Michael:
Yeah, I think it's because there's no language barrier. I think being around for the last year of "A Chorus Line" and seeing that, and "A Chorus Line" being a much more literate show, as far as, you know, being a Pulitzer Prize winning book, and- right? it won the Pulitzer? yeah -and I think this show has an appeal to tourists and foreign tourists who come into New York and they can get the idea of the show without under- standing English. And so I think that's one aspect. And on the other hand, it's for children and families. And a lot of people will bring their families, and it becomes, maybe, an annual event where they'll come. And I think that's why the show sort of continues to run, and may run forever, who knows, because, especially with the video, which seems to have made people, brought it into people's homes and now, it's odd, but it seems to be the response is that people now want to see it live, instead of what they thought might have happened, is that it might close the show, because everyone would say "oh, we can rent the video, why go see it?", but it seems to have had this kind of odd opposite reaction where people are, like, "Wow! I want to see that live now", you know, and kids will see it and say "oh, I want to go", like my nieces and nephews are all, like, "I want to go now and see it live and in New York". So, maybe that's the reason it's had such a long and profitable run.

Michael:
Well, we have a great staff, you know, great stage managers, a great dance captain. Gillian is present; at least twice a year she'll come in and work with the company. I think that's probably one of the most important things, because you get the source coming in. Even though Trevor is really no longer involved, Gillian really does care, and she really will come in and work with a new cast, because they do turn over a lot, and you do have, like even in the 10 months since I was away and come back, I would say almost half of a new company, if not more so. So, it's great that they, the people who maintain it, care enough to really have an integrity and to keep the show fresh.

Michael:
Well, I usually, it takes 45 minutes, about, for me. Some people can do it, it takes me a long time to do the make-up. Some people are incredibly fast with it, and can, like, put it on and it looks brilliant in record time. For me, it takes me a little longer, I don't know why. So, it takes me about 30 to 35, 40 minutes to put my make-up on, and then to warm up and get ready to, you know, do the show. So I usually get here a quarter of, no later than 7, and begin the ritual. (laughs)

Michael:
I think when I start lining. I mean, there's a whole base sort of thing, but when the lines start to come in, there's certain things like the nose and the mouth, shaping of the mouth, that is when the felinity really starts to come in, and I kind of, I try to really - not to make it seem overly important - but, it really, I try to be very thoughtful about trying to make a sort of a statement with, and be thoughtful about how I put my make-up on. And I enjoy it, it's exciting to me. So I don't mind spending 35 or 40 minutes a day doing it, it's fun.

Michael:
The mic goes up through the wig, but, you know, the mic's hid, so...