>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. LOOK AT THAT.
IT IS THE STAR OF "SWEENEY TODD."
ON BROADWAY AT THE LUNT-FONTANNE THEATRE.
JOSH GROBAN. AFTER SPENDING SO MUCH TIME WITH
SONDHEIM'S INCREDIBLE WORDS AND MUSIC, SADLY WE LOST
STEPHEN SONDHEIM DURING COVID, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO ASK HIM,
ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT HIS WORK? >> Josh: SONDHEIM LOVED SEEING
HIS WORK INTERPRETED AND DONE. HE ALWAYS HAD A LIGHT IN HIS EYE
WHENEVER HE WOULD TALK ABOUT A PRODUCTION SOMEWHERE THAT WAS
GOING TO DO ONE OF HIS WORKS. WE FELT VERY, VERY GRATEFUL THAT
HE KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND HE WAS EXCITED THAT WE WERE
DOING IT AND HE PASSED AWAY SADLY TWO DAYS BEFORE OUR FIRST
MUSIC REHEARSAL, OVER A YEAR AGO NOW.
>> Stephen: DID YOU EVER HAVE A CHANCE TO PERFORM HIS STUFF IN
FRONT OF HIM? >> Josh: YES, I WAS VERY LUCKY
TO HAVE HAD A FRIENDSHIP WITH HIM AND I GOT TO SING FOR HIM.
I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO RIDE ON THE COATTAILS OF THE LATE GREAT
BARBARA COOK WHO INVITED ME. SHE KNEW I WAS A BIG FAN.
INVITED ME TO SING WITH HER AT THE MET HERE IN NEW YORK AND WE
SANG "MOVE ON." FROM SUNDAY IN THE PARK.
STEPHEN WAS OUT THERE AND I DIDN'T KNOW AND SHE SAID
SONDHEIM WAS OUT THERE AND HE SAID IT WAS REALLY, REALLY
BEAUTIFUL. WHAT?
HE DID? AND THEN I GOT INVITED TO SING
AT A BIRTHDAY FOR HIM AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL.
THAT'S WHEN I GOT THE HUG. AND CALL ME STEVE.
THAT WAS A BIG MOMENT. GETTING TO MEET HIM WAS THE
BEST. >> Stephen: I WANT TO ASK YOU
ABOUT THIS RIGHT HERE. THIS IS A GREAT PHOTOGRAPH.
PERFORMING "THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER"
OUTSIDE. IT'S VERY LARGE ASSEMBLY
BUILDING. >> Josh: YES, THE LARGEST
DOUBLE DOORS IN THE WORLD. >> Stephen: KENNEDY SPACE
CENTER. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THERE?
>> Josh: GETTING ALLERGIES. STANDING IN A FIELD.
GOSH, WE TAPED IT WITH THE ARTEMIS 1 LAUNCH WAS THE ONE --
THE UNCREWED MISSION. I AM A SPACE NOT PAID WHEN THEY
ASKED ME IF I WOULD FILM THE NATIONAL HINT THEM AND SEND IT
FROM HOME, IF I GET A TICKET TO, THE COOLEST DAY OF MY LIFE.
I WENT IN THE BUILDING. WE WENT IN AND THE ROCKET WAS IN
THE BUILDING. I GET A WEIRD FEELING WHERE I
SEE LARGE THINGS BUT THEY SHOULDN'T BE.
WHEN I SEE A SHIPWRECK UNDERWATER, THE WEIRD FEELING,
YOU GET TOO CLOSE TO THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.
IT'S WEIRD. I'M THE ONLY ONE.
IT'S OKAY. SEEING THAT ROCKET IN THE HANGAR
WHICH IS ONE OF THE TALLEST FREESTANDING BUILDINGS IN THE
WORLD, IT WAS REMARKABLE. WATCHING IT, THEY ASKED IF I
WANTED TO LIVE ON THE DAY AND I'M GLAD THAT WE PRETAPED TO
BECAUSE THEY DELAYED IT EIGHT TIMES.
I WATCHED THE LAUNCH ON TV. >> Stephen: WOULDN'T YOU WANT
TO BE THERE? >> Josh: THAT IS NEXT ON MY
BUCKET LIST. >> Stephen: THE BIG ROCKETS,
NOT THE LOW EARTH ORBIT STUFF. I HEAR THAT YOU FEEL IN YOUR
CHEST. >> Josh: BEFORE THEY PUT THE
ROCKET ON, I GOT TO TAKE IT TOUR OF THE FLAME TRENCH WHERE THE
FIRE GOES. ISN'T THAT OMINOUS?
>> Stephen: WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE THE FLAME TRENCH?
>> Josh: THE GUY WHO WAS GIVING THE TOUR SAID WE LOSE
ABOUT A THOUSAND BIRDS EVERY TIME WE LAUNCH ONE OF THESE.
NO! >> Stephen: NO!
>> Josh: I THINK HE WAS KIDDING.
>> Stephen: LET'S SAY HE WAS KIDDING.
>> Josh: NOBODY SURVIVES THE FLAME TRENCH.
>> Stephen: WE THROW CORN IN THERE BEFOREHAND.
SO WHAT SAY WHEN THEY LAUNCH ARTEMIS 2, WE GO DOWN THERE?
>> Josh: I WOULD LOVE TO. I WILL GIVE YOU A TOUR OF THE
FLAME TRENCH. >> Stephen: I WOULD BE
HONORED. THANK YOU, JOSH.
GOOD "SWEENEY TODD" IS ON BROADWAY
TO SEE YOU. NOW AT THE LUNT-FONTANNE
THEATRE. IT'S JOSH GROBAN.
EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH STAR OF
"ABBOTT ELEMENTARY," SHERYL LEE RALPH.