. >> five-time tony beener. she's barely 43 years of age. she has five of these things already.then some. >> i knew the show was going to be great, and i went back afterwards to talk to her, and i said how moved he was, how pleased i was at the dhaegs she gave the audience because it's a wonderful performance, but you are learning about betsy smith. you are learning about lady day. are you learning about the prez. she's -- she's giving you as she acts a history lesson. i get the sense to what you said a moment ago in your show, you're weaving some of that -- >> i do. i can't help it. partly because i'm a bit of a nerd, and i just can't help talking about this stuff because i love it so much. i don't want to -- i hate people to think that it's some sort of dry musicality. >> no crib notes. >> well, i think they -- i think they add to the pleasure of it. i mean, when you learn, for example, that led belly was in two separate situations, once in louisiana and once in texas was released because of the songs he wrote. the governor of texas actually, i believe he got off a live senten