I Resolve! Broadway Stars Let Us in On Their Top 2007 Resolutions

Just like the rest of us, Broadway pros make New Year's resolutions—both serious and silly. With that in mind, Broadway.com asked some of our favorite folks in the industry to tell us what they are pledging to do in 2007. Read their answers, and get inspired!

Julie White
In 2006: Earned bona fide raves and several award nominations for her performance as a fast-talking Hollywood agent in the off-Broadway and Broadway productions of The Little Dog Laughed.
Resolution: "My New Year's resolution in 2003 was to take up yoga. My New Year's resolution in 2004 was to take one month of yoga classes. My New Year's resolution in 2005 was to buy a yoga DVD and try it at home. My New Year's resolution in 2006 was to go to a single yoga class. My New Year's resolution in 2007 is to give up yoga."

Josh Tower
In 2006: Transported his den from the New Amsterdam Theatre to the Minskoff Theatre to continue his long run as Simba in The Lion King.
Resolution: "I will eat as much ice cream, cake, burgers and fries as I can. That's a little reverse psychology resolution. So I really won't have those things... too much."

Christine Ebersole
In 2006: Won the year's best reviews plus an armful of awards for her dual performance as Big and Little Edie Beale in Grey Gardens.
Resolution: "To pray for our world leaders rather than wishing them harm."

Carolee Carmello
In 2006: Earned her second Tony Award nomination for her portrayal of the fiery Gabrielle in Elton John & Bernie Taupin's Lestat, then returned to the role of disco-dancing mom Donna Sheridan in Mamma Mia!.
Resolution: "With eight shows a week and limited time to prepare meals, we have a tendency to order takeout and go out to eat more than I would like. I'd like to try to make dinner at home for my family more often this year and expand my children's vegetable options to something more elaborate than a can of corn."

Jayne Houdyshell
In 2006: Made her Broadway debut to critical acclaim as Lisa Kron's mother in Well, got her first Tony nomination for the role, played a leading part in the talked-about new play The Pain and the Itch, then landed her first musical role: Madame Morrible in Wicked.
Resolution: "The New Year's resolution I am making this year is to be mindful on a daily basis of how very much I have to be thankful for. To be grateful for the fact that I have a vocation that I love and derive so much satisfaction from. To be grateful for the many opportunities I have to work with colleagues who are deeply talented, dedicated artists. To just remember to say thank you everyday. I think remembering to be grateful for the abundant blessings in my life is a way to live positively, and from a more present, right-minded place."

John Lloyd Young
In 2006: Hit a high note, taking home the Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Best Actor Awards for his magnetic performance as Frankie Valli in Jersey Boys.
Resolution: "Eat more greens!"

Christian Hoff
In 2006: Won the Best Featured Actor Tony Award for his irresistible performance as Tommy DeVito in Jersey Boys; became a father for the third time when his wife, Melissa, gave birth to daughter Elizabeth Christine.
Resolution: "My New Year's resolution is to not avoid confrontation just because it may be uncomfortable to do so. It is always best to deal with issues as they arise rather than letting them build up and become problems down the road. Life is too precious!"

Orfeh
In 2006: Starred in Bright Lights, Big City in Philly and started work as bending-and-snapping beautician Paulette in the upcoming musical comedy Legally Blonde.
Resolution: "I'm such a raging workaholic that I often lose sight of the fact that a person needs to split the difference and make time for fun. My husband Andy is always trying to impress upon me the importance of downtime and I'm happy to say, I've been much better about quickie vacations and the like. In 2007, I resolve to keep working on that, which shouldn't be too hard, as Legally Blonde has been a happy marriage of work and fun from the first day—fantastic material, a great company and I get to 'play' with my husband every day!"

Chita Rivera
In 2006: Embarked on a national tour of her autobiographical Broadway musical Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life.
Resolution: "Waking every day happy to be alive and sharing it!"

Beth Leavel
In 2006: Won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress as the boozy title character in the hit musical The Drowsy Chaperone.
Resolution: "'Leap and the net will appear'—which is a famous saying that means don't question your choices and reminds me to just trust what's going to happen because it's all going to work out wonderfully and the way things are destined to. I also want to actually try a Gibson and a martini in the New Year."

Sutton Foster
In 2006: Showed off her cartwheel skills and earned her third Tony nomination as Janet Van De Graaff in The Drowsy Chaperone. Foster also married longtime love Christian Borle, soon to be seen on Broadway in Legally Blonde.
Resolution: "After a very busy, very happy year that included buying my first apartment, getting married, opening a new Broadway show and adopting a new dog—our shih Tzu Linus—my New Year's resolution is to spend more time at home with my husband and Linus and more time with friends."

Laura Bell Bundy
In 2006: Starred in the musical Rock of Ages at Hollywood's Vanguard Theatre, then ended the year in rehearsals for the starring role of Elle Woods in the new Broadway musical Legally Blonde.
Resolution: "There are so many things I would like to work on—being on time, laying off the french fries and Red Bull and calling people back before they forget they called me... But, in this coming year, my main resolution is to be grateful for everything I have in my life and to not take a single thing for granted. No complaining! I know how truly lucky I am."

Tony Danza
In 2006: Ended his gig as the host of his own daytime talk show and late in the year, stepped into the starring role of Max Bialystock in The Producers.
Resolution: "My resolution is to do a great job playing Max Bialystock in The Producers—I'm very excited about being back on Broadway in this wonderful musical."

Michael Berresse
In 2006: Closed out the run of The Light in the Piazza at Lincoln Center, made his directorial debut with off-Broadway's [title of show] and headed back to the stage as Zach in the acclaimed revival of A Chorus Line.
Resolution: "To renovate my kitchen. I'm tired of the drawer faces falling off every time I reach for a spoon. Oh, and to stop saving 100 messages to my cell phone 'to return when I have a second.'"

Jenn Gambatese
In 2006: Fell in love with the title character every night as the adventurous and amorous Jane in Tarzan on Broadway.
Resolution: "My main resolution for 2007 is to become free of self-imposed constraints—to focus on what really brings me joy in life and no longer be bogged down by what I think I 'should' do, or fears that keep me from doing things I'd like to try."

Ashley Brown
In 2006: Book-ended the year with two enormous and coveted Disney roles on Broadway: Belle in Beauty and the Beast and the title role in Mary Poppins.
Resolution: "My New Year's resolution is giving up fried food. I really have to. It's official!"

Elisabeth Withers-Mendes
In 2006: Spent the year shakin' it as sexy Shug Avery in The Color Purple, earning the Theatre World Award and her first Tony nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.
Resolution: "My New Year's resolution is to get my daughter to sing the alphabet song in French, German and Swahili. She's gonna be a Broadway star before it's all over. She already knows how to "chEEze" when someone takes a picture of her—and she's only 22 months old!"

Martin Moran
In 2006: Joined the company of Broadway's Spamalot as the hysterical Sir Robin, where he gets to sing, dance and "look on the bright side of life" each night.
Resolution: "I resolve to remember that I reside in one of the great cultural centers on the planet. I make a resolution to spend at least one afternoon a month visiting one of New York's amazing museums."

Celia Keenan-Bolger
In 2006: Finished up her Tony-nominated run as Olive Ostrovsky in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee and moved out on her own to the coveted role of Eponine in the new revival of Les Miserables.
Resolution: "One of my big New Year's resolutions this year is to invest some serious time and money into finding and supporting a good Democratic candidate to run for president in 2008."

Melissa Errico
In 2006: Gave birth to her first daughter with hubby Patrick McEnroe, lent her soprano to various concerts in New York and around the country and headed into the studio to work on her second solo album.
Resolution: "To take off the baggy maternity pajamas I am still wearing even though the baby is now seven months old, and buy something new, groovy and nice. To take the plastic toys out of the bathtub and find the candles under piles of Parenting and Cookie magazines. To not say "boopie-doo" and "ZOOM" all day in a high voice. And to take my handsome husband by the hand and...well...make a friend for Victoria."

Jackie Hoffman
In 2006: Developed and performed her own one-woman shows greatest hit: The Kvetching Continues; upcoming title: Jackie With a Z and won glowing reviews as a sassy maid in Paul Rudnick's Park Avenue comedy Regrets Only.
Resolution: "NEVER have my uterus removed while I have a gig! "

Daniel Reichard
In 2006: Spent a year in the shoes of Four Season Bob Gaudio in Jersey Boys and performed his own cabaret shows at Joe's Pub, Ars Nova and the Metropolitan Room.
Resolution: "To get more involved in local and world politics—and to attend a protest of the war rather than complain about it over drinks."

Josh Strickland
In 2006: Made a high-flying and dreadlocked Broadway debut in the title role of Disney's new musical Tarzan.
Resolution: "My New Year's resolution is to spend more time with my family and friends. This past year has helped me realize how short life can be and how much the people in my life mean to me. While I want to focus on and enjoy my work on Tarzan, I want to remember to pay special attention to the family and friends I love so much who helped me get where I am today."

Huey Lewis
In 2006: Returned to the Broadway company of Chicago to play legal eagle Billy Flynn, and participated in the show's 10th anniversary performance.
Resolution: "To keep my pants zipped up onstage."

J. Robert Spencer
In 2006: Welcomed countless celeb well-wishers backstage to congratulate him on his performance as Nick Massi in Jersey Boys.
Resolution: "Watch my cussing. I have a baby on the way and I've got to stop swearing around the house."

Edward Hibbert
In 2006: Endured hundreds of spit takes from co-star Georgia Engel in his role as the aptly named Underling in The Drowsy Chaperone. On a break from the show, he switched coasts to co-star in Curtains, Broadway-bound in 2007.
Resolution: "My resolution is to have as much fun doing Curtains on Broadway in 2007 as I have had doing The Drowsy Chaperone in 2006."

Douglas Sills
In 2006: Took on the West Coast with performances in Beehive and as Joe Gillis in the Hollywood Bowl's staged reading of Sunset Boulevard; played the title role in Jerry Christmas in the Festival of New Musicals.
Resolution: "What would you do for your family if you knew that this day was your last? For a stranger? For yourself? That's my new year's thought."