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PLAYBILL.COM'S CUE & A: Colman Domingo
By Ernio Hernandez
14 May 2008
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Colman Domingo
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Colman Domingo — who co-stars in the new Broadway musical Passing Strange — 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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Colman Jason Domingo
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Hometown:
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Philadelphia (where I grew up) and San Francisco (where I became an artist).
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Special skills:
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Aerial Web and 5 ft. stilt-walking
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First Broadway show ever saw:
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A Doll's House with Janet McTeer at the Belasco Theatre, where I am now making my debut. An Oprah "Aha moment!"
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If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be?
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A Raisin in the Sun with Sidney Poitier and Ruby Dee.
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Current show you have been recommending to friends:
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with my dear friend Anika Noni Rose and August Osage County. Run don't walk is what I usually say.
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Favorite show tune:
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"Home" from The Wiz. Always makes me cry.
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MAC or PC?
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Absolutely MAC.
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Most played song on your iPod:
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Amy Winehouse's version of "There is No Greater Love."
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One CD you couldn't live without:
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Donny Hathaway's Greatest Hits.
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Last book you read:
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"Ask and It Is Given" [by Esther and Jerry Hicks]
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Must-see TV show:
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"Project Runway"
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Last good movie you saw:
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"La Vie en Rose"
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Favorite board game:
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Scattergories
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Performer you would drop everything to go see:
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Ledisi
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Pop culture guilty pleasure:
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VH1's "Rock of Love"
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First stage kiss:
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Still haven't had a good one to write about.
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Favorite pre-show meal:
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Usually something healthy from Le Pain Quotidien or Saju Bistro across the street from the Belasco.
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How you got your Equity card:
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I got my Equity Card from Berkeley Rep when I was 22 years old. I was cast in David Saar's The Yellow Boat.
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Worst missed cue:
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I missed my entrance in a production of Blade to the Heat at Thick Description in San Francisco. I came in to the scene very late and hugged the punching bag. I had no idea what to do! Unfortunately that mishap was recorded for archives at UC Berkeley. It goes down in history. |
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Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition?
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I played Harvard Attorney Ron Gumer (unfortunate last name) on the flagship "Law & Order"; Gus a homeless, schizophrenic, heroin addict on "L&O: Trial by Jury"; and Sgt. Ev. Sides on "L&O: Criminal Intent."
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Worst costume ever:
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In Bright Ideas at MCC I played a Hip Hop Beaver named Bix. A full mascot costume. It gets hot as hell in those things.
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Favorite cereal:
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Raisin Bran Crunch.
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Worst job you ever had:
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A waiter at a four-star restaurant in San Francisco. I would go to the bathroom and cry in the middle of a shift. Customers and staff join together to make sure you felt like a maniac.
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TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed:
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When I was upgraded from an extra to PepsiMan in the PepsiMan 2000 Japan campaign. It was shot by the famed cinematographer Tak Fujimoto.
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