By Ernio Hernandez
26 Aug 2009

John Cudia

John Cudia — who heads the cast of Broadway's The Phantom of the Opera — fills out Playbill.com's questionnaire with random facts, backstage trivia and pop culture tidbits.

Full given name:	John Richard Dominic Cudia
Hometown:	Toms River, NJ
Audition song:	"Fanny," "Pity the Child"
Special skills:	I play the drums and I am a student pilot.
First Broadway show ever saw:	Annie and A Chorus Line
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be?	Carousel with John Raitt
Current show you have been recommending to friends:	Jersey Boys...cuz those are my people!
Favorite show tune:	"This Nearly Was Mine," "Bring Him Home"
Most played song on your iPod:	John Mayer- "Gravity" (live)
Web obsession:	Facebook/Yahoo Finance
Must-see TV show:	"Judge Judy"
Last good movie you saw:	"Star Trek"
Favorite board game:	Trivial Pursuit
Performer you would drop everything to go see:	Luciano Pavarotti
Pop culture guilty pleasure:	iPhone Apps
First stage kiss:	Jamie Pointer, Father Knows Best '84
Favorite post-show meal:	Banana with almond butter
How you got your Equity card:	Playing Lt. Cable in South Pacific at Casa Manana in Ft. Worth, TX
Worst onstage mishap:	I accidentally pulled off my own wig while playing Jean Valjean at the Marriott Theatre in Chicago. "Jean Val Bald!!!"
Worst costume ever:	Dance belt/banana leaves/shell necklace for Boars tooth ceremony—Paper Mill South Pacific '93
Pet's name:	Titus the Blab (Boxer/Lab)
Favorite junk food:	Trying to avoid it
Who would play you in the movie?	The part of me will be played Nathan Fillion. However, look for me in the upcoming "A Quantum Leap: The Scott Bakula Story." (Not really.)
Worst job you ever had:	Waiter at Perkins: 2 days and I ran away.
Leading lady/man role you've been dying to play:	Emile de Becque
Could you, if necessary, go on as Christine in Phantom?	After working on Phantom in various companies off and on for ten years, I could probably play any role in the show!

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