We all [on Aladdin] have a passion to perform and a lot of us trained to do this and there's a certain gratification from knowing that you did your best work and knowing that you are at the level that you are at.

I did an album and they allowed me to sell it at the show. I also did a Disney cruise line gig. I always wanted to make an album and it was an idea that came to me when we first started working on Aladdin.

You can check that box off. You want to make your parents proud for the tuition they paid at NYU.

Nicklaus at the 86 Masters. At his age, with his game at the time.

What fuels me is that there are a lot of people coming to Broadway and to the show [Aladdin] for the first time. Lots of kids and lots of adults and it's usually the kids were it's a special moment for them.

We all work together to pump each other up. Before the show [Aladdin], we give each other a pound on the back, like a sports team.

I always loved Alan Menken songs and wanted my first album to be a tribute to him and his work. I always loved his music.