The First Big Lead That

In My Career, There Have Been Three Things That Were Challenging: Playing Gay; Playing A Jewish Woman; And Playing Anton Chekhov. The Scariest Part Was Playing Chekhov!

I Think My Manager Of 30-some Odd Years Now, Tom Hammond. He's As Fine A Person As You Could Ever Meet. And He's Had Great Theatrical Taste And Has Influenced Me That Way.

I Lost A Very Dear Friend Who Lived With Aids For About 17 Years. Rejecting Early Treatments That Were Iffy, He Thought He Saved Himself. I Really Miss Him A Lot.

George M. Is Where I Met My Dear Friend Joel Grey. We Connected At Rehearsal One Day During A Five-minute Break. We Were Both Looking Out The Same Window And We Knew In Five Minutes That We'd Made A Connection.

The First Big Lead That I Had On Broadway Was In A Show Called La Strada.