And as ensemblists start being asked to do more things that require an insane skill set, that inherent value will, I hope, be held up where it deserves to be. — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
We don't have a studio, we don't have a radio station, we don't have anybody breathing down our necks to make a budget. We… — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
If things come up, we can say, "We're not ready for this, let's move some things around." — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
And as ensemblists start being asked to do more things that require an insane skill set, that inherent value will, I hope, be held… — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
The biggest possible thing that we're trying to do is change the conversation about what it means to be a working artist today, and… — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
Where we're telling the story of the history of the ensemblist [in the "Ensemblist Essentials"], using the nine musicals that have won the Pulitzer… — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
We remind ourselves that it's a hobby [The Esemblist]; nobody is setting these deadlines for us, except us. — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
Time's going to pass anyway, so it's prioritizing what to do with that. — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
I'd like to see the first act of Sunday in the Park with George, and the second act of Hamilton. Every day. — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
It [The Esemblist] is also about the generation of audience members that are watching shows and listening to us at the same time; hopefully,… — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
Showtunes might be able to come back into pop music, which is something we haven't seen since the 50s and 60s. Everything is related… — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
We also have a team that works really well together, that knows whose turn it is to pick up what someone else can't continue-the… — Nikka Graff Lanzarone Copy Share Image
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