"What it’s helped me remember is that it’s all a crapshoot — theater. All of the variables that have to be in place fo…"

"I talk a lot about kindness and gratitude and how those two things can bring us into the present moment and how prese…"

"A hug is a tribute to connection between two humans."

"For audiences to discover that kindness is accessible at all times, not just in the wake of tragedy. That we all have…"

"To play a living person is one thing, but then to have that person present so often, and I can see her, it's trickier…"

"There's a lyric in our opening number where we sing, "I'm an islander." And they heard this and leapt to their feet a…"

"It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made. I did 1,180 performances, and I’ve fallen in love with the company. It wa…"

"I actually went to visit her in her home in Florida, in her vacation home. I got to spend some time with her away fro…"

"It was challenging. If you fail in standup you can’t blame anyone but yourself. But it definitely increased my confid…"

"Doing stand-up, for me, created a deep sense of courageousness. There’s no one else to blame if your screw up. The mo…"