Full given name: |
David Jonathan Pittu |
Hometown: |
Fairfield, CT |
Audition song: |
"Gigolo" by Cole Porter |
Special skills: |
Drawing, arranging/decorating rooms |
First Broadway show ever saw: |
Annie, on a school field trip |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? |
All the original productions of the Prince/Sondheim shows from the 70s and anything with Gwen Verdon |
Current show you have been recommending to friends: |
The 39 Steps |
Favorite show tune: |
Impossible to name just one: so many Sondheim masterpieces, including Gypsy and West Side Story, but several from A Chorus Line, especially "Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen" and "At the Ballet" |
Most played song on your iPod: |
"Rhapsody in Blue" |
One CD you couldn't live without: |
Pacific Overtures, Original Cast Recording |
Last book you read: |
"The Plot Against America" by Philip Roth |
Must-see TV show: |
"South Park," though "Maude" and "Mary Hartman" on DVD are pretty great |
Last good movie you saw: |
Hitchcock's "Lifeboat" was on TV the other night — had to watch it again |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: |
I love Jim Norton, the Spanish actor Sergi Lopez, I love Dame Edna, and I still won't miss a Meryl Streep movie (even "Mamma Mia!") |
Pop culture guilty pleasure: |
YouTube |
First stage kiss: |
As You Like it in high school |
Favorite pre-show meal: |
Salmon and Yerba Mate are great before a show — so good for your brain! |
How you got your Equity card: |
As an assistant stage manager/understudy for The Tenth Man at Lincoln Center |
Worst onstage mishap: |
This summer doing A Flea in Her Ear at Williamstown, I had to burst in, bang on a door and scream, "Open this door!" but when I came on, the door was already open, so I had to close it, then say the line — the audience roared. |
Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? |
I've been on all of them, but a lot of people seem to remember the regular "L&O" where I play a gay father whose baby gets kidnapped by the birth mother |
Worst costume ever: |
The one time I was on "Sex & the City," the shirt and pants they put me in made me feel like a Club Monaco salesperson |
Cats or dogs? |
No, but a dog someday I hope |
Who would play you in the movie? |
Miley Cyrus |
Worst job you ever had: |
Mopping the stage after a play in which cream pies were thrown |
TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: |
A small recurring thing I did on "Rescue Me" playing a therapist |
Leading man role you've been dying to play: |
I've always wanted to play Napoleon |