Does it help, then, to watch the movie before seeing the musical?
No, I don’t think so. I mean, when I saw it for the first time on Broadway, I had never seen the movie before, and I just loved it! I had such a great time! So I don’t think it really matters whether you’ve seen it or not. I just think, like anything else… for example, if you watched something 20 years ago that you loved, and then you see it again now, it sort of brings out, like, a great nostalgic trigger for you. So someone who may not have seen [the movie] before can still enjoy it on that level. So let’s talk about your character, Kira. Oh, Kira. Well, she’s inspired, of course, by Olivia Newton-John. She is a Greek Muse who is called to Earth to help this sidewalk chalk artist. She’s called down to help him pursue and achieve his greatest artistic destiny: to open up his concept of a really art-sy roller disco! Wow, heavy stuff! [Laughs]. Well, since the character was inspired by Olivia Newton-John, did you get a lot of breathing room to make the character more your own rather t
