Cady Huffman’s Got It - And I Made Her Flaunt It!

Cady Huffman’s Got It - And I Made Her Flaunt It!

From Game Changers With Vicki Abelson by Vicki Abelson

April 16, 2026 · 1h 37m

About this episode

Vicki Abelson interviews Tony Award-winning actress Cady Huffman, discussing her career and experiences in theater.

With a gazillion-dollar smile, easy, absolutely effortless charm, Tony Award-winning Cady Huffman took this adoring fan and turned me into an even bigger one (who knew that was possible), and dare I say (she said), a friend. *Sigh* A masterful storyteller, without even trying, I was delightfully mesmerized, hanging on her every word. Her remembrances of Bob Fosse, auditioning for him, being cast by him, dancing with him (WHAT!), and drinking beside him, left me breathless. Tommy Tune, another genius, and The Will Rogers Follies, her first Tony nomination, her most vivid remembrance of finding out is about the guy she woke up with. So damn human at every turn. I love this woman! And of course, her Tony turn, also winning the Drama Desk Award and the Outer Critics’ Circle Award, for The Producers, where I first witnessed Cady’s stunningly sexy, adorable Ulla, the last preview before opening night. The show against which I’ve measured all others. To date, none have exceeded the laughs, the spectacle, and the non-stop thrills. In a word, it was… perfection! Cady told us about Susan Stroman, Mel Brooks, Nathan Lane. and our mutual friend, Wendy Waring, still in Cady’s world today. We…

People in this episode

Host: Vicki Abelson

Guest: Cady Huffman

Topics covered

  • Broadway
  • Theater
  • Storytelling
  • Tony Awards
  • Dance
  • Friendship

Keywords

  • Cady Huffman
  • Tony Award
  • Broadway
  • The Producers
  • Bob Fosse
  • Theater

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Producers, La Cage Aux Folles, A Chorus Line, Steel Pier

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