What was it like to win the first Tony for Sound Design of a Play?
Mic Pool: It was great. It was very different from the UK award ceremonies. I was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award the year before for the same show. The Olivier Awards are far more of an industry-only bash, whereas with the Tonys, a good proportion of the 6,000 people that were there are regular theatregoers that had bought tickets. I was quite surprised at how genuinely pleased they were for the few that won. At the after-party people were coming up and were generally so thrilled about it, which is very different to the people in England, who are very cool and reserved about awards. When you get one you’re really pleased to get it, but you’re not meant to show it. [laughs] In America, jumping up and down seems to be par for the course. Mic PoolThe sound effects for 39 Steps really play key roles in various scenes. There’s a lot of music. There are a lot of sound effects, more than probably any other show I’ve done. The timing of the music and effects really contributes to the w
