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Full given name:
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Lizabeth Lynne Leavel... I could never have a monogram because it looked like a bunch of swirls.
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Hometown:
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Raleigh, NC
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Zodiac Sign:
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Scorpio!!
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Audition song/monologue:
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"I Got Rhythm" and "Someone to Watch Over Me." I have not done a monologue in years!
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Special skills:
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I have quite the flair for decorating.
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First Broadway show ever saw:
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Hello, Dolly! with Pearl Bailey
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If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be?
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Would love to catch opening night of Funny Girl. Can you imagine?
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Current show you have been recommending to friends:
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Our Town, Everyday Rapture and South Pacific. Now if I could only find a night off and go SEE them!
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Favorite show tune:
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I have so many favorite show tunes, but I am humming "Steppin' to the Bad Side" from Dreamgirls right now.
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MAC or PC?
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PC
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Most played song on your iPod:
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James Taylor's "Wichita Lineman"
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Web obsession:
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Blasterball. That's right...
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Last book you read:
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Still reading them... one day I will finish.
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Must-see TV show:
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"Modern Family" and "American Idol." I got so addicted... sigh.
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Last good movie you saw:
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I don't see nearly enough movies, but I really enjoyed "Avatar" and "Up."
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Favorite card game:
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Kings in the Corner. Don't get me started with the computer card
games! i.e. Spider Solitaire....
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Performer you would drop everything to go see:
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I would drop everything to see Earth, Wind and Fire... then James Taylor.
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Pop culture guilty pleasure:
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"American Idol"!
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First stage kiss:
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Brigadoon, senior year of high school. Wow...
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Favorite post-show meal:
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Homemade nachos!
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How you got your Equity card:
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As an intern with the Penn Stage Company.
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Worst onstage mishap:
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Summer stock, Pajama Game. Heard my cue line and came running on stage... two scenes too early. Talk about making up lines to help the audience figure out the plot!
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Worst costume ever:
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College. Couldn't find a "club act" outfit so I wore my dorm mate's reject majorette outfit. Silver. Sequins. Fringe.
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Pre-show rituals:
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They change with every show. With Mamma Mia! it is a lot of stretching and vocal warm up, then hanging out back stage with cast and crew when the show begins, until my entrance.
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Pets' names:
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Toby, Louie, Nicky and Joey
Dog, dog, cat, cat.
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Favorite junk food:
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See above mentioned "homemade" nachos. And french fries.
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Worst job you ever had:
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Gift wrapping at a drug store during the holidays. I wrapped
an ironing board.
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TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed:
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Loved doing the finale of "ER" last year. Such a privilege.
Also had a blast filming a commercial about a heating product where I just soaked in a bathtub all afternoon.
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Leading lady role you've been dying to play:
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Mamma Rose
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Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition?
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I was the mom who finds the dead body in the park on "Law and Order: SVU"
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Favorite ABBA tune:
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"The Name of the Game"
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