We have a particular philosophy in the casting room that we don't really tell the actors - the actors tell us.

In the past, once a movie musical was made, it was believed that you were left with that version, good or bad, for posterity.

I think maybe the most important thing that we have to say is that people don't often talk about network executives being brave. You don't talk about them as having integrity and a higher purpose, because it's a job... except for Bob Greenblatt. He is a theatre person. He loves and understands it.

People think, 'Oh, you're doing 'The Wiz' because 'Empire' is such a big hit.' The truth is, staging this musical has been a dream of ours since the '90s, but the rights were tied up. It's just coincidental that, this year, when we were choosing a new musical, the rights were cleared.

Marriage was never a destination with me.

You can't know about marriage until you try it.

I had the benefit of parents who believed deeply in my ability. And they were teenagers when they had me - they were teenagers when they got married - but they instilled in me that you can do anything and that brains were most important, that passion was important, and drive.

If I get married in the future, I want to have a relationship like friends with my other half. It'd be best if we can communicate often.