Elisabeth Vincentelli

So as a result, I could never listen to it again because that was not the best version.

We didn't mention those musicals, which were a pandemic kind of experience.

Mm-hmm.

and responding to the communist witch hunts.

How did it work?

Well, the Andrew Scott Vanya, which I believe it's still available from National Theater Live.

I know.

It was a great production and it's a great capture as well.

We haven't talked too much about movie versions of musicals, largely because many of them are so bad.

But one I particularly love is Little Shop of Horrors.

Yeah, of that period, it's one of the few that's excellent.

You are the perfect example of what we're talking about.

It's not just that this kind of engagement in other forms of theater exists.

does not eat into the ticket sales.

It enhances the experience when you do go.

The best movie musicals are generally not made from Broadway shows.

Singing in the Rain, would you agree?

Right.

So with that proviso, what do you think of Chicago?

I'm a little scared to say because I'm sitting right near you.