tavis: please welcome glen hanson to this program, the writer for the lyrics of the broadway an adaptation of his film. it took home a eighth tony awards including one for best musical. you can get a copy of his first ever solo project. here is some of the video for the song. ♪ tavis: it could be mississippi, but where was that? [laughter] good to have you back. the tony awards, eight out of nine? that is pretty good. >> it was pretty amazing. the day before, they said, we want your tickets. we were in ireland, i was in iceland. tavis: you are holding of that sign. what did you make of these? >> it was so great for us, there was definitely a sense what we carry. it was a very clean experience. the fact that i kept on winning, when i heard best musical, the one everyone was hoping for, i took 40 blocks and i was singing the great tom with song. ♪ i was walking around the streets and, this town has been so good to us. we made this thing like five years ago in three weeks. it is one of those things that just kept going. what a blessing. tavis: in typical new york fashion, and nobody said anyt