"Into the Woods" was... a lot of running around in the woods! I can't wait to see the show again. People didn't realize it back then, but kids still come up to me-young people-and they talk about it. It really made its mark.

Working on behalf of companion animals is so important. We start to realize how healing they are.

In my career, there have been three things that were challenging: playing gay; playing a Jewish woman; and playing Anton Chekhov. The scariest part was playing Chekhov!

I love pasta with the homemade marinara sauce I had as a kid.

You've got to be original, because if you're like someone else, what do they need you for?

I love Some Enchanted Evening, and If I Loved You. And as I sing them more and more, I find new favorites.

I think my manager of 30-some odd years now, Tom Hammond. He's as fine a person as you could ever meet. And he's had great theatrical taste and has influenced me that way.