PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Tracie Thoms
By Ernio Hernandez
Tracie Thoms photo by Mike Quain
Tracie Thoms — currently starring in Broadway's Rent — fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.
Full given name:
Tracie Nicole Thoms
Hometown:
Baltimore, MD
Zodiac sign:
Leo
Audition song:
"River Deep, Mountain High" by Tina Turner
Special skills:
I drive a stick shift! And I can do car stunts since "Death Proof."
First Broadway show ever saw:
The Tap Dance Kid
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be?
Once on This Island
Favorite show tune:
"Waiting for Life" from Once on This Island
Most played song on your iPod:
"Feeling Good" by Nina Simone
Last book you read:
Toni Morrison's "Jazz"
Must-see TV show:
"Pushing Daisies"
Last good movie you saw:
"The Dark Knight"
Favorite board game:
Taboo
Performer you would drop everything to go see:
Tina Turner
Pop culture guilty pleasure:
"American Idol"
First stage kiss:
West Side Story when I was 14
Favorite post-show meal:
Nachos at El Faro in D.C. while doing Hair in 1997. THE BEST!!! Now: seared tuna and greens at Bar 41.
How you got your Equity card:
Up Against the Wind at NYTW in 2001
Worst onstage mishap:
I fell up the stairs in The Kennedy Center's "August Wilson's 20th Century" in March. It was pretty embarrassing!!!!
Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition?
I played Daniel Sunjata's girlfriend on the regular "Law & Order" in 2004.
Worst costume ever:
Ummm...I've been lucky. Or I blocked it out...
Favorite cereal:
Froot Loops
Who would play you in the movie?
Well...I did....
Worst job you ever had:
Jerry's Sub Shop in Owings Mills Mall in Baltimore
TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed:
"Wonderfalls," but "Cold Case" is pretty dang awesome, too!
Leading lady role you've been dying to play:
Isabella in "Measure for Measure"
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