PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Chad Kimball
By Ernio Hernandez
20 Oct 2009
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| Chad Kimball |
| Full given name: | Chad Brandon Kimball |
| Hometown: | Seattle, WA |
| Audition song: | Oh boy. "Lost in the Wilderness." |
| Special skills: | I do a sensible Winnie the Pooh imitation, and I can roll my belly. Fun stuff. |
| First Broadway show ever saw: | The Who's Tommy |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | The original Sweeney Todd |
| Current show you have been recommending to friends: | Next to Normal |
| Favorite showtune: | "The Riddle Song" from Floyd Collins |
| Most played song on your iPod: | "Everybody Knows"/ John Legend |
| Web obsession: | stumbleupon.com |
| Last book you read: | Ayn Rand's "The Fountainhead" |
| Must-see TV show: | I just love "The Cosby Show." Currently without a television. Sad, but freeing. |
| Last good movie you saw: | "WALL•E" |
| Favorite card game: | Blackjack |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Ms. Meryl Streep |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: | Page Six...though, is it ever really on the actual sixth page? |
| First stage kiss: | Guys and Dolls in my high school production. |
| Favorite post-show meal: | Hamburger with fries. Don't forget the mayonnaise and ketchup mix! |
| How you got your Equity card: | The Civil War on Broadway |
| Worst onstage mishap: | Playing Antony in Sweeney Todd at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA: a "miscommunication" between myself and the conductor led to my singing two measures behind what the orchestra was playing in the song "Johanna." A couple of instruments (out of sheer sympathy) tried to fill for me; those instruments were a flute and a tympani. Silence. No applause. Then a cast member (again, out of sheer sympathy) began clapping backstage which led to a smattering of quiet, sympathetic applause from no more than four audience members. |
| Worst costume ever: | My "punk" look in Baby at Papermill Playhouse. Tight, tight, tight bright red plaid pants. More like leggings. Oof. |
| Pets' names: | Schroder and Buffy |
| Favorite junk food: | McDonald's |
| Worst job you ever had: | Worked at Fenway Park selling cold Coke. For one game. |
| TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: | Dodge truck commercial. 116 degrees in the desert, but I got to be in the air conditioned truck. |
| Leading man role you've been dying to play | Dr. Dysart in Equus. I'll have to wait. |



