“It’s a little bit of a burden, do you know what I mean? Everyone’s familiar with it, as opposed to something no ones’ ever seen before, and has no expectation of. And there’s such a famous movie of it, that’s in peoples’ heads. So, you’re a little conscious of that. But other than that, you also feel like there’s a history of it. It gives you confidence, that’s the other side of that. You know it has a chance of being successful.” - Director Mary Zimmerman talking about whether her approach changes when she takes on a popular work like THE MUSIC MAN.