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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Matt Doyle
By Ernio Hernandez
19 Aug 2009
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Matt Doyle
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| photo by Leslie Hassler | Matt Doyle — who will co-star in the upcoming Broadway revival of Bye Bye Birdie and who returns to Joe's Pub Aug. 27 — 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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Matthew Finnen Doyle
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Hometown:
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I lived all over the place growing up: Manchester, MA; Weston, CT; and San Francisco, CA.
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Special skills:
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I'm an advanced certified scuba diver! I can also bend my fingers in all sorts of crazy ways. It's not pretty.
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First Broadway show ever saw:
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Rent. Twelve years ago.
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If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be?
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The original West Side Story.
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Current show you have been recommending to friends:
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Hair. Go see it.
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Favorite show tune:
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"How Glory Goes" from Floyd Collins.
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Most played song on your iPod:
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"Make You Feel My Love." The Adele version.
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Web obsession:
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"Sleep Running Dog" on Youtube. It's pure gold.
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Last book you read:
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"Anansi Boys" by Neil Gaiman
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Last good movie you saw:
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"Up." I get very excited when a new Pixar movie comes out.
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Favorite board game:
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Monopoly. All the way.
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Performer you would drop everything to go see:
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Bill Irwin.
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Pop culture guilty pleasure:
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"Faith" by George Michael. The entire album.
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First stage kiss:
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Andrea Miller. We kissed in a production of Carousel I did when I was in ninth grade. I was Billy Bigelow, and she was Julie Jordan. The kiss was so awkward, our director set aside an extra half hour to rehearse it. I was mortified.
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Favorite post-show meal:
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I like going home to make a big bowl of Annie's macaroni and cheese.
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How you got your Equity card:
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Spring Awakening
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Worst flubbed line/missed cue/onstage mishap:
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During my first week as Hanschen in Spring Awakening, I completely went up on my lines. After what felt like an hour of silence, I finally started improvising (trying to keep the classical tone... unsuccessfully) and got back on track. My poor scene partner (Blake Daniel) looked like he was about to have a heart attack.
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Worst costume ever:
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I did a lot of clowning in school, and my clown's costume was pretty absurd. I wore a pair of ugly plaid shorts that were entirely too big, belted way above my belly button, fluorescent orange flip flops, and a tank top that was about three sizes too small with the words "yeah, rock" written across it. Oh, and a backwards newsboy cap to top it off.
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Pet's name:
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I have a little dog whose name is Jacob. He's awesome.
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Favorite junk food:
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Peanut M&Ms are incredible.
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Who would play you in the movie?
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Only because I think he's cool.
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Worst job you ever had:
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I tried to wait tables at an art fair in high school with some of my friends. We were outside in 98-degree heat wearing all black. Not only was I a terrible waiter, but also we only made money in tips... Nobody tips well at an art fair.
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TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed:
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I have a pretty sweet gig on "Gossip Girl" as Jonathan, Eric Van Der Woodson's boyfriend.
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Leading man role you've been dying to play:
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Romeo! Anywhere.
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Which Bye Bye Birdie castmate is most obsessed with Twitter?
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They're all obsessed! I just recently started one because I felt so out of the loop. I'd probably say that (the immensely talented) Allie Trimm is the best at her 'tweeting.'
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