Mark Horowitz prepared for Stephen Sondheim's visit by displaying scores from Sondheim's favorite composers and eventually convinced him to leave his manuscripts to the Library of Congress.
"I think it's always fun to play the amoral baddie. Tony's slick, smarmy, and wildly fun to play. I'd never behave like him, but I won't lie... playing a pompous, arrogant jackass is cathartic."
There's some people that you work with that you just build a really strong affinity with. Because we were so set on doing things that were gonna break down those walls, we were very close, because we had the same goal.
Kassovitz expresses his curiosity about audience reactions: "I'm very curious to see how people react to it, because it's close enough to the original movie so that people can feel comfortable. And far enough so people don't feel betrayed, Kassovitz, now 57, said in an interview during a rehearsal break, two weeks before opening night." This highlights the balance he aims to strike between nostalgia and innovation.
