I am in that glorious position where I can redesign and re-package my own work.
I've taken considerable gambles on shows, but they're very considered gambles.
The musical is the one area of the theater that can give you the biggest buzz of all.
Constrained circumstances can bring the best out of you.
Having a think about whether you can afford 'this' or 'that' is a good discipline to have, to maximise what you can achieve to the highest standard.
I never know what is going to have that 'X' factor and what isn't.