Claim to fame: Joanne in the Rent movie and Broadway play
Her 24-hour play prep: "This one is low stress. Other years, it was the most stressful thing. You know, like taking B-12 vitamins and eating bananas throughout the day. [It helps me] to remember [lines]. If your brain runs out of sugar, you can eat an apple and it bounces back. The sugar in it helps your brain function. You could crash later, but if you don't eat sugar or carbs in your diet, you lose some simple brain function."
Her 24-minute beauty plan: "Those of us who do theater are used to doing our makeup really, really fast. I have it down to a system: quick foundation, concealer, and eye shadow. If I don't cover things very well, then I put on a light layer of foundation, a little concealer, eyebrow pencil, mascara, and blush."
Photo by Laura Vogel
