Tom had set a meeting with Mike and Stro for the afternoon after I was scheduled to arrive in New York. But I got to New York earlier than I expected, so I did something a little crazy. I went to Mike and Stro’s penthouse apartment, unannounced and unexpected. When they opened the door, I didn’t say hello, I burst into song! I started singing a song I had just written for the show, called “That Face.” A paean of praise to Bialystock and Bloom’s beautiful secretary, Ulla. I sang the song all the way down Mike and Stro’s long New York apartment hallway then jumped up on their sofa, finished the
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