She’s fostering good habits
THE Drama League honored Sutton Foster at the Plaza. Its once luxe lobby now looks like a yard sale. And for whatever they unloaded that whole lot, it still wouldn’t meet the cost of Sutton’s floor-length sequin gown.
September 2020, she’ll star opposite Hugh Jackman in “The Music Man” revival. She’s on TV’s “Younger,” which has been renewed for Season 7.
“I’m from small town simple people. Dad, from North Carolina, is Bob. Mom, Helen, heard the name Sutton in a film and named me that.
“I did high school productions of ‘Grease,’ ‘Camelot.’ Who knew about Broadway or the Tonys? I went to check out tapes of stage shows.
“Naive, green, my first job I struggled with nerves. Things were scary. My entrance in ‘Little Women,’ my skirt fell off to the floor. I stepped out of it and threw it over my arm. In ‘Anything Goes,’ my heart was racing. My hand shook so badly that liquid in my glass spilled over.
“I’m 44. I’ve worked all my life. I just want to enjoy what I do.”
Despite the regulation false eyelashes, makeup was simple. No nail polish.
“My screenwriter husband of five years and I have a 2year-old daughter. Our home has elephant prints. It’s said if their trunks are forward at the front door, you’re safe.
“But there’s never enough time. TV’s a 14-hour day, and nothing matters unless the camera’s facing you. I have two dogs. I take naps. This morning 7 a.m. I did a bake sale for our school. And when I’m really done in, it’s a sip of bourbon.”