Okay. So I didn't get to go to Niki's so I've been here sitting and watching all the videos on Broadway.com and googling Sutton Foster. Some super things I found:: This has to be one of the funniest Sutton interviews I've found, she's so random: WHERE: Come here often? SUTTON: I don’t live in this neighborhood, so whenever my boyfriend and I want a special brunch or breakfast, we come here. WHERE: Where do you keep the Tony you won for Thoroughly Modern Millie? SUTTON: The Tony is over my computer desk. It’s very hidden. I joked when I was nominated that, if I won, I would put it in the corner with a light on it and as people walked by, there would be a sensor on the floor that would trigger music. But it’s up on one of the shelves and it’s being attacked with light sabers by Darth Vader and Darth Maul, the action figures from the Star Wars movies. WHERE: Did you do that? SUTTON: No, my boyfriend. WHERE: So it’s been turned into kitsch. SUTTON: Yeah, but you know, it means a lot. It’s the most incredible honor. WHERE: Did you think you would win? SUTTON: Well, the week of the Tonys I moved. It was a great distraction. Of course, I was thinking about the Tonys, but I was more worried about where the furniture was going and the color of the walls. I said, if I win a Tony, I’m going to buy a couch. So the next day, I went to Jennifer Convertibles and bought a couch. And now we have the Tony couch. WHERE: You have your Lincoln Center American Songbook series concert coming up May 15. It’s a big deal. SUTTON: I’m learning that. I’m a little scared. People keep telling me it’s a big deal, and it’s kind of freaking me out. If I don’t think of it as a big deal, I don’t get as nervous. WHERE: What songs are you gong to sing? SUTTON: The only rules are that they have to be by American songwriters. I want to do some standards, but I also want different sounds. I like to listen to folk and bluegrass and country, a little bit of jazz. I’m taking a lot of songs that you may know, but singing them in a way never heard before … hopefully. WHERE: When did you start performing? SUTTON: A local theatre was doing a production of Annie, and my mom asked me if I wanted to audition. I said that I would rather hang out with my friend Bethany. She said, ‘Why don’t you audition? Bethany can come too.’ I got cast as Annie. I was so mad. I wanted to be one of the orphans, because it seemed like more fun. That’s when I realized I could sing and everything took off from there. WHERE: Did Bethany get in? SUTTON: No. WHERE: Aww. SUTTON: I know. WHERE: We always ask the people we interview some of their favorite places in New York. SUTTON: OK, this is sort of random, but I have goldfish and there is this great goldfish store in Chinatown. It’s called Pacific Aquarium, on Delancey Street. It’s so out of the way, but it’s one of my favorite places to go. I had no life for two years when I was in Millie, I couldn’t go out or anything, and I needed a hobby. For my birthday, I got a 25-gallon fish tank. I was part of a goldfish society online: kokosgoldfish.com. I’m off it now. The obsession’s subsided. One of my goldfish won pick of the week. He’s a winner. WHERE: You posted a picture of your goldfish online? SUTTON: Yes. WHERE: What do you get for that? SUTTON: Just the honor. WHERE: Goldfish don’t live that long. SUTTON: Yes, they do! That’s a misconception. Don’t get me started. The oldest goldfish still alive in England is over 43 years old. The reason goldfish don’t live that long is that people don’t know how to properly take care of them. All my fish are over a year old. WHERE: What about favorite restaurants? SUTTON: ViceVersa. The breaded veal medallions are absolutely delicious. Rosa Mexicano, the one near Lincoln Center. Fantastic. Café des Artistes. Absolutely love it. Old-school New York. Fancy, but not pretentious. You feel like you’re transported to a different place. One If By Land, Two If By Sea. Very romantic. They have an incredible choice of menu items and beautiful roses and candles on every table. Again, not pretentious. WHERE: You’re good at this. If the whole acting/singing thing doesn’t work out, you should come work for WHERE. Sutton quote: "You have to want it so much," Foster put it simply. "Of course, you also need to have a little talent, some luck and a lot of patience. But as much as anything you need tenacity. I never could imagine doing anything else with my life. I believed I could do it and I waited for my chance." on dropping out of Carnegie Mellon: "I thought I just didn't have what it takes, whatever that might be," she recalls. "I dropped out and ended up waiting tables for a while." ^ this quote reassured me that yes, Sutton did doubt herself at one point. another interview: "I honestly feel like I'm most one with Jo," she said. "The sisters are all so different, and so specific. I'm not a Meg, I'm not a Beth—I don't know if anyone is a Beth! Amy ... well, maybe, because I was a bit of a terror when I was a child. But like Jo, I was always inviting friends over and writing scripts and making them act in these sort of murder-mystery plays, whether they wanted to or not. Jo's an incredible character to play. It's been really fun getting to know her more and more—because every night you perform it, you learn more and more about the part you're playing." "When people think of Little Women, they're like ah, chicks, girls—but I really think that's a misconception," she said. "This show surprises people. My boyfriend has seen the show, and he's a man, and he was so moved and touched and taken with it. It definitely has four women, four girls. But so much is happening! It's about love, and humanity, and sacrifices, and loss and hope. It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman; I think it touches all people." "If you don't dream big, you'll have regret in your life," she said, sounding very much like a certain Jo March. "Dream big, go for it, and fulfill your dreams. If you don't even try, you'll regret it. Later in life, you'll be saying, 'Oh, if only...'" "When I go see a Broadway show—I know it's a lot, but I want to be changed," she continued. "I want to be affected in a way that my life is different when I leave the theatre. It's a lot to ask for. I wish that on every show—that you go to a show and you leave thinking about things that you didn't think about before, that it stays with you. And I think that this show has an enormous potential to do that. I think this show will take people by surprise. They won't expect to be as moved as they will be." This one answered a question of mine(do Christian and Sutton sleep together?): The opening night was one of the best nights of my life," she said. "My boyfriend — Christian Borle, he's an actor too — and I walked home, and before we went to bed, he pulled up one of the reviews online, and it wasn't a positive one. You're feeling on top of the world, and suddenly there's a sledgehammer on your head. The next day, I wanted to read a good review, and the first three I read were awful. The pressure of the show came rushing into me, and I thought: `Oh, no! I'm playing the lead and I've let everyone down!' By the end of the day we had far more good than bad reviews, so it ended up being a really good day. But the loops of the bad things still stick in your head." "I was prepared not to get a nomination," she said. "We weren't going to wake up at 8:30 and watch the announcement on TV, but then neither of us could sleep. My boyfriend got up at 8:20 and turned on the TV. They started with the best actress in a musical category, and the first name they said was mine. I was, like — whew, got that out of the way." ^ whew? go that out of the way...oh how I wish I could get a tony nomination out of the way! I know everyone else is like "what a boring entry" so I won't force you to read this, but ehres a link to a really long interview with Sutton and the new york times:http://www.donshewey.com/theater_articles/sutton_foster_transcript.html P.S. If you read this whole thing, you deserve a hug!