Michael Arden

It's this wonderful collective experience.

And it is unique that one time.

There will never, ever be a recreation of it.

Yeah.

My last question is this.

This was published in an interview about your life in Playbill in 2018.

This is what was written.

Fueled by his grandparents' love, Arden said if he could deliver one message to them, it would be, we don't ever realize how precious life is while we're living it.

And I will try in everything I do to honor the love that you gave me.

My last question is this.

Do you feel that you've done that?

And is there still anything else you'd want to tell them?

I feel like I'm trying to do that.

I feel like every day is an opportunity to try to get closer to that.

And by the act of creation, that can spread and so that they can live on.

And is there anything I would like to say to them?

I would say that I am constantly amazed how I keep discovering them.

And we do, too, through your work.

Well, that's a great compliment.

Michael Arden, thank you so much for making so much work that matters.