Any director who comes into a revival owes a great deal to the original director. If I know the backbone works, it gives me, as a director, much more freedom to bring something new to it or try something different.
From Scott Ellis
'On the Twentieth Century' was always something I wanted to do because of Kristin Chenoweth.
The theatre show-biz types don't change much, no matter what era we're in. The question of how you balance being in show business with your personal life isn't very different.
You can't live like a monk if you have two five-year-old twins. That ain't happening. Just the opposite, actually.
My first time ever on the Tony Awards was in 1984, the year of 'The Rink.'
I always have to come back to shows to take out the improvements actors have put in. Laughs are addictive, and sometimes they're good laughs, and sometimes they're bad laughs.
A bad laugh is a laugh for the sake of a laugh that's out of character.
The smartest thing a director can do is surround himself with really good people.
Being a twin, and knowing if my twin was gone or lost - that's a part of me. There's no way I could be the same person knowing my brother had passed away.
The challenge of a revival is how to bring something fresh. The reward is the opportunity to add different flourishes. You're dealing with different actors, designers and a different time.
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