0:06
Such a well-deserved nomination. What does this Tony nomination mean to you
0:11
Gosh, wow. You know, this whole experience kind of came out of the blue
0:17
so everything is gravy to me at this point. I'm so pleased to get the chance to be back on Broadway
0:24
and to get a chance to be challenged every night by this extraordinary play by Peter Morgan
0:30
and with this amazing cast that I'm completely in love with. And, yeah, it's a huge challenge
0:38
and I'm delighted that all of this has happened, and I'm so pleased to represent our show
0:45
Because you literally just opened. I was literally on the carpet with you, like, four days ago
0:49
It feels like it, yeah. In the morning, and all of a sudden, here you are, a Tony nominee. Yeah
0:54
I mean, just being a part of the theater. Like, this is such an epic show, like you said. It's a huge play
0:59
Yeah, it does cover a lot of time. Yeah, from the fall of communism
1:04
basically, with residences up to today. You know, the story of Mr. Putin is still going on, so
1:12
What's made this so special for you? Because you've worked on so many incredible things
1:16
I've been very fortunate that way. To get to collaborate with Mr. Morgan
1:23
with Rupert Gould, our dazzling director. Will Keane and Luke Thalen, as well as the other Englishmen who joined us
1:38
from the original London production. Ron and Paul, Ron Gutman, Paul Kindman
1:48
Everybody is so passionate about the show. And it really has been a kind of
1:58
open-hearted, collaborative process. Peter's been rewriting the thing as we've gone on
2:04
so it's not exactly the same show as it was before. We've been adding new things, taking things away
2:11
evaluating it in front of an audience. Every single one of our previews was different
2:17
so if you saw the show during previews, it was never the same show twice
2:23
It's been a huge privilege and a great, great challenge
