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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Rod
By Ernio Hernandez
21 Aug 2007
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Rod
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| photo by Carol Rosegg | Rod — star of Broadway's now-four-year-old musical (and currently on national tour) Avenue Q — fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.
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Full given name:
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Rod. I have no last name, in the tradition of Cher.
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Hometown:
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Gay Head, Massachusetts
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Zodiac sign:
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Taurus, the Bull — it's the most conservative sign.
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Audition song:
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"Being Mrs. Banks" [of Mary Poppins]
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Special skills:
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Few people know this about me, but I have removable nipples.
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First Broadway show ever saw:
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Annie — I still weep from time to time that I will never get to play an orphan. But as Annie says: "Maybe."
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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 Blonde in the Thunderbird.
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Current show you have been recommending to friends:
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The construction site on 79th and Lexington.
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Most played song on your iPod:
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I have an entire iPod devoted to Judy Garland, which I play straight through on days when I'm feeling blue. Which is frequently.
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One CD you couldn't live without:
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Judy. Carnegie. Next?
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Last book you read:
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"Finding the Boyfriend Within," by Brad Gooch.
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Must-see TV show:
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Anything on Lifetime, though I occasionally turn to Oxygen. Oh, and "Robyn Byrd," of course.
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Last good movie you saw:
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"300." Need I say more?
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Favorite board/card game:
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Parcheesi!
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Performer you would drop everything to go see:
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Well, most of my top choices are dead. On the brighter side, I am hoping Carol Channing will do another Hello, Dolly! — you know the old gal still has it in her.
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Pop culture guilty pleasure:
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That's a tough question as I'm so appalled by pop culture today, what with those Britneys and Lindseys and Parises. Remember when the people having meltdowns actually had talent?
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First stage kiss:
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Still waiting on that one.
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Favorite post-show meal:
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I usually have a simple Lean Cuisine at home after the show. It's difficult being in public now that I'm a celebrity.
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How you got your Equity card:
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A bus and truck of Starmites. Little known fact.
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Worst onstage mishap:
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My eyeball once fell off into Lucy's cleavage during Avenue Q's climactic final number. Rick Lyon had to fashion me a new one as they still haven't found it down there. Rumors suggest that if the authorities dug deep enough, they might find Jimmy Hoffa, or at least a few WMDs.
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Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition?
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I once turned down the amorous advances of Christopher Meloni, so he's banned me forever from that show. But I think I'd be a natural "heavy" on an upcoming episode — call my agents!
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Worst costume ever:
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There was a scene in Avenue Q that required me to wear a thong. Thank God it was cut during previews.
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Cats or dogs?
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Neither — I tend to collect stray hairs, and my dresser is already tired of de-linting me.
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Favorite cereal:
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Lucky Charms, the fey cereal.
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Who would play you in the movie?
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It's in my contract that I will play myself. Back off, Barbra!
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Worst job you ever had:
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Understudying in the Blue Man Group.
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What musical role have you been dying to play?
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That's easy: "Man in Chair" in The Drowsy Chaperone. (Hello, Berney Telsey? Why have I not had a single call?) I almost sued the production because that is the story of my life!!
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(Special thanks to Avenue Q's Tony Award-winning librettist Jeff Whitty.)
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