CHICAGO's Charlotte d'Amboise Gives 'Em the Old Razzle Dazzle In The Kitchen

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We have the one, the only, Charlotte de Blas, from the legendary Chicago

Thank you so much

Thank you so much! What? I'm happy to be. I'm thrilled to be here, and your kitchen is so clean

Oh, thank you. So, so happy to have you. Let's start off from the beginning

How did you get into this crazy world of theater, dancing? Magic. Magic

And I'm still doing it. I can't believe how lucky I am. Also, Palitin. Thank you

You know, I grew up in New York City. I was raised here. And I just grew up in the ballet world, because my parents were both ballet dancers

So I was like schlopping back and forth from Lincoln Center. And the ballet world was like, you know

just too tight for me. I took a dance class and I had to do character in ballet and I was like

there I am! I was like, oh, there she is. There she is. I was like 14 years old going on every

audition I could go on. So you were those children who I see walking down the street. With the

bunheads? Turn out, bun. No. Well, you know what's funny? I would love to think that I was

but I was just never that. I was always dirty. I never could get my hair in a bun. Though I was always

in the ponytail. That's amazing. Wait, first I need to know how much you know about cooking and baking

I know a lot. Yeah? I actually am a good cook. But anyway, we're doing vegan today

So what is it? We are making hot honey loaf. Oh, how cute are you

Do we have to do hot honey rack? I don't know. Cute, what a great idea

Are you ready to get started? Yes. I need you to start with two and a half cups of whole meat flour

Oh, beautiful. I need one tablespoon of baking powder. Okay, and that is a tablespoon

It is. like more than tables. One teaspoon of baking soda. Okay, so the baking soda and the baking powder

Yeah. You are becoming the seventh member of the cell block tango

What is your sound? Pop, six, squish, uh-oh, cicero, lip shits. Plugamagga

Okay, let's go. She so silly I can even oh my God One tablespoon of cinnamon please Nice and spicy like Roxy Half a teaspoon of ginger

Oh, ginger. Ginger. Ginger, like Ginger Rogers. And half a teaspoon of ground clove

I think it's time to mix these ingredients together, and it's time to mix them

Go ahead and just mix it together. If I had to choose a phrase to describe you

in your personal life with your husband, It would probably be power couple

Oh, that's really sweet. I would call it chaos. You're married to the wonderful Terrence man

And I really want to know, how did you guys meet? We met in cats. Really

In 1984. It cracks me up whenever I see pictures. And I think to myself, oh, my God, like, I met my husband with cat makeup

And I fell in love. Like, what the hell? Like, literally, like, I fell in love with a cat

Do you remember when you first met him? He had finished a performance, and I was coming in

I had a broken arm, so I just saw the show. He had just showered and his hair was all curly

He came downstairs and he was like, hey. And I just remember his eyes

He came when he said, oh, nice to meet you, I've heard about you or whatever. I played it very cool. I didn't give away anything

And we both remember it very well. He just knew. I'll never forget

I could even smell his clone. Oh, I love that so much. It was an instant, instant lust

I need you to carve out kind of a hole in the middle

Because that's where we're going to put our wet ingredients. And speaking about it's, your husband. Triple Arts. I've heard of it before. Yeah. I want to know more about it. Yeah. Well

triple arts is kind of our baby that we started, I guess, about 12 years ago. It's a musical

theater intensive where we like to put them in a situation which they would be in if they

were in a Broadway show. Learning a lot of material, throwing stuff at them, and them living

up to it. Gary and I are hands-on from the beginning to the end. As the true triple threat

that you are, what piece of advice would you give, say, a dancer? Yes. Wanting to cross over. Oh

acting class, acting, acting. You'll never get anywhere unless you're a good actress

And you will never get rolls, unless you can step up to that

It's still good, she'll go. In our nice little hole that you've made, I need you to add one cup of agave in the raw. Exactly

Now, I need you to do one cup of applesauce. And a potato lot of, oh, it's so good

Finally I need half a cup of vegetable oil Just right in the middle Oh my gosh Just cleaning it up at the same time Clean as you go Clean as you go It my favorite roll of the show

You're on death row. What put you in jail, Charlotte? I can tell you what I felt I deserved to be on death row

was when my daughter poured water on my other daughter, and then I got mad and poured water on top of her

Like, I think it scarred her for life. I got so mad at her, I was like, look what this feels like! Ah

That's amazing. amazing. And I deserve to be on deathbook. And now you're on Jethra

Okay. So on something sweet. Okay. We are going to add half a cup of yellow raisins

And really make sure you mix them in. Mixing and mixing. You are in the longest-running

American musical on Broadway. What keeps bringing you back? Well, they call me

and they ask me to come back. No, I have to say, both of them

you know, Velma and Roxy, are one of the best rules made in musical theater for women

And they're not just like easy roles. They're complex and strong women that own the show

It's a great show. It really is. And the thing that's great about the show is the music

good book. And the shows that run forever, you need both. Puckabagat. Pagabagaka! Pha

I need you to line your loaf pan with a piece of parchment paper

Don't be shy. Make sure to get your edges. So now I need you to scoop it in and make it nice and flat

We know you are now on death row for throwing water in your daughter's face

And it's time for your last meal. Can you describe your last meal? Pizza! Pizza

And then a dessert. And dessert, I would do this thing that I make called Magic Bars

Oh, I love magic bars. What would you have to drink? You know, I'm a big wine drinker, but I kind of don't want to like be drunk

I think I would probably do whoopier. Can I tell you something that's crazy

It hasn't changed since I was like... Really? Yeah. A hot dog is pretty good

Oh my God, I love a hot dog. I might do a hot dog

You can have both. Then I'll do a hot dog too. Boy, I'm just trash. I like white trash That would do a hot dough That exactly what I think of what I think of you It not in white trash Not at all Now it time to put this in the oven at 325 for 50 minutes

And while we do that, we are going to play a game called Quick Fire Questions. Okay. Ready

Yes. Set. Go. Leather or lace? Uh, leather. Jazz or ballet? Um, jazz

What other era do you want to live in? Um, in the 1920s. Vintage or new

Um, new. Brow or no bra? No. No bra, but I have to wear bra

Peanut butter or jelly. Peanut butter. Ice skating or skiing. Um, I'm ice skating

Loud or quiet. Um, quiet. Drink of choice. Uh, wine. Dream vacation. Beach

Mexican, Italian, or Chinese food? Italian. Middle name. Lorraine. Favorite... Ooh, Lorraine. Yes

Welcome back to cooking with Charlotte and Carrie. Okay, so now it's time for the hot honey

Take your fork and do a nice drink. a nice drizzle. Perfect. You have really played some truly incredible roles on Broadway

Roxy Hart, Cassie and a chorus line. Yeah, yeah, yeah. What's on your bucket list? A bucket list

Sally Bowles. That's a really good choice. Great role and it's complex. Oh, she's so complex

And a really great acting involved. You get the honor of cutting our slices. Yay. Cheers

Cheers. It's delicious. It reminds me of Irish soda bread. Yes. Yes

It's delicious, really. I'm gonna get the recipe from you. Okay, one more final question. Uh-huh

In the show, one of our most famous songs, All I care about is love

Bill in the sentence. All I care about is blank. Staying skinny. All I care about as I eat this cake is..

I'm having a great body. I have had so much fun for you today

This was awesome. How do we follow you? Instagram, it's Shars Webb, NYC

What about Chicago? Chicago. musical. Oh, easy. Yeah. And we're super simple at backstage bite

Fabulous. You're fabulous. But honestly, you really do need to go see the truly

incredible Charlotte de Blanche. In Chicago the musical at the Ambassador Theater. See you next time

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