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What is your name and what character do you play in the show? |
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Ann Harada, and i play Christmas Eve, as you well know, Clover (the yellow
bear) or Esteban (the blue bear).
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Where were you born? |
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I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. |
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Where were you raised? |
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...and raised outside of Honolulu in a city called Kaneohe, HI |
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Where do you live now? |
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Upper west side of NYC. |
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What were you doing immediately before you were cast in Avenue Q? |
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Well,
since i can't really remember what year that was...1999 or 2000 was the
first reading i did...i'm going to say The Seussical workshop. Eric Idle was
the Cat in the Hat. |
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Do you have a favorite backstage story that you'd like to share with Avenue Q fans? |
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I don't think they can handle the truth :)
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How has the Avenue Q experience changed your life? |
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Well, as my husband likes
to say, now i'm a household name, if your household happens to be on West
45th street.
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Why do you think Avenue Q is such an overwhelming success? |
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Puppets are able
to speak the truth.
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How do you handle the demanding 8 show a week performance schedule? |
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Therapy. |
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What do you do to keep in shape for the show? |
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hahaha. Eat potato chips and
dip? |
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What is your favorite part of the show to perform? |
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The last scene -- it is
always a minefield of trying not to laugh. |
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Where did you attend school? High School? College? |
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I graduated from Brown
University, and attended Punahou School in Honolulu.
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What are your hobbies and interests off stage? |
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My newish baby rules my
world. i haven't seen a movie in months. I used to read a lot of books. Now
i shop on the internet. it's really really great. I got a fast connection so
I don't have to wait.
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Do you have any special skills? (i.e. sports, cooking, juggling) |
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Not that I can prove. I'm a great speller, and i make change really well.
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Do you support any charitable activities/causes? If so, what are they? |
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BC/EFA, Heifer International
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Have you ever been asked to sing the national anthem at a sporting event? If so, what was that experience like for you? |
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When i did a production of
South Pacific in Birmingham, MI way back in the early nineties, the cast got
to sing at Tiger Stadium. i loved it. i'd sing the anthem anywhere they
asked me to. |
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Do you speak a foreign language and would you be comfortable performing Avenue Q in that language? |
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No, and no, unless you count pig Latin. |
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If Avenue Q does a world tour, what top three cities would you like to play? |
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Honolulu, Tokyo, London.
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