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Full given name:
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Julia Kathleen Murney
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Hometown:
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born in State College, PA; raised in Manhattan
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Zodiac sign:
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Capricorn
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Audition song:
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for the longest time, "Imagine My Surprise" from Personals
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Monologue you can recite from memory:
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Hunyak's monologue in "He Had It Comin'" from Chicago (I did it at summer camp and I never forgot it)...not very helpful when you're going in for Shakespeare in the Park
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First Broadway show ever saw:
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Mack and Mabel (I was very young — my dad was in it)
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If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be?
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the original Streetcar Named Desire, Dreamgirls (although I saw it, I would love to see it again), anything with Barbara Cook
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Current show you have been recommending to friends:
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Grey Gardens
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One CD you couldn't live without:
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Joni Mitchell "Blue"
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Last book you read:
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"The Jane Austen Book Club" - just started "Water for Elephants"
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Must-see TV show:
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I love "30 Rock," but I'm not gonna lie — I do enjoy "Judging Amy" and "Law and Order" on TNT in the daytime. And most things on the Food Network
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Last good movie you saw:
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"Little Miss Sunshine"
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Favorite reality show:
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"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" because there's no competition, just goodness
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Pop culture guilty pleasure:
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all things Beyoncé
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First stage kiss:
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Shawn Levy (now a big-time movie director) in West Side Story at Stagedoor Manor summer camp — I was Anita, and that is some scary videotape
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Favorite post-show meal:
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a piece of candy from my bowl
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Pre-show rituals:
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a quick stretch, a deep breath, and a reminder to forgive myself for any screw ups
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Worst missed cue/onstage mishap:
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When I was on the road with Wicked, I forgot my hat at a very pivotal hat moment and left the cast hanging onstage with no music while I raced back to my dressing room . . . there was also a time during The Wild Party when the set broke down and Brian d'Arcy James, Taye Diggs and I had to totally restage the penultimate scene as we went along.
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Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition?
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I was a waitress with information on SVU, an appeals attorney with information on Plainwrap L&O, and a bitchy co-op owner with information, attitude and issues on CI
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Special skills:
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I make a mean pancake and I'm a pretty good baker
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Cats or dogs?
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doggies
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Who would play you in the movie?
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Billy Porter
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