Full given name: | Marc Shaiman |
Hometown: | Scotch Plains, NJ |
Zodiac sign: | Libra |
Favorite showtune: | Impossible to answer |
First Broadway show ever saw: | Fiddler on the Roof. Being a Jewish teenager, living in the NJ suburbs in the 60's, it was a law. |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | Gypsy with Ethel Merman |
MAC or PC? | MAC!! |
Most played song on your iPod: | Hmmm...lately, various versions of "Hallelujah" and "A Case of You." But it changes hourly. |
Last book you read: | "The DaVinci Code" (how common, I know...sorry!) |
Must-see TV show: | "Grey's Anatomy" |
Last good movie you saw: | "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
Favorite reality show: | Any MTV "Real World/Road Rules Challenges" and the inevitable speedo episodes. |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Bette Midler |
Pop culture guilty pleasure: | MySpace |
First song you ever wrote: | "Linus's Theme" (my cat). It involved arpeggiated C, F and G chords. Very Philip Glass! |
Favorite pre-/post-show meal: | Pre: Nothing, I must be light and merry. Post: Ben & Jerry's |
Pre-show rituals: | Asking Brooks Ashmanskas "So, we are actually going to do it again?" |
What comes first: music or lyrics? | The idea/the emotion. |
Favorite pizza topping: | Paper towel to mop up the grease |
Who would play you in the movie? | Nathan Lane |
Worst job you ever had: | Scoring a hideous movie called "What's the Worst That Could Happen?" I'm not kidding. |