OBSESSED!: A Cup of Coffee With Andrea Martin and Hollywood

www.playbill.com/video In this episode of "Obsessed!," Seth is joined by friend, collaborator and camera hog Andrea Martin, who recreates her pre-Tony-winning days auditioning for shows like "Godspell" and "They're Playing Our Song." Martin also spills the beans on a longstanding secret Hollywood tradition. Hint: it involves Tom Hanks, Martin Short, a cup of coffee...and it's hilarious!

[@marcusyoung5440]

Speaking of coffee, I was the coffee boy for the revival of Candide on Broadway with Andrea Martin as the Old Lady. One day Hal Prince asked me to go down to the bookstore to find a word in the thesaurus to substitute for a word in the script that wasn't funny, one of Andrea's lines. (I think it was The Strand. This was 1997. Before looking up words on Google.) I came back to The Gershwin and went to Ms. Martin's dressing room. She took my list and said the problem line over and over again, once for every word I wrote down. I probably gave her 10 words. I can't remember the word or the line, but I remember that she made every single one of them funny. The word didn't matter. Just her. It was like a little performance just for me. This was also the production where Stephen Sondheim came to rehearsal once, and everyone stopped what they were doing. A hush of reverence. And then he sat down two rows right in front of me in the empty house. We watched rehearsal. What memories. Thank you, Toni. 💕

[@charleswalker1185]

Her pushing him out of the shot was award winning...him too!

[@DragonPrincessAoife]

"Camera back to me." "NOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooo."

[@ivelosthewilltolive]

Yeah, she's still got it!

[@MeggMegs]

That really was a good cup of coffee

[@lovesingread]

I love Obsessed!. So much.

[@jaredvecchio]

lovesingread you could say that your Obsessed

[@andresfelipe619]

Fucking hell, I love this dynamic!!!

[@adamNAnutshell]

Yay now she has another Tony!!!!

[@jjjcc3]

What do you mean "Still?!?!" She's got it more than she ever did!!! She just keeps getting better.

[@emmabeckett6451]

It's one of his catchphrases... Still got it! Amahzing! and Obssessed!

[@charleswalker1185]

This the truth, without losing the previous stuff, she has got vim...and vigor..her skys the limit personality..is infectious..it make you root for her and her audience...I must admit I fell under her spell...waaaaay back!

[@Blindmagsmorning]

It's called "Somebody" from Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones' "Celebration." It's one of those wonderful show's nobody has ever heard of. It's super fun to sing :)

[@emilkurz6717]

I’m dead😂😂😂 MIAAAAAAUSIC

[@harlemhomme]

LOVE her

[@Margotxmargot]

Loved this episode!

[@barbnorton]

So Fun!🎉⭐️❤⭐️👍🏽💜⭐️💕

[@Boonedaba]

Whats the name of the song she auditioned with for godspell? The one with the thrusty-ness.

[@wilsonho5]

Omg My Bday! :D

[@lucyfoster4082]

Is this the same Andrea Martin as the SCTV comedienne? I am confused.

[@angelthman1659]

Yes it is!

[@jasminderpinder]

Edith Prickly. She's fantastic. Love her to bits!

[@martincordova6827]

Tom Hanks kind of doing a version of this coffee bit with Tom Holland on The Graham Norton Show kzbin.info/www/bejne/mXu5eYamfpuljdk