Whats that easel thing in the corner?
Oh, that’s Nigel Harman’s from when he played Sky. They used to have darts tournaments in here and write the scores on it. Q: How did you feel coming to work today, having to do the show twice? A: I don’t mind two-show days. I know some performers don’t like them but I really enjoy the matinee audience. They tend to be slightly older people for whom a show like Guys and Dolls means a lot. They’re really receptive and it’s a pleasure to perform to them. Q: You’ve been doing a lot of choreography recently. I think after you choreographed “Grand Hotel” for Michael Grandage lots of people supposed he’d asked you to also do this. Was that ever on the cards? A: No Rob Ashford was on board as choreographer before Michael and I worked together. He was taking a risk with me. I don’t think he’d ever seen any of my work. Maybe he saw “On Your Toes”. Q: That was your first shot at choreographing a musical. It’s a big dance piece and amazingly you were also playing the lead. You must have been exha
