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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Kate Baldwin
By Ernio Hernandez
06 Oct 2009
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Kate Baldwin
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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.
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Full given name:
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Katherine Leigh Baldwin
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Hometown:
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Evanston, IL and Shorewood, WI (spent equal time in both)
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Audition song:
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"Somebody, Somewhere" from The Most Happy Fella
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First Broadway show ever saw:
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Starlight Express
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If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be?
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Sweeney Todd with Len Cariou and Angela Lansbury
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Current show you have been recommending to friends:
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Hair
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Favorite show tune:
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"Will He Like Me?" from She Loves Me
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Most played song on your iPod:
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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."
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Web obsession:
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Thereifixedit.com
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Last book you read:
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"Born Round" by Frank Bruni
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Must-see TV show:
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"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."
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Last good movie you saw:
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"Bright Star"
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Favorite board game:
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Apples to Apples. It is ridiculous. I often win.
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Performer you would drop everything to go see:
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Barbara Cook
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Pop culture guilty pleasure:
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Did you see my list of television shows?
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How you got your Equity card:
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Playing Lizzie in Baby at the Marriott Lincolnshire Theatre.
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Worst flubbed line:
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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.
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Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition?
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"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.
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Worst costume ever:
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No one should have to wear orange "short-alls."
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Favorite junk food:
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Trader Joe's peanut butter filled pretzels. Covered in chocolate. Stop. Now.
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Who would play you in the movie?
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These days: Ann-Margret
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Worst job you ever had:
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Data entry for an investment firm. Sorry, Dad.
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TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed:
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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.
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Leading lady role you've been dying to play:
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Dot in Sunday in the Park with George.
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What is your personal pot of gold?
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My husband, Graham Rowat. He is Superman.
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