show meal: | caviar at Russian Samovar |
Worst onstage mishap: | While playing Billie Holiday at Victory Gardens in Chicago, my dress fell down and it made the paper. The four stage hands rushed onstage to assist me. |
Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? | Pilot of the original: I was witness to a murder. Last season: a murdering soccer mom. |
Special skills: | pole dancing to the music on the IRS hold line. |
Cats or dogs? | black Pomeranian |
Favorite pizza topping: | sausage pizza, sliced in squares |
Who would play you in the movie? | Queen Latifah |
Worst job you ever had: | Teaching customers to use the first ATM machines in 1982. |