Tony Goldwyn Grooves to a 60s Vibe in His Promises, Promises Dressing Room

It’s easy to see why Promises, Promises heroine Fran Kubelik would fall for her boss, J.D. Sheldrake of the Consolidated Life Insurance Company: Mr. Sheldrake is played by Tony Goldwyn, still as dreamy today as when he co-starred in the hit movie Ghost 20 summers ago. In his spic-and-span dressing room at the Broadway Theatre, Goldwyn showed off five of his favorite things, including a special gift from a theatrical legend and the music that puts him in the perfect 60s mindset.

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“The most important item is a beautiful piece of turquoise that was given to me by my dear friend Geoffrey Holder, the famous dancer and great man of the theater. He said that I have to keep it with me at all times when I’m doing anything creative.”


“I was instructed not to wear any makeup in this show, but the one thing I do is put lots of crap in my hair because it’s 1962. So my hairbrush and comb are critical items.”


“Another very useful item is my Promises, Promises notepad. I use it much more than I thought I would!”


“These are my reading glasses. Having turned 50 this year, I now need to wear reading glasses.”


“My Bose iPod dock is here, because I have to have music in my dressing room. Right now I’m listening to Led Zeppelin, but I’m into [the music service] Pandora and that mixes it up, which is great. I listen to Frank Sinatra before the show. That’s how I warm up.”