If there's one great thing about traditions, it is that they are best enjoyed when they are skewered. When, as the Brits say, we take the piss out of them. Though I don't have hard facts on this, I...
"It's Christmas time. Rush, rush, rush. A Christmas Story captures all these crazy things going on and yet we wouldn't have it any other way."
"We were doing a show with a big budget that had a huge set, fantastic lavish costumes, great choreography and a full orchestra with strings. I would love people to know how brave and unusual that was that we did."
"There are lots of social and cultural points in the play that really show how far we've come. But also at the same time, how far we've still got to go."
"I feel like this is the year of The Nimoy. I think a lot of artists are really curious to see what it can do."
"Whether it is a performer of color or a person who is from the LGBT community, it is very important that when they embody a character, that they bring 100% of themselves to that character."
"The show is very critical of our desire to learn about the stories of people who've been taken advantage of."
"This is not a show I would do with any other pianist other than Conrad."
"We live in a capitalist culture and it's easier to measure success in terms of dollars and cents. But I don't feel 'Side Show' is a flop because it's meant so much to so many people."
"Fiction only lives in our imagination and in our minds. But the body is living in a much more elemental, grounded way."