Full given name: |
Colman Jason Domingo |
Hometown: |
Philadelphia (where I grew up) and San Francisco (where I became an artist). |
Special skills: |
Aerial Web and 5 ft. stilt-walking |
First Broadway show ever saw: |
A Doll's House with Janet McTeer at the Belasco Theatre, where I am now making my debut. An Oprah "Aha moment!" |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? |
A Raisin in the Sun with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee. |
Current show you have been recommending to friends: |
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with my dear friend Anika Noni Rose and August Osage County. Run don't walk is what I usually say. |
Favorite show tune: |
"Home" from The Wiz. Always makes me cry. |
MAC or PC? |
Absolutely MAC. |
Most played song on your iPod: |
Amy Winehouse's version of "There is No Greater Love." |
One CD you couldn't live without: |
Donny Hathaway's Greatest Hits. |
Last book you read: |
"Ask and It Is Given" [by Esther and Jerry Hicks] |
Must-see TV show: |
"Project Runway" |
Last good movie you saw: |
"La Vie en Rose" |
Favorite board game: |
Scattergories |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: |
Ledisi |
Pop culture guilty pleasure: |
VH1's "Rock of Love" |
First stage kiss: |
Still haven't had a good one to write about. |
Favorite pre-show meal: |
Usually something healthy from Le Pain Quotidien or Saju Bistro across the street from the Belasco. |
How you got your Equity card: |
I got my Equity Card from Berkeley Rep when I was 22 years old. I was cast in David Saar's The Yellow Boat. |
Worst missed cue: |
I missed my entrance in a production of Blade to the Heat at Thick Description in San Francisco. I came in to the scene very late and hugged the punching bag. I had no idea what to do! Unfortunately that mishap was recorded for archives at UC Berkeley. It goes down in history. |
Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? |
I played Harvard Attorney Ron Gumer (unfortunate last name) on the flagship "Law & Order"; Gus a homeless, schizophrenic, heroin addict on "L&O: Trial by Jury"; and Sgt. Ev. Sides on "L&O: Criminal Intent." |
Worst costume ever: |
In Bright Ideas at MCC I played a Hip Hop Beaver named Bix. A full mascot costume. It gets hot as hell in those things. |
Favorite cereal: |
Raisin Bran Crunch. |
Worst job you ever had: |
A waiter at a four-star restaurant in San Francisco. I would go to the bathroom and cry in the middle of a shift. Customers and staff join together to make sure you felt like a maniac. |
TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: |
When I was upgraded from an extra to PepsiMan in the PepsiMan 2000 Japan campaign. It was shot by the famed cinematographer Tak Fujimoto. |