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Mass, Egg Sandwich and Play Dates
Brian d'Arcy James spends Sundays with his wife, Jennifer Prescott, and their daughter, Grace, 10.
By ROBIN FINN
Published: April 6, 2012
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Brian d'Arcy James, who played the misanthropic ogre Shrek on Broadway, is now Frank Houston, the long-suffering husband of an emotionally volatile writer (played by Debra Messing) on NBC's new show "Smash." Twice a Tony nominee, and a star of the play "Next to Normal," Mr. James is delighted to have matinee-free weekends for the first time in years. Another plus: "Smash" is shot in the city, which he deems "a miracle." He spends Sundays with his wife, Jennifer Prescott, an actress and green design consultant, and their daughter, Grace, 10. They share an Upper West Side apartment with a cat named Jam; the family also has a country house in Sherman, Conn .
#sundayroutine : Readers can follow Brian d'Arcy James on Twitter on Sunday at @briandarcyjames .
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Mr. James works out in Riverside Park with Kirk Benjamin, his trainer.
UP AND OFF TO CHURCH We wake up around 8, which usually leaves us just enough time to get dressed and get ourselves to 9:30 Mass at Holy Trinity on West 82nd Street. We don't dress fancy — it's not bow ties and bonnets — but we don't look slovenly.
SUSTENANCE I do love eggs and bacon and rye toast in the morning, so after church I might go to Lenny's and grab an egg sandwich; I stuff it in my mouth and head out the door and probably look like a dog that's just killed a bird.
COFFEE AND CHAT Grace has Sunday-school class from 10:30 to 11:30, so my wife and I will use that time to go to the Starbucks on the corner and just talk about the week coming up, logistics and stuff. It's no different than any marriage: during the week you're just so busy, but it's like on Sunday there's more room in my mind, there's time to have a normal husband-and-wife conversation. I get a Tall Blonde and Jen, who is very specific about what she eats and drinks, gets the Decaf Doppio Soy Macchiato with one pump of mocha; if I get the order wrong I hear about it instantly.
PLAY DATES, MAYBE Our two options after Grace gets out of her class depend on her social calendar. She likes having play dates, so the connective tissue may be us walking her to somebody's house, or else if she doesn't have a play date we try to do something interesting. I love going to movies and I crave especially going with my daughter, since there are so many kid-friendly movies out now, like "Hugo." We also go to Make Meaning , this arts-and-crafts place where you can make things, like doing your own ceramics.
GYM TIME If Grace has a play date, I'll go to the gym, the New York Sports Club . I have this great trainer, Kirk Benjamin. When the weather gets better, I go to Central Park and run the six-mile loop, but while it's iffy, I keep the flame burning by doing an hour of cardio and core stuff at the gym. And about 25 percent of the time, if it's nice out, Kirk and I will go to the park and supplement the inside stuff by training out there.
COOK OR GO OUT If Jennifer and I have gone out a lot during the week, we stay home and she cooks dinner. However, if we've been home or they've been home and I've been off shooting, then we'll go out. If we go to Island Burger and Shakes , I get the chicken sandwich. If we're in the mood for sushi, and being a boy from Michigan I'm impressed that my 10-year-old daughter is a fan of sushi, we like Haru . I don't get anything too exotic. And there's a new place near us, Spring Natural Kitchen ; they have a great lamb burger and Grace's favorite, taco salad.
BOOK AND TV Grace does her homework; she's reading "The Hunger Games," so I will read that, too. She goes to bed at 8:30, and after that, I love watching TV. This winter, Sundays were all about football, and we watched "Downton Abbey," and we always see "The Good Wife." I might sneak out for a walk so I can buy a piece of candy for dessert. If I'm shooting on Monday, I go over my lines because the clock is ticking. But I'm a night owl. Bedtime is midnight. Or 12:30.
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