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Thank you so much for taking the time to answer our questions! You are so brilliant - from Giorgio to your fantastic Sweeney to the amazing, layered performance you’re giving right now in Fun Home (I can’t stop thinking about what an amazing job you’re doing with such a difficult part).

The 2006 Sweeney Todd Revival completely changed my perception of musical theatre and the ways that it can be produced. What was it like working with John Doyle? Could you tell us about his process?

In the Sondheim 80th Birthday Concert, you and your lovely and talented wife Marin are introduced as "the naughtiest couple of Broadway." How did you earn that title?

Thank you SO much for the detailed response! I'm an aspiring musical theatre director and so fascinated by Mr. Doyle's work and processes. I'm so glad that your mind was opened to musical theatre, because you are such a skilled performer in that arena!

Wow, I wish it had been filmed, too - I would watch that documentary religiously. I read that he gave you a lot of power to continue exploring even throughout the run. I saw it near the beginning and the end and I remember especially your interactions with Patti being drastically different and seeming to have grown more intense. Was that an organic process of doing the show for so long or a result of trying so many different avenues in the rehearsal room? Did John Doyle continue to visit the show after opening, despite that not being the norm with directors?