Sarah Snook set the record straight for us: Her last name is pronounced "Snuke" (like nuke), not "Snook" (as in book or took).
On Broadway this spring, she's neither Snuke nor Snook, but 26 completely different people. The 37-year-old Australian is chameleonic in Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray, changing accents, wigs, and gender to tell the story of a man who makes a spiritual bargain to appear eternally young, while his portrait reflects the hideousness of his actions.
The show has suspense, horror, humor, and also a lot of heart. "People don't often credit Oscar Wilde with something heartfelt," I said.
"Yeah, he has a lot of pathos," Snook said. "I think there's a lot of empathy for the human condition – I think, you know, seeing the soul as a real thing and as a part of your body, personality, spiritual makeup that one might need to protect and look after."...READ MORE