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>>> JOINING US NOW, THE ALL- FEMALE CREATIVE TEAM BEHIND THE
FIFTH AVENUE PRODUCTION OF ANY,
A SHOW THEY HAVEN'T DONE SINCE
1984.
1984.
1984. THANKS FOR JOINING US, WE'VE
GOT THE ASSOCIATE
CHOREOGRAPHER, THE DIRECTOR AND
THE MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND
CONDUCTOR.
CONDUCTOR. THANKS FOR JOINING US.
>> WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> I KNOW I WAS TALKING TO THE
THREE OF YOU, YOU'VE NEVER
WORKED WITH AN ALL-FEMALE TEAM
BEFORE SO WHAT HAS THAT BEEN
LIKE?
LIKE?
LIKE? >>
LIKE? >> FANTASTIC.
>> FANTASTIC. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE AN ALL-
FEMALE DESIGN TEAM AS WELL.
IT WAS REALLY UNIQUE AND EVEN
AS AN ACTOR WHICH IS MY USUAL
, I'VE NEVER WORKED WITH AN ALL-
FEMALE TEAM.
FEMALE TEAM. >> WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF
THAT IN YOUR MIND?
>> I WORKED WITH AN ALL-MALE
TEAM A WHOLE LOT.
>> SOME OF THE WORDS, I'VE BEEN
BLOWN AWAY, WHEN YOU LOOK AT
ALL THE CRITICS AND THEIR
REVIEWS, THEY ARE MEANT TO BE
CRITICAL, BUT SOME OF THE WORDS
THAT HAVE BEEN USED, AUTHENTIC,
STRANGER MAGAZINE CALLED IT
SENSATIONAL.
SENSATIONAL. AND THEY CALLED IT JUST THIS
BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
WHAT IS IT LIKE FOR YOU GUYS
WHEN YOU HEAR THESE WONDERFUL
WORDS?
WORDS?
WORDS? >>
WORDS? >> I THINK STARTING AT THE
AUDITION POINT AND SEEING WHERE
WE STARTED AND SEEING THESE
PEOPLE IN THAT ROOM AND GETTING
TO WHERE WE ARE NOW AND WE ARE
SO PROUD OF THEM, IT'S SO
FULFILLING TO SEE THAT OTHER
PEOPLE ARE SEEING THAT HARD
WORK COME TO FRUITION.
IT'S JUST BEEN A GLORIOUS
EXPERIENCE SITTING DOWN WITH
ALL OF THESE LADIES ALL THE
TIME AND THE AUTHENTIC RESPONSE
THAT THEY ARE SAYING, IT IS SO
GREAT THAT THEY ARE SAYING THAT.
>> THE BEST THING FOR ME, GOOD
OR BAD, I REALLY LIKED HEARING,
YOU SET OUT YOU THINK I'M NOT
GOING TO READ THE REVIEWS BUT
IN A WORLD OF SOCIAL MEDIA AND
A BUNCH OF EXCITED MOMS, IT WAS
HARD, SO THANK GOODNESS WHAT
THEY REFLECTED TO ME WAS WHAT
WE SET OUT TO DO ON DAY ONE, WE
SAID WE WANT TO MAKE THIS ABOUT
THE HUMANS AND NOT JUST THE
HUMANS THAT ARE IN THE PLAY AND
THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH IN THE
AUDIENCE, BUT WE WANTED TO STEP
INTO THESE CHARACTERS AND MAKE
THEM REAL AND I THINK THAT'S
WHAT THEATER DOES BEST,
TECHNOLOGY WILL NEVER REPLACE
BEING IN A ROOM TOGETHER.
>> CAROL, YOU ARE WORKING
VOCALLY WITH THE ARTISTS ON THE
STAGE, AND WHAT WAS THAT LIKE
WORKING WITH SO MANY KIDS?
>> IT IS FANTASTIC.
THE KIDS CAME INTO THIS KNOWING
THE SHOW AND KNOWING THE MUSIC,
SO THAT'S KIND OF MADE IT MORE
FUN AND MORE INTERESTING.
IT'S MUSIC THAT PEOPLE ARE
FAMILIAR WITH, BUT SOMEHOW THE
STORY IS TIMELESS AND IT WAS A
JOY FROM BEGINNING TO END.
>> THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO ASK
YOU, BECAUSE WHEN YOU READ THE
REVIEWS, THE THING I HEAR THE
MOST I THINK IS THAT THEY HEAR
ANNIE AND THE THINK OF
SOMETHING KIND OF ICONIC BUT
THAT YOU BREATHE NEW LIFE INTO
IT.
IT.
IT. HOW
IT. HOW DID YOU MAKE IT FEEL
FRESH?>> THAT'S WHAT THEATER IS
AT ITS BEST. WE LOOK AT WHAT IS
ON THE PAGE AND WHAT HAS LEFT
BEEN LEFT BEHIND BY THESE
WRITERS AND COMPOSERS AND WE
BREATHE LIFE INTO IT.
WHO ARE THESE PEOPLE, WHY DO
THEY DO WHAT THEY DO?
BECAUSE IT'S EASY TO STAND
OUTSIDE AND SAY THAT IS GOOD
AND THAT IS BAD, THAT WHEN IT
IS YOU, THERE IS NO VILLAIN,
THERE'S ONLY PEOPLE TRYING TO
DO THE BEST THEY CAN.
EVEN MISS HANNIGAN IS REALLY
JUST TRYING TO DO THE BEST SHE
CAN IN A TOUGH SITUATION.
THIS IS THE DEPRESSION WE ARE
DEALING WITH, SO WE REALLY
STARTED FROM A PLACE OF WIRE
THESE PEOPLE DOING THESE THINGS
AND THE REASONS ARE ALWAYS WHAT
THEY THINK THEY HAVE TO DO.
>> I FEEL THAT.
AND YOU HAVE SUCH AN
INTERESTING BACK GROUND, YOUR
FORMER ROCKETTE YOU PERFORMED
ON BROADWAY, ALL THIS
EXPERIENCE AND NOW YOU ARE
TEACHING KIDS THESE ROUTINES
FOR 47 SHOWS. WHAT STRUCK YOU
ABOUT THAT EXPERIENCE?
>> WALKING INTO A ROOM WITH
THESE KIDS IT WAS JUST HIGH
ENERGY, THEY HAVE SUCH A
POSITIVE ATTITUDE, THEY ARE SO
SMART.
SMART.
SMART. AGAIN AND AGAIN, THE ATTENTION
TO DETAIL, AND THEY WANT TO DO
SO GOOD.
SO GOOD.
SO GOOD. THEY WOULD COME BACK, I'M
STRUGGLING WITH THIS, HELP ME,
I WANTED TO BE RIGHT.
EVERY NIGHT, JUST THE HEART BUT
THEY BRING TO IT HAS BEEN SO
EXCITING TO WATCH.
>> WHEN I GO TO THE SHOW AND I
SEE YOU THERE, SOMETIMES I JUST
AIR THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD
BECAUSE I'M THINKING THIS IS SO
COOL.
COOL.
COOL. IS
COOL. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO
SAY TO YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE
DOING SOMETHING LIKE WHAT YOU
ARE DOING?
ARE DOING? >> STRIVE FOR WHATEVER YOU WANT
AND YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH WHATEVER
YOUR DREAMS ARE.
>> DUTIFULLY SAID.
AND HE IS RUNNING UNTIL
DECEMBER 30 AT THE 5th AVENUE
THEATRE, AN AMAZING TEAM BEHIND
IT AND A BREAK -- GREAT
PRODUCTION.
PRODUCTION. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR STOPPING
BY.
BY.
BY. >>
BY. >> WE
BY. >> WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND THAT
THE STORY OF ANY REALLY IS
ABOUT KIDS WHO DON'T HAVE A
HOME, AND SO THE 5th AVENUE
THEATRE PARTNERED WITH THIS
ORGANIZATION CALLED FOSTERING
TOGETHER AND I WANT YOU TO
KNOW, THERE ARE MORE THAN 9000
KIDS IN OUR STATE RIGHT NOW WHO
DON'T HAVE A HOME.
THEY ARE IN FOSTER CARE.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE
ABOUT HOW YOU CAN HELP, NOT