It horrifies me how much it costs to put on shows now, mainly due to EU regulations. The freedom to be entrepreneurial is no longer there. It's a massive business now.
What musicals need is a new me.
I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money but I didn't have it for many decades.
I never know what is going to have that 'X' factor and what isn't.
I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.
Audiences aren't going to get rid of me. One thing I can say, with absolute certainty, is that my shows will still be performed when I'm dead, buried and forgotten. They're going to absolutely outlive me, which is a wonderful thing to think about.