i have to say michael wilson knew horton foote years and halle foote is one of the producers. when we did the rehearsal process, we heard stories about horton. this is what horton would have liked. we got a bible that says this is what was going on in the world in 1953. the korean war was here. this is what it would have looked like. we got a chance to see the history of where we were in houston, 1953. we have to add, obviously,wdy doing the black called the waiting room for the bus station and that dynamic. that makes it even more realistic and kind of, you know, colors, what are production is. >> you mentioned conquering broadway, which you did. how does it feel? i'm just curious, how does it feel when you do that? so many people fight just to get on broadway and then to get there and have all these nominations and all these awards. how do you -- how do you process that? >> it's -- it's fortutive. it's surrendering to the powers that be. i had just -- i had done a show sixth park avenue. we got notice we were getting canceled. everybody is like what are you going to do? i ge