Gorgeous. She needs to be Dot immediately.
PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Kate Baldwin
Kate Baldwin - who co-stars in the Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow - fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.
Kate Baldwin - who co-stars in the Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow - fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.
- Full given name: Katherine Leigh Baldwin
- Hometown: Evanston, IL and Shorewood, WI (spent equal time in both)
- Audition song: "Somebody, Somewhere" from The Most Happy Fella
- First Broadway show ever saw: Starlight Express
- If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? Sweeney Todd with Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury
- Current show you have been recommending to friends: Hair
- Favorite show tune: "Will He Like Me?" from She Loves Me
- Most played song on your iPod: Embarrassingly, "You Make My Dreams Come True" by Hall and Oates. It fits my life right now, and it was in that great movie "(500) Days of Summer."
- Web obsession: Thereifixedit.com
- Last book you read: "Born Round" by Frank Bruni
- Must-see TV show: "How I Met Your Mother," "Dexter," "Lost," "Mad Men," "Top Chef," "The Daily Show," "30 Rock," "Fringe," "Damages," "Weeds," "Project Runway," "The Amazing Race," and yes, I still watch "Survivor."
- Last good movie you saw: "Bright Star"
- Favorite board game: Apples to Apples. It is ridiculous. I often win.
- Performer you would drop everything to go see: Barbara Cook
- Pop culture guilty pleasure: Did you see my list of television shows?
- How you got your Equity card: Playing Lizzie in Baby at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre.
- Worst flubbed line: During the Toronto dress rehearsal of White Christmas, a couple of us were swapping stories of line flubbage right before curtain. So I got out there with Shannon O'Bryan to sing "Sisters" and made the same "lyric rewrite" that I had just laughed about. I strongly believe in karma.
- Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? "SVU." I was the sister of a girl who had disappeared four years earlier. I spent a lot of time blaming the police and court for not doing enough to find her. Then there was a twist! And then another twist!! The episode is called "Stranger." And it is.
- Worst costume ever: No one should have to wear orange "short-alls."
- Favorite junk food: Trader Joe's peanut butter filled pretzels. Covered in chocolate. Stop. Now.
- Who would play you in the movie? These days: Ann-Margret
- Worst job you ever had: Data entry for an investment firm. Sorry, Dad.
- TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: I shot a commercial for three days in Venice with my pal Darren Ritchie. We played tourists who were battling colds and the rainy season. We had to speak Italian. Very quickly.
- Leading lady role you've been dying to play: Dot in Sunday in the Park with George.
- What is your personal pot of gold? My husband, Graham Rowat. He is Superman.