Full given name: |
Jill Suzanne Paice |
Hometown: |
Dayton, Ohio |
Zodiac sign: |
Aquarius |
Audition song: |
"When I Grow Up" by the Pussycat Dolls (uptempo) |
Special skills: |
I can touch my nose with my tongue, I am terrible at returning text messages and emails, and I can kill any houseplant in three days flat just by looking at it. |
First Broadway show ever saw: |
My family came to New York City for the first time in 1997. We saw eight shows in seven days, the first being Les Misérables. |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? |
Me and My Girl (1986) |
Current show you have been recommending to friends: |
Billy Elliot and In the Heights |
Favorite show tune: |
"I Have Dreamed" as sung by Nancy Lamott |
Most played song on your iPod: |
"One Day Like This" by Elbow |
Web obsession: |
awkwardfamilyphotos.com, failblog.org |
Last book you read: |
"The Complete Idiot's Guide to Photography Essentials" |
Must-see TV show: |
"Lost" and "So You Think You Can Dance" |
Last good movie you saw: |
"Wall-E" |
Favorite game: |
Facebook's Word Twist. I love it, I play often, and yet my winning percentage is 16%. Dreadful. |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: |
Kelli O'Hara |
Pop culture guilty pleasure: |
"The Real Housewives of New York City." Oo! And "Tori and Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood." I feel guilty. |
First stage kiss: |
Mike Mathieu in Into the Woods at my high school. The Prince and the Baker's Wife. I know I blushed profusely afterwards and stared at the floor while stammering through the rest of the scene. |
Favorite post-show meal: |
The "Under $10" Menu at Angus McIndoe. You'll find the company of The 39 Steps there every Thursday night. But please don't bother us. We are very famous. |
How you got your Equity card: |
When I was 20, I was a Toreadorable in Gypsy at Great Lakes Theatre Festival in Cleveland, Ohio. |
Worst onstage mishap: |
My second night on in The 39 Steps, I used my head to knock a set piece off its perch. The audience laughed, and I froze. Jeffrey Kuhn was very helpful and laughed too. |
Worst costume ever: |
I was a tree in a production of The Wizard of Oz when I was a sophomore in high school. Burlap sack. Branches fixed to my head. But never was I so excited to be on a stage. |
Pet's name: |
My nine-pound Yorkie pup is named Lolly (Best pronounced "Lolleeeeeeeeeeeeeee!") |
Favorite junk food: |
Popcorn. Movie theater-style. |
Who would play you in the movie? |
Someone entirely more clever than me. But please let it also star John Krasinski, and please let me have a cameo as a waitress or a salesgirl. |
If you could star in any Hitchcock film, which would it be? |
I would choose "Rear Window." Who could resist those gorgeous costumes designed by Edith Head and worn so beautifully by Grace Kelly? |