we danced we did ♪ in a enchanted wind >> well for people of a certain generation we remember omar shareefyptian actor. >> lawrence of arabia. >> not to mention. it's interesting that you show the story of the other. that each side is able somehow to connect with the other side. >> the pull is always there. it's the stuff that gets in the way of it. that stuff is usually -- has to do with money and power. i was just in tel aviv. when you go to egypt or to israel, you know, israel -- you know, the food in israel has become great. mostly because they love the food from all around them. the music, the art, the food, that's a connecting point. that's possibly the most important connecting point. and that's why when we or any administration cuts funding for the arts, they are really cutting just yet another one of those connections. >> regarding your play, the arts are being given short sha riff no matter where you look around the world. the united states, schools in europe, no matter where you look. andrew lloyd webber has his own arts foundation where he tries to encourage people at state sch