PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Orfeh

By Ernio Hernandez
25 Apr 2007

Orfeh
Orfeh

Orfeh — who stars in the new Broadway musical Legally Blonde — fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.


Full given name: Orfeh Or, but the "only Orfeh" has been legal since 1996
Hometown: NYC, a true native!
Zodiac sign: Aries
Audition song: "If It's Over" by Mariah Carey
Monologue you can recite from memory: I have a freakish memory so just about anything I had to do in high school.
First Broadway show ever saw: Annie
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? Dreamgirls, no doubt!
Favorite showtune: "Maybe This Time" (Cabaret)
MAC or PC? Got one of each, the hubby is more partial to MAC
Most played song on your iPod: "Irreplaceable" (Beyoncé)
One CD you couldn't live without: There are about 20 but Prince's "Purple Rain" would top that list.
Last book you read: "Excuse Me, Your Life is Waiting" (by Lynn Grabhorn)
Must-see TV show: "South Park"
Last good movie you saw: "Zodiac"
Pop culture guilty pleasure: Us Weekly
First stage kiss: Saturday Night Fever, kissed all the handsome men, including my husband!
Favorite post-show meal: a large salad and pasta
Pre-show rituals: Listening to my latest R&B obsession, Ne-Yo and doing squats and sit ups.
Worst onstage mishap: My bustier came completely undone during a big dance number in Bright Lights, Big City and I had to disappear briefly to get it back on...I don't think anyone noticed though.
Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? I was Carly Kenna on "Law and Order: Criminal Intent"...episode called "Stress Position"
Special skills: Snow and waterskiing, tennis...basically most sports...and I have an extremely acute sense of smell....oh and I can mix really good perfume scents, (my passion)!
Favorite pizza topping: Cheese and pineapple.
Who would play you in the movie? Among the living, Christina Aguilera, among the not, Bette Davis!
Worst job you ever had: Making barnyard animals noises for a cartoon, long ago!