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Saturday, January 18, 2014

Stage Preview: John Davidson enjoys con game in 'Wicked'

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: John Davidson doesn't leave things to chance. When he says that his "Wicked" co-star Alison Luff is a great young talent, he spells out L-U-F-F. When he says the secret to touring is having a wife who likes to travel as much as he does, he spells out the name R-H-O-N-D-A, his wife of 30 years.

1 comment:

rmarkowi said...

This is an interesting insight into the mind of professional actors...I don't know if it's fair to generalize that much but still. One of the things I never understood was how touring actors worked, which the article touches on a bit. Todd told us how touring in the circus works, but for normal actors, I would never imagine it to be easy. I think it's interesting that Davidson relies on his wife, since in my mind, a family of any sort would be what kept them from touring. The article mentions a few of Davidson's returns to Pittsburgh, which I find interesting...it must be as close to a permanent home as he has, what with the touring and all. It's always interesting to learn about Pittsburgh based stars now and again.