‘Pygmalion’ Star Jefferson Mays Saws the Air With His Hands Who: Jefferson Mays
Job: Playing the role of Henry Higgins, opposite Claire Danes’s Eliza, in the Roundabout Theatre’s current hit production of Pygmalion.
Age: 42
Neighborhood: East Village
Who’s your favorite New Yorker, living or dead, real or fictional?
E.B. White
What’s the best meal you’ve eaten in New York?
My wedding dinner at Eight Mile Creek.
In one sentence, what do you actually do all day in your job?
I saw the air with my hands, tear passion to tatters, and do a fair amount of strutting and fretting.