. >> jeffrey wright who starred in the original production said i think the arc from that period, stone -- the arc to hodges is a pretty clear one. and i think a&m jelds hngels ha meaningful place. you talk about the inhumanity that that's past, but there has been so much progress. do you sigh the ligee the light? >> definitely. there is still tremendous work to be done. there is still tremendous fear of the other, whatever that means, whatever the other is, specifically for the lgbt community. even though there have been evident strides forward, i think tony's play is a big part of that, it's a big rallying cry, a big part of that movement as far as i'm concerned. it's -- the work seems to be not going to be completed in my lifetime. >> political struggle is never complete. it's almost pass over. we say in every generation that there are rises to enslave us, the struggle for justice is never ending. >> you must have felt quite gratified, though. i believe you got married and your wedding was the first same-sex marriage to be featured in the famous "the new york times" vow section, whic