Jim is in the Guinness Book of World Records for having done the largerst number
of voices in the audio book for Harry Potter. Recently, I did an audio book
for a producer named Edward S. Feldman, who notably has been around for
decades. He's a Hollywood producer, who has
bridged the old studio system to the present day. One of the most sought after
producers, he's been involved with projects like The Truman Show, Witness,
K-19, 101 and 102 Dalmatians and many others. He's an amazing, amazing
producer, and he wrote 'Tell Me How You Love the Picture,' and he's got first
hand stories of a lot of the celebrities, and people that he's worked with on a
personal level so I'm doing Bette Davis, Eddie Murhphy, Jack Warner, Harrison
Ford, Eddie Murphy, Joan Crawford, hundreds of voices.
Jim Dale and I talked at the Drama League event about me doing
that and I told him that I'm on his tail. I'm thrilled to be nominated with
him Danny, Jim, and the rest of the gang. It's just an honor to be
nominated and to be recognized. I've always enjoyed playing roles that are in
my power zone but also bring me outside of it.
How is this show
bringing you outside of your 'power zone'?
I like to be stretched and portraying this role is like the
best of both worlds – comfortable, and stretched. I couldn't be happier!
Who was the first of
the 'Boys' that you spoke to this morning?
I got a call from Bobby Spencer, who said he knew from the
moment that we started this show in La Jolla
that it was going to be me and he said all sorts of very nice things about my
work to help develop the show, and the vocabulary. He said what I was doing was
unique. The four of us guys have such a
chemistry, and you just can't buy that.
Des McAnuff, is such a visionary in that he put this team
together so perfectly. We never read together, sang together, or even all met
before the first table read.
We knew right then that between the book, and the great
tunes that we were going to do something different and that we would be proud
of it. I think that we've redefined the 'jukebox musical' and have given it a stamp
of credibility and honor with 8 Tony noms and both the critical and financial success.
It's just a thrill to be part of something that we're proud of, and to have
this recognition is an even bigger thrill.
How much are you
looking forward to Tony day?
I am looking forward to Tony day, but every day is great
when you're doing what you love to do, and what you've prepared to do for 30
years. I've been acting since I was 8, and every time that I step out I'm
giving it the same attention. It doesn't matter to me if it's a small theatre,
regional production or on Broadway it's the same for me.
So, to be able to work
and to love what I do, and to be doing what I've always wanted to do – it's
thrilling, and I'm thrilled to be here.
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