| Full given name: |
Kerry Marie Butler |
| Hometown: |
Brooklyn, NY |
| Zodiac sign: |
Gemini |
| Audition song: |
My favorite audition song used to be "I Just Want to Be a Star" from Nunsense because it got me my first Broadway show. |
| Special skills: |
I never really had any, but now I am so excited to say: roller skating!!! |
| First Broadway show ever saw: |
Annie. It made want to be on Broadway. When I was a kid, I auditioned for the movie and got a message on my parent's answering machine saying I got the part of one of the orphans. The very next message said they called the wrong girl. Ouch! The first of many rejections! |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? |
Baby. I love that music so much and have never seen the show. I did get to do a concert version of it for Reprise, so that was fun. |
| Favorite show tune: |
"The Story Goes On" from Baby. |
| Most played song on your iPod: |
"Extraordinary" by Liz Phair. |
| One CD you couldn't live without: |
This is going to sound crazy after I just said Liz Phair is the most frequently listened to, but the CD I need the most would be my Christian CD "I Could Sing of Your Love." If I get upset about anything, I put that on and it calms me down. |
| Last book you read: |
I'm reading "The Blessing of a Skinned Knee" by Wendy Mogel. Everything is about my daughter at this point. |
| Must-see TV show: |
"Gilmore Girls" - so sad it was cancelled!!! |
| Favorite board/card game: |
I am all about game nights!! I love Celebrity and running charades — which to my knowledge have never been stuck in a box and sold by the Brothers Parker. So, if you need an official over-the-counter type board game, I'd go with Apples to Apples. I also love Texas Hold 'Em - my innocent looks get me a long way! |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: |
John Mayer. I love his music, but his taste in woman I hold suspect. |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: |
When I need a guilty pleasure, there's nothing like meeting Dylan, Donna, Brandon and Steve down at the Peach Pit. "Beverly Hills 90210" baby! |
| First stage kiss: |
It was in Grease in high school. My second stage kiss was actually with the boy who is now my husband!! I was Kim, he was Hugo in Bye Bye Birdie, also in HS. |
| Favorite post-show meal: |
Peanut butter and jelly. That's actually my favorite thing to eat all the time… |
| How you got your Equity card: |
With my first Broadway show, Blood Brothers. |
| Worst flubbed line: |
After I did Beauty and the Beast for two-and-a-half years, I kept forgetting one line — "Gaston, you are positively primeval." I had said it over 500 times before with no problem, and all of a sudden it was gone. It would crack Marc Kudisch up, and he'd laugh right in my face. Needless to say, that is when I knew it was time for me to leave that show. |
| Worst costume ever: |
The gold gown from Beauty and the Beast. It's a beautiful dress but very heavy, and had a mind of its own. I think it weighed about 15 pounds. |
| Favorite cereal: |
Peanut butter Puffins |
| Who would play you in the movie? |
Lauren Graham |
| Worst job you ever had: |
Singing waitress on a boat that cruised around New York. I used to make big pity tips, though. Every time I spilled something on someone, which was often, I would cry and they'd feel bad and give me money. |
