Interview with Crazy For You’s Tom Edden
Posted on 6 July 2023
It isn’t just audience members who are enthralled by the athletic tap dancing and acrobatics performed by the talented company at Crazy For You. Tom Edden, who plays the successful musical producer and theatre owner, Bela Zangler, is equally (if not more) impressed, “If I had the gift of being able to dance, I’d love to be in the swing of the big showstopping tap numbers with the rest of the ensemble” he gushed.
We sat down with the multi-talented actor to discuss Soleros, Pantos, Sally Bowels, and of course, his critically acclaimed musical Crazy For You!
Tom: A picnic in Greenwich Park and then a boat into town for something on the South Bank in the evening, a concert at the Royal Festival Hall, or a play at the National Theatre.
Tom: A nice Solero in the shade.
Tom: Just the right balance of British and blistering, please.
Tom: You can never have too many crisps and dips.
Tom: Well, as Zangler is a show-biz promoter, maybe he would like to help Sally Bowles (from Cabaret) hit the big time.
Tom: Other than Crazy For You, of course, I’ve made two trips to Guys and Dolls.
Tom: Not really, but I don’t like rushing – I like to have plenty of time.
Tom: Sleep!
Tom: Well if I had the gift of being able to dance, I’d love to be in the swing of the big showstopping tap numbers with the rest of the ensemble.
Tom: Performing “What Causes That” with Charlie is a great high-wire act.
Tom: Certainly – most are too hot and too messy to print. In an earlier chapter in my career, playing an Ugly Sister, I had a child heckler pierce a silent moment in the show with a cry of ‘Ugly boobs!’ It brought the house down, and he did have a point.
Tom: In my dreams, I'd love to be as beautiful and talented as the incredible dancers in our ensemble.
Tom: Stroman's choreography, Charlie’s solid gold performance, and Gershwin's impeccable music is a cocktail that will have you planning your second and third trip back!
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