PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Richard Thomas

By Ernio Hernandez
29 Dec 2009

Richard Thomas
Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas — a star of Broadway's current new drama Race — fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.


Full given name: Richard Earle Thomas
Hometown: NYC
Zodiac sign: Gemini
Special skills: No skills of any kind
First Broadway show ever saw: Peter Pan with Mary Martin
Favorite showtune: Favorite of the day: "Anyone Can Whistle"
MAC or PC? MAC
Last book you read: "Free for All"
Must-see TV show: "Ugly Betty"
Favorite movie: "Children of Paradise"
Favorite board game: GO
Pop culture guilty pleasure: The news
First stage kiss: Annette O’Toole (wow!) Merton of the Movies
Favorite post-show meal: Anything that goes with a martini (gin)
How you got your Equity card: Sunrise at Campobello, Broadway 1958
Worst onstage mishap: Diarrhea 10 years old – Critic’s Choice
Pre-show rituals: Arrive early and offer animal sacrifices
Worst costume ever: Tutu in Member of the Wedding
Favorite junk food: Cookies Cookie Cookies
Who would play you in the movie? Tyrone Power is dead
Worst job you ever had: "Big and Hairy"
TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: "The Waltons," of course
Leading lady/man role you've been dying to play Leontes [The Winter's Tale]
If David Mamet let you rename Race, what would you call it? The Best New Play of the Season