AT: I'm anticipating madness, in the best way. I just think that putting that show on live television with the people that are involved and the cast they've got, the energy is going to be created to kind of... because I think Grease, the movie especially, is the kind of show that creates energy, this inner youth energy, and putting that live on TV is going to be nerve-wracking! I think it's going to be such an exciting thing to be a part of.

Do you think it will be super different from performing live on a Broadway show?

AT: Yes and no. I think in a way, much like Les Mis, kind of taking that being onstage, and when you're onstage you have to hit at the back of the house, but then when you have a camera right in front of you, you have to find a way to blend the two and trust that that will come through in the camera.

That must be so hard to take the live aspect of theater but take out the bigness of it.

AT: Yeah, it's different because you want to fall into this lack of energy, but you have to keep the same energy to make it for this little tiny close-up. It's a tricky thing, but hey, that's why we have eight weeks of rehearsal to try and figure it out!

Next to Normal