Christopher Ashley

No, no, no, you very much go one at a time. And most of those six, someone in our group has worked with before, and all of us have seen many, many performances by them. It's a very known group. You're not just basing this on an audition, you're also basing it on a body of work. And very, very excited that we're being joined by Ivan Hernandez as Lincoln. Tell me about Ivan.

No, no, no, you very much go one at a time. And most of those six, someone in our group has worked with before, and all of us have seen many, many performances by them. It's a very known group. You're not just basing this on an audition, you're also basing it on a body of work. And very, very excited that we're being joined by Ivan Hernandez as Lincoln. Tell me about Ivan.

For La Jolla Playhouse aficionados, he was the Zhivago in the La Jolla Playhouse production of Dr. Zhivago about 20 years ago. If you Google him, you'll see him all over film, all over television, and all over theater stages. He's stunning. Super smart, beautiful voice, has a kind of center of gravity that I think is a necessary part of Lincoln. Looks good in a top hat.

For La Jolla Playhouse aficionados, he was the Zhivago in the La Jolla Playhouse production of Dr. Zhivago about 20 years ago. If you Google him, you'll see him all over film, all over television, and all over theater stages. He's stunning. Super smart, beautiful voice, has a kind of center of gravity that I think is a necessary part of Lincoln. Looks good in a top hat.

For La Jolla Playhouse aficionados, he was the Zhivago in the La Jolla Playhouse production of Dr. Zhivago about 20 years ago. If you Google him, you'll see him all over film, all over television, and all over theater stages. He's stunning. Super smart, beautiful voice, has a kind of center of gravity that I think is a necessary part of Lincoln. Looks good in a top hat.

I have not tried him in a top hat yet, but I did draw one on a picture of him to sort of see what he looked like in my imagination. And what number was Ivan on that list? I can't tell you that, but he was high.

I have not tried him in a top hat yet, but I did draw one on a picture of him to sort of see what he looked like in my imagination. And what number was Ivan on that list? I can't tell you that, but he was high.

I have not tried him in a top hat yet, but I did draw one on a picture of him to sort of see what he looked like in my imagination. And what number was Ivan on that list? I can't tell you that, but he was high.

He's got Lincolniness, which is a hard thing to define, but you know it when you see it. Can you describe it at least? What do you mean by Lincolniness? It's a gravitas. It's intelligent acting. use of language in rehearsals. I was like, yeah, he's really capturing something about Lincoln. And then we put the costume on and I thought, wow, he's really Lincoln.

He's got Lincolniness, which is a hard thing to define, but you know it when you see it. Can you describe it at least? What do you mean by Lincolniness? It's a gravitas. It's intelligent acting. use of language in rehearsals. I was like, yeah, he's really capturing something about Lincoln. And then we put the costume on and I thought, wow, he's really Lincoln.

He's got Lincolniness, which is a hard thing to define, but you know it when you see it. Can you describe it at least? What do you mean by Lincolniness? It's a gravitas. It's intelligent acting. use of language in rehearsals. I was like, yeah, he's really capturing something about Lincoln. And then we put the costume on and I thought, wow, he's really Lincoln.

And then we did a last thing, which is he'd been rehearsing with a beard and mustache. And we just shaved the mustache, which is unique to Lincoln, right? You don't see a lot of beards, no mustaches in the world. And there was something about like all of the work that he'd been done in creating the character suddenly with that tiny gesture got all the way across the finish line for me.

And then we did a last thing, which is he'd been rehearsing with a beard and mustache. And we just shaved the mustache, which is unique to Lincoln, right? You don't see a lot of beards, no mustaches in the world. And there was something about like all of the work that he'd been done in creating the character suddenly with that tiny gesture got all the way across the finish line for me.

And then we did a last thing, which is he'd been rehearsing with a beard and mustache. And we just shaved the mustache, which is unique to Lincoln, right? You don't see a lot of beards, no mustaches in the world. And there was something about like all of the work that he'd been done in creating the character suddenly with that tiny gesture got all the way across the finish line for me.

I'm Christopher Ashley, the artistic director here at LA Playhouse, also the director of the show. Thank you for your patience tonight. We're about to get started. So tonight is our very first public performance of This World for Dear Musical. What that means is you are the first audience for this musical ever, and we are delighted to meet you.

I'm Christopher Ashley, the artistic director here at LA Playhouse, also the director of the show. Thank you for your patience tonight. We're about to get started. So tonight is our very first public performance of This World for Dear Musical. What that means is you are the first audience for this musical ever, and we are delighted to meet you.

I'm Christopher Ashley, the artistic director here at LA Playhouse, also the director of the show. Thank you for your patience tonight. We're about to get started. So tonight is our very first public performance of This World for Dear Musical. What that means is you are the first audience for this musical ever, and we are delighted to meet you.

I do think there's something about the process that is insane and also the most satisfying thing you can possibly do with your life. It's intensely collaborative, the process of making a new show together. Every day you say something and then someone does something with that thing you've said that is better and richer and more exciting than you had in your head.

I do think there's something about the process that is insane and also the most satisfying thing you can possibly do with your life. It's intensely collaborative, the process of making a new show together. Every day you say something and then someone does something with that thing you've said that is better and richer and more exciting than you had in your head.

I do think there's something about the process that is insane and also the most satisfying thing you can possibly do with your life. It's intensely collaborative, the process of making a new show together. Every day you say something and then someone does something with that thing you've said that is better and richer and more exciting than you had in your head.