Full given name: |
Bebe Neuwirth |
Hometown: |
Princeton, New Jersey |
Zodiac sign: |
Capricorn with Scorpio rising |
Audition song: |
"I Love a Piano" |
First Broadway show ever saw: |
Hair. I was 11 years old |
Current show you have been recommending to friends: |
The Drowsy Chaperone, The Color Purple, Grey Gardens |
Favorite showtune: |
You must be joking. Okay. I'll try: "The Bilbao Song," "And The World Goes 'Round," "Somewhere," "Lost in the Stars," "J'attends Un Navire," "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries." May I just say anything Kurt Weill wrote [or] Kander & Ebb [or] Cy Coleman wrote. |
MAC or PC? |
I do not own a computer. If I did, surely there would come a day when I would throw it out of my window. In the interest of public safety, I am computer-free. |
Most played song on your iPod: |
Anything by Eric Clapton, Tom Waits or Billie Holiday. (My iPod was loaded by a friend. See above.) |
Last book you read: |
In the middle of "Irina" by Irina Baronova, I love it. And I’ve just started and am loving, cheering in fact, "The End of Faith" by Sam Harris. |
Must-see TV show: |
"The Unit" |
Last good movie you saw: |
"A Star is Born" with Judy Garland |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: |
Judi Dench |
Pop culture guilty pleasure: |
I watch late night re-runs of "The Simpsons" and "Scrubs" |
First stage kiss: |
Noël Coward in Two Keys 1996 Bay St Theatre. The actor was Leigh Lawson. The stage manager used to time it with a stopwatch. |
Favorite post-show meal: |
scrambled eggs with French fries |
Pre-show rituals: |
I WARM UP! |
Worst onstage mishap: |
The list is endless. But opening night, somewhere in Florida, 1979, I was Cassie in A Chorus Line. During the Cassie dance, I caught my heel in my red skirt and wound up in a sit spin, center stage. Alone and reflected in all 5 mirrors. |
Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? |
I ran a modeling agency on the 4th episode, 1st season of S.V.U. I was also the Sam Waterston of "Trial by Jury." |
Special skills: |
I can throw pottery on a wheel. Also, I can place my entire fist inside my mouth. |
Cats or dogs? |
Both, but I live with cats. |
Favorite pizza topping: |
Pepperoni and anchovies |
Who would play you in the movie? |
Bette Davis (We have the same forehead) |
Worst job you ever had: |
It was a good play, but the woman who directed it was a nightmare. |