PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Lauren Kennedy
By Ernio Hernandez
15 Jul 2009
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| Lauren Kennedy |
| Full given name: | Sara Lauren Kennedy |
| Hometown: | Raleigh, NC |
| Zodiac sign: | Virgo |
| Audition song: | "The Music That Makes Me Dance" |
| Special skills: | Tongue tricks, crazy finger folding (don't ask!) |
| First Broadway show ever saw: | Annie |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | Carrie, or Smile or Oh, Calcutta. |
| Current show you have been recommending to friends: | In the Heights |
| Favorite showtune: | "Nobody's Side" (how many days did I drive around in my Bronco II in high school pretending I was Judy Kuhn or Elaine Page...who's a geek??) |
| Most played song on your iPod: | "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz or "Trouble" by Ray LaMontagne |
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| Last book you read: | Does "Fox in Socks" count? |
| Must-see TV show: | When the eff is "Project Runway" coming back?! |
| Last good movie you saw: | I have seen nothing. |
| Favorite board game: | Chutes and Ladders can suck it! |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Alan Campbell |
| First stage kiss: | Alan Campbell in Sunset Boulevard (J/K, but I sure loved it!) |
| Favorite post-show meal: | I'm a big fan of Kodama. Yummy yum, sweet potato tempura role! |
| How you got your Equity card: | Playing Eva in Evita at The North Carolina Theatre when I was 20. |
| Worst flubbed line: | Well, there are a few that my Vanities cohorts will never let me live down. Like in one scene I was supposed to say "Don't worry Kathy, no matter what happens, we three have each other"...and for some reason I couldn't memorize that cause we were changing so much... so for about a week I kept saying, "as long as we're together, we'll never be apart." They would literally laugh in my face. |
| Worst costume ever: | I've always been really lucky in the costume department! |
| Pets' names: | No pets. Alan keeps telling our daughter that he is allergic to dogs...but I imagine he will magically be cured of that allergy when she turns seven. |
| Favorite junk food: | Parrano Cheese and Oyster Bay Sauvingon Blanc. |
| Who would play you in the movie? | Reese Witherspoon |
| Were you a cheerleader in high school? | Oh no, not a cheerleader. I was a show choir geek. We were national champions, we took it very seriously! I hope the videos don't end up on youTube. Actually, I would think it is kind of funny! I had the blondest, most enormous hair on the planet! |



