We thrive because we do musicals, ... I look at theater as a business and produce a product that people want to see.

[Many people in the theater business attended that first preview on Feb. 6, 1979.] A lot of them said it was too bad, but it wasn't going to work, ... And I was really disappointed that especially actors gave it no chance.

I had directed a little in summer theater, and I liked it, and I started getting interested in directing, in live television.

Our business has been really slow, and now that they've caught the guy, I hope people start coming back downtown. They need to feel safe, and now I think they can feel safe.

I think we say we want sustainable business. This is sustainable, it's clean, people are well paid.

There have been little donations or grants and no sugar daddies. That's virtually unheard of in the theater business.