May 18, 2011

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Cynthia Nixon’s Celebrity Music Playlist

Cynthia Nixon’s Celebrity Music Playlist

Cynthia Nixon, born April 9, 1966, is an American actress, known for her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex and the City. She is an Emmy, Tony and Grammy Award-winning actress.

Nixon was born in New York City, New York, and her first onscreen appearance was as an imposter on To Tell the Truth, where her mother worked. She made her feature debut co-starring with Kristy McNichol and Tatum O’Neal in Little Darlings. She made her Broadway debut as Dinah Lord in a 1980 revival of The Philadelphia Story. Alternating between film, TV and stage she did projects like the 1982 ABC-movie My Body, My Child, the features Prince of the City (1981) and I Am the Cheese (1983) and the 1982 Off-Broadway productions of John Guare’s Lydie Breeze.

Celebrity Tunes presents Cynthia Nixon’s music playlist and her personal comments about each song.

  • "One Piece At a Time" (Track 1): “It’s so hard to pick your favorite Johnny Cash song but I love this one for its toe-tapping rhythm and sly humor.”
  • "One's On the Way" (Track 2): “This is one of Sarah Jessica’s and my favorite songs and we used to sing it on set. Props to Shel Silverstein.”
  • "I Won't Mind" (Track 3): “I’m a huge musical comedy fan and there’s no other performer on Broadway today to match this four time Tony Award winner. This song by the talented Jeff Blumenkrantz makes me cry every time.”
  • "Keeping the Faith" (Track 4): “This song takes me right back to high school and that’s what it’s about: appreciating where you are but remembering where you came from.”
  • "Twisted" (Track 5): “A neurotic’s jazzy monologue.”
  • "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Track 6): “When I was 17 I played a character who was obsessed with Willie Nelson’s record of classic American msic standards,

Download Cynthia Nixon’s Playlist from iTunes

Song Album Artist Buy
1 One Piece At a Time The Essential Johnny Cash Johnny Cash Johnny Cash - The Essential Johnny Cash - One Piece At a Time
2 One’s On the Way Loretta Lynn: All Time Greatest Hits Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn - Loretta Lynn: All Time Greatest Hits - One's On the Way
3 I Won’t Mind How Glory Goes Audra McDonald Audra McDonald - How Glory Goes - I Won't Mind
4 Keeping the Faith Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 Billy Joel Billy Joel - Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 - Keeping the Faith
5 Twisted Everybody’s Boppin’ Lambert Hendricks & Ross Lambert Hendricks & Ross - Everybody's Boppin' - Twisted
6 Don’t Get Around Much Anymore Stardust Willie Nelson Willie Nelson - Stardust - Don't Get Around Much Anymore