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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Aaron Lazar
By Ernio Hernandez
03 Sep 2008
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Aaron Lazar
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Aaron Lazar — who co-stars in the new Broadway musical A Tale of Two Cities — fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.
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Full given name:
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Aaron Scott Lazar
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Hometown:
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Cherry Hill, NJ
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Zodiac sign:
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On the cusp of Gemini/Cancer
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Audition song:
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Depends on who is doing the torturing on the other side of the table :)
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First Broadway show ever saw:
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Annie I think…maybe The Secret Garden. I should ask my mom.
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If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be?
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Brando in Streetcar, Burgess Meredith in Liliom, George Hearn in Sweeney Todd.
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Current show you have been recommending to friends:
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August: Osage County
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Favorite show tune:
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So many! "Stranger in Paradise," "Younger Than Springtime," "Soliloquy," "Maria," "Private Conversation," "Bring Him Home," anything from The Light in the Piazza, I could go on and on and on….
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Most played song on your iPod:
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Led Zeppelin "Ramble On"
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Last blog you read:
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my blog: www.simplybroadway.com
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Must-see TV show:
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"Generation Kill" on HBO
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Last good movie you saw:
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"Dark Knight" in IMAX!
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Favorite board game:
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On the rare occasion we play, Balderdash is totally fun.
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Performer you would drop everything to go see:
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Were they still with us/performing, Elvis, Luciano Pavarotti, Michael Jackson, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Beatles. Now I dunno…maybe U2, Prince, John Mayer…
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Pop culture guilty pleasure:
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"So You Think You Can Dance" (I am in awe of brilliant dancers/choreographers!)
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First stage kiss:
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42nd Street, high school, sophomore year. I was Julian Marsh. Peggy Sawyer was a senior. It was "grand, grand, grand…"! So funny how you remember that stuff.
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Favorite post-show meal:
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Bowl of ice cream with some cookies crushed on top…sugar, sugar, salt, and more sugar.
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How you got your Equity card:
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Spent a summer during grad school at Pittsburgh CLO doing feature ensemble stuff. Soooo much fun!
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Worst onstage mishap:
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In the one time I went on for the Pimpernel in the nat'l tour, I nearly broke my neck in the pre-show guillotine rehearsal. I'll never forget 'Down, Back, Knock!'
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Worst costume ever:
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Broadway Phantom of the Opera Gollywog ties with my Papageno bird costume in college.
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Favorite cereal:
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(Guilty) Fruity Pebbles; (Healthy) Autumn Wheat.
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Who would play you in the movie?
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Christian Bale or Hugh Jackman.
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Worst job you ever had:
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Cleaning up Equity actors' housing at a regional theater one summer while in the ensemble. Man, some Broadway stars are slobs!
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TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed:
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The Light in the Piazza live on PBS was a night I'll never forget.
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Leading man role you've been dying to play:
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Chris in All My Sons, Terry in Side Show, Tony in West Side Story.
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