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[0:11] Robert Bannon: It's the round table with me, Robert Bannon.

[0:14] Adrian: Hi everyone, I'm Adrian with the Round Table in Broadway World, and we are here for opening night of Eureka Day. It's very exciting. It's cold and chilly and snowy outside, but we're warm and toasty in here, awaiting the amazing cast of Eureka Day. Stay tuned.

[0:30] Adrian: So we're waiting here. The list for the guests, the VIPs. Crazy. It's very exciting. Very exciting. But this is the lull. We're just waiting. It's nice to be inside because it's really cold out, just so you know. But we're waiting. So there we go. Okay.

[0:50] Robert Bannon: I am here with the playwright, Jonathan Spector. Congratulations.

[0:54] Jonathan Spector: Thank you. It's opening night.

[0:56] Robert Bannon: Yes. Yeah, it's very exciting. We were there on press day.

[1:00] Jonathan Spector: Yes, I was. Which was it was warmer and sunnier. Although we're inside. It's nice and toasty inside. How exciting is tonight for you?

[1:06] Jonathan Spector: Oh, I mean, so exciting. This is actually the first opening night of a Broadway show I've ever attended.

[1:11] Robert Bannon: My gosh, that's so exciting.

[1:14] Jonathan Spector: So so I I don't know. So have there been any through all the previews and everything, any fun changes to be expected?

[1:23] Jonathan Spector: There have. I mean, certainly the first week of previews, I think, really tried to stop throwing new lines at them, you know, an hour before they go on stage as we as we got a little further along.

[1:42] Robert Bannon: And what would you like for those coming to get their tickets, Eureka Day? What would you like for them to take away from seeing this play?

[1:52] Jonathan Spector: You know, that that's a question I never have a good answer to. I mean, I hope people hope people enjoy the play and and you know leaves them something to to think about as the they continue to think about it you know after they walk out of the theater that's all you can ask well you know what let's tell our our roundtablers what is the play what is Eureka Day about what is the the premise Eureka Day is about a small uh progressive private school in Berkeley California it's set in uh beginning of the 2018 2019 school year and uh the characters are the the the board of directors and the principal of the school and because of their progressive values they make all of the decisions by consensus um and then they have an outbreak of mumps and they struggle to find consensus about how to move forward.

[2:39] Robert Bannon: Very fitting for today in this day and age but we're gonna forge forward and and hope for all the best that we can gotta be positive right I mean it's you know reading the headlines it's it's hard but yes yes yes but that's why this is great this is beautiful art and everyone please come get your tickets come see this amazing play it's amazing at the MTG theaters.

[3:01] Jonathan Spector: Congratulations thank you so much for stopping and talking thank you yes happy holidays you too thank you so much I'm here with the director of Eureka Day Anna D. Shapiro congratulations on opening night.

[3:01] Anna D. Shapiro: Thank you so much I'm so excited it's really exciting it's it's it's snowy and rainy in New York City and it's opening night.

[3:20] Robert Bannon: That's right that's right I was thinking that's a good sign.

[3:23] Anna D. Shapiro: I you know we always say rain is actually a good sign on opening and I'm actually just glad for the city because when we were rehearsing it didn't rain once. I've never been here for the stretch of time with no rain, and Brooklyn was on fire and parks were on fire. So I feel like more than our opening, just like thank goodness for the environment that we've got some rain coming down.

[3:42] Robert Bannon: Oh, see? Oh, I like that that. That's a good thing. This is an amazing cast.

[3:46] Anna D. Shapiro: Oh, yes. I mean, the the and I just the energy is really palpable. I love it.

[3:51] Anna D. Shapiro: Yeah, they're they're incredible. I mean, honestly, I will say that a huge part of it is that we have the greatest casting director in the whole wide world, uh, uh Dave Capp, and he's amazing, and his team is amazing. Really, really knew how to put this group together, and you know, I could not be happier. They are each of them wonderfully talented, incredibly hardworking, and incredibly kind. You know, and when you're doing comedy and you're doing it alone in a room where nobody thinks it's funny because you're alone in that room, the kind of patience you have to have, the kind of sense of humor that you have to have, and and while you're doing this really hard work, and each of them has done that. They've just done it. It's just beautiful.

[4:34] Robert Bannon: That's amazing. I didn't think about that too. That's true. You're rehearsing, and there's just a couple people that are there. And they've heard it all.

[4:39] Anna D. Shapiro: Right. They've heard it all. And then starting previews, I know even Thomas was like, I had a little nerves, you know, coming out there. And I said, That's gotta be really exciting as well as nerve-wracking to just go out there, and now it's time. You gotta go.

[4:50] Anna D. Shapiro: That's right. And I think that the key thing is to get as ready as you can possibly be so that they can just the actors don't have to remember anything. Right. They just they know who they are and they know what they want, and they walk out into a situation, and then they deal with that situation live in the moment every night. It's amazing.

[5:08] Robert Bannon: Anna, congratulations.

[5:09] Anna D. Shapiro: Thank you so much.

[5:10] Robert Bannon: Yes, have fun tonight.

[5:11] Anna D. Shapiro: Thanks, I will.

[5:12] Robert Bannon: Oh, you look beautiful this evening.

[5:14] Anna D. Shapiro: Thank you. Congratulations on opening night.

[5:16] Robert Bannon: Oh, thanks so much. Isn't it exhilarating and exciting for having another opening night?

[5:21] Anna D. Shapiro: Uh well, in this theater it is, because I'm really partial to the people that run the theater and the whole community here. It's my family to me. They really do put out some amazing plays.

[5:30] Robert Bannon: Yes, yeah, they do. I love everything that they've had um uh really since I've been I've been in New York. So actually Manhattan Theater Club was the first theater I came to when I was in when I was 19, and my really first adult experience um of going to a play with a friend from college was at Manhattan Theater Club and it was way on the east side.

[5:51] Anna D. Shapiro: Yeah, yeah. And look at you now.

[5:54] Robert Bannon: I know who would have think I realized that. And I stayed at a friend's house and I was like, oh my God. I I just uh remember going to a very fancy Upper East Side apartment with this friend from college where her parents had a subscription, and I didn't put it all together until this moment where I thought, wow, this became my kind of home.

[6:12] Robert Bannon: Yeah, that's so for I don't think we talked about it last time at Pres Day, but for your character, if you can tell our lovely audience there, who is who do you play?

[6:21] Anna D. Shapiro: I play Suzanne, who's the sort of head of the executive committee of this school. She's been at this school for years and years, and um her oldest child is in graduate school, so that's telling. And um, and it's uh it's it's really a a beautiful part because it's anchored in just loving children, loving her children, but loving children obsessively. And I um I guess I feel like I can connect to that.

[6:47] Robert Bannon: And do you have any fun plans for the holidays?

[6:50] Anna D. Shapiro: Oh, I'm gonna go maybe for a couple of days to the Berkshires where I have a house in Williamstown, which is very um cl that whole area is close to my heart. So that'll that's what I'll do.

[6:59] Robert Bannon: Yeah. I love that. Well, congratulations.

[7:01] Anna D. Shapiro: Thank you so much.

[7:02] Robert Bannon: And and have fun.

[7:03] Anna D. Shapiro: Thank you. I will, sweetie.

[7:04] Robert Bannon: Thanks for the firstly, I have to say this outfit. I mean, could you j I mean it is so fantastic?

[7:10] Anna D. Shapiro: Thank you. I really appreciate it.

[7:12] Robert Bannon: It is just, it is it is a vibe, as my sister would say, because she's like really young. Um but I love it. I'm so glad. How excited are you about this evening for opening night?

[7:21] Anna D. Shapiro: Yeah, I'm thrilled. I have so many friends here, which I have to say makes me slightly nervous. Um I weird. I'm like, strangers is fine. People I love, I'm like, oh god. Um isn't that weird when you're like strangers totally fine, but it's when you people you know they care.

[7:34] Robert Bannon: Of course, yes. And they're coming to support you.

[7:37] Anna D. Shapiro: Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I've also never had so many friends at an opening. Um, so there you go.

[7:43] Robert Bannon: Yeah. I I'm very excited though. It'll be fun. Yes. We're really we were here on Press Day, and it was like it was so exciting, it was much warmer on Press Day. But when was Press Day?

[7:52] Anna D. Shapiro: Uh wasn't that like um like a month or two ago? I think it was like September, I think we were here.

[7:57] Robert Bannon: Yes, yes, yes. I thought you meant there was like a night that you watched it or something like that.

[8:01] Anna D. Shapiro: Oh no, we we're we're hoping to do that soon.

[8:03] Robert Bannon: Oh, good. Um, but what would you like the audience to kind of take away? Or what would you like the audience to know so they can come and buy tickets and come see this amazing play?

[8:11] Anna D. Shapiro: Well, one of my favorite things about it is, you know, ultimately the play becomes a debate between five people. But they really stay with each other and listen for as long as they can, and they really try to find consensus, which I find admirable in this particular political climate.

[8:30] Robert Bannon: Um I concur.

[8:31] Anna D. Shapiro: You know, it's admirable that they truly, truly try when they violently disagree. Um I don't think we're listening that well right now, and I don't think we bother. We immediately write someone off as dumb or you know, wrong.

[8:44] Robert Bannon: Right, yeah.

[8:45] Anna D. Shapiro: Uh and two truths can be real. So it's I admire that about the play a lot, and I hope people take that away in this particular.

[8:52] Robert Bannon: I really love that. Because it's true. Two things can be true at the same time. Even though we may disagree, and I think it's true as a society, listening can be important. We can still disagree, and that's okay. But if we can just listen to each other and just be like, okay, and be respectful, I think that's also something we need to learn.

[9:09] Anna D. Shapiro: Yes. Yes.

[9:10] Robert Bannon: So excited. Congratulations. Have fun tonight and good luck.

[9:14] Anna D. Shapiro: Thank you.

[9:15] Robert Bannon: Thank you. I am here with the fabulous and funny Thomas Middleditch. How are you doing on this opening night?

[9:21] Thomas Middleditch: I'm great. I'm tippy top. I'm full of spice. I'm ready to rock.

[9:27] Robert Bannon: So we can tell our lovely watchers out there, uh, so they can come and buy tickets to Eureka Day. Uh, what does uh who are you playing? What is your character all about?

[9:35] Thomas Middleditch: Uh I'm playing Eli. I am one of the uh committee members to this sort of uh private school, private progressive school. And um, yeah, my character's kind of a solutions guy. He of the many problems that arise, he is always just trying to work for the solution to it.

[10:00] Robert Bannon: Right.

[10:00] Thomas Middleditch: Be it whatever it is. He's here to crack the code. Um but that might not always be possible.

[10:07] Robert Bannon: That sounds like a fun character to play, though.

[10:09] Thomas Middleditch: Yeah, yeah. It's another typecast. I mean, he was a tech guy, so what are you doing?

[10:14] Robert Bannon: Oh no.

[10:15] Thomas Middleditch: Yeah.

[10:15] Robert Bannon: Different type, but you know, we're we're yeah.

[10:17] Thomas Middleditch: Well, I mean, Silicon Valley was and still is. I mean, it's such a great show.

[10:22] Robert Bannon: Yeah, it's a good one. Very fortunate. That was that was a delight.

[10:26] Thomas Middleditch: Yes.

[10:26] Robert Bannon: And now, is this your Broadway debut?

[10:29] Thomas Middleditch: People are saying it's my Broadway debut.

[10:31] Robert Bannon: Yeah, very fun.

[10:33] Thomas Middleditch: It's been so uh it's been so nice to get into the process of doing theater, of you know, like the rehearsal process, and um just exercising again. I'm the last play I did was back in college.

[10:47] Robert Bannon: Oh wow.

[10:47] Thomas Middleditch: So last year.

[10:48] Robert Bannon: Oh last year, yes, just just last year. Uh no, but uh uh it it's it's been so rewarding. I'm so fortunate to be surrounded by this cast.

[10:59] Thomas Middleditch: This really is an amazing cast.

[11:00] Robert Bannon: Yeah, and you include it and the script with Jonathan writing it. It's just it's just so nice. I feel so protected. Um especially going into something that you know I can have a little bit of nerves about. I mean tonight, um tonight I'm fine. But you know, when we first started previews, I was like, oh my goodness.

[11:19] Thomas Middleditch: Wow. But what was it like going out and like seeing the strangers in the audience? How how what was that feeling like?

[11:25] Thomas Middleditch: It was great. I mean it's uh to be honest, it it had been a minute since I've been on since I've been on stage in that capacity. So it was like it was refreshing and also it it's an it's its own challenge, so in that respect it felt good to challenge myself in that way again.

[11:42] Robert Bannon: Right, right. But overall, I mean just whatever the medium, I feel fortunate when I'm able to tell a good, satisfying story, and um, yeah, this is this is one of those, so I feel fortunate in that way.

[11:54] Robert Bannon: Oh my gosh, it's well congratulations. Please go buy your tickets and come see Thomas. Like you have to.

[11:58] Thomas Middleditch: Yes. Really?

[12:01] Robert Bannon: Uh oh.

[12:01] Thomas Middleditch: Uh oh.

[12:04] Robert Bannon: Yeah.

[12:04] Thomas Middleditch: Yes.

[12:05] Thomas Middleditch: And I think it's also a timely story.

[12:08] Robert Bannon: Certainly.

[12:08] Thomas Middleditch: I mean, um more it was it's more time, it seems to get more timely each year. Jonathan wrote this uh before the pandemic.

[12:20] Robert Bannon: Right, yeah.

[12:21] Thomas Middleditch: And you know, then there then there's that to deal with now, post pre-post. And now we are maybe facing someone uh being uh at the head of uh health, I suppose, in in in the country who maybe he's a little scary.

[12:36] Robert Bannon: Yeah, uh I always think uh I kind of hazard it's kind of symbolic to the to the play, actually. Like RFK wants to take um all the ultra processed foods out of the food system. I'm like, okay, yeah, I can get behind that. Yeah, we don't need all that stuff, it's probably poisoning us. And then he's like, and also uh we're gonna take back the polio vaccine. And you're like, okay. What year are we in? How do you gotta can't you just can you pick a lane here?

[13:02] Thomas Middleditch: Right. But uh but that's the perfect it's it's the perfect backdrop to the play. No spoilers.

[13:08] Robert Bannon: No, no spoilers. But no, but I think that's why I think it's really and and there's a little humor in it as well, so it's not all the the drama.

[13:14] Thomas Middleditch: Oh yeah. No, we keep it light around here.

[13:16] Robert Bannon: Yes, that's great. For the most part. Any fun plans for the holidays? I know you'll be working, but any fun plans with the family.

[13:23] Thomas Middleditch: Oh, uh no.

[13:26] Thomas Middleditch: Yeah. Uh my uh my my lovely lady's coming a visit and we will go eat oysters, I think. I think our plan is to eat oysters, maybe go skating, I don't know.

[13:36] Robert Bannon: That's that's fun. A little something.

[13:37] Thomas Middleditch: Yes.

[13:38] Robert Bannon: Thomas, thank you so much.

[13:40] Thomas Middleditch: Thank you.

[13:40] Robert Bannon: Congratulations. Enjoy, and and we can't wait to watch.

[13:43] Thomas Middleditch: Hot dog.

[13:46] Robert Bannon: I am here with a beautiful, beautiful Chelsea, and is it your Yaroots?

[13:51] Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz: First of all, you look like you should be in a warm destination right now, I just want to say, because you look beautiful.

[13:59] Thomas Middleditch: It is pretty warm in this room.

[14:00] Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz: It is warm in this room.

[14:01] Thomas Middleditch: Outside, not so much.

[14:02] Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz: Not so much. But can I ask, what is the inspiration for this beautiful look?

[14:05] Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz: Yes, so um, these are Kanzashi, which are Japanese hair ornaments. Um, just a nod to my mom and my heritage. Um, and there's a bit of like a status um code in terms of wearing Kanzashi. If it's in the front and you have a lot of them, yes, it means that you're a novice, and this is my Broadway debut, so I just wanted to put myself out there as like this is very new, and I'm very honored to be here in training.

[14:40] Thomas Middleditch: Broadway debut, how exciting! It's gotta be electric and just exciting to finally be here after all the rehearsals, all the previews and whatnot.

[14:51] Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz: Oh my god, it's so exciting. The whole experience, honestly, from top to bottom has been an absolute dream. Um, but tonight is especially special.

[15:01] Thomas Middleditch: Yes, I love that. And just so the lovely watchers out there can come and buy their tickets, what is your character? Who do you play?

[15:06] Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz: Yes, my character is Mako. I play um, she is a parent on the parent board that the play centers on. Uh, it takes place in a private progressive elementary school where the parent board makes all decisions by consensus until they run up against um a mumps outbreak, and there really isn't quite a way to make a consensus uh on whether or not to vaccinate. That is a really black and white question, and it's about how we navigate through that crisis together. I think in this day and age and the times that we're in, I think it's very appropriate. And but I think um, and even Jessica has said it too, and Bill, it's good to have the discussion and for people to listen. And maybe if people come to see it, they'll you know learn to listen and be respectful, right?

[16:05] Thomas Middleditch: I totally agree. Because I think one of the things that Jonathan's play really does best is he humanizes every character. There's no stereotypes on that stage, and everybody has an entire iceberg of uh baggage that they're carrying around that's affecting the way they make decisions. Um, and he really puts that on stage, and I think that's just he humanizes everybody.

[16:33] Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz: Oh my gosh, that's so amazing. Well, listen, congratulations! Have fun tonight, break a leg, Broadway debut right here.

[16:40] Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz: Oh my gosh. Thank you.

[16:41] Bill Irwin: I am here with the incomparable Bill Irwin. Congratulations on your opening night. Is this exciting?

[16:46] Bill Irwin: It is really exciting, and thank you, but we haven't lived through it yet. It's uh, it's such an exciting day, and it's the culmination of a lot of work. I got to be standing there in the center of the room a moment ago, and I saw you still standing here talking to Jessica Hecht.

[17:02] Thomas Middleditch: Yes.

[17:03] Bill Irwin: And five genius actors and a playwright and a director talking to people. Just a joy.

[17:09] Thomas Middleditch: Isn't it nice to just kind of sit, take a moment and just be like, wow, this is tonight? All the hard work you've put in, all rehearsing.

[17:16] Bill Irwin: Yes, exactly. And maybe we know what we're doing.

[17:19] Thomas Middleditch: I think we'll find out.

[17:21] Bill Irwin: But thank you. Your wishes are really appreciated. Because it is a really challenging play. It's uh, a hoot.

[17:30] Thomas Middleditch: Yes.

[17:30] Bill Irwin: And enjoyable. And we talked to people out on the sidewalk after I laughed so hard.

[17:35] Thomas Middleditch: I'm so glad.

[17:36] Bill Irwin: But the some of the delicate craft to invite you to laugh and to allow laughs to happen is it's a real challenge. Because sometimes I think people might be like, ooh, should I be laughing at this? Is it funny, right? I think there are some places in this play where that is absolutely the case.

[17:52] Bill Irwin: I just locked eyes with the playwright right there.

[17:55] Thomas Middleditch: Yes, yes.

[17:55] Bill Irwin: Jonathan, wonderful. And if you could just tell our audience so they can come and buy their tickets to come see Eureka Day, uh, who do you play?

[18:03] Bill Irwin: Here at the Tick 2. Here at the Freedman Theater in Eureka Day, I play a character named Don. He's the head of school. He's the only employee of the school among the characters. The others are parents and board members. And Don, interestingly, has no children. He's uh, education has been his whole life, but he doesn't have children, whereas the other characters are incredibly invested in their kids. So it makes for some wild story dynamics.

[18:36] Thomas Middleditch: Oh my gosh. It's so exciting. And you know, it is the holiday time, and of course, we always watch the Grinch because it's always fun. Um, but I'm just so excited for you. Congratulations. It's always a pleasure.

[18:48] Bill Irwin: Thank you, thank you, thank you. Happy holidays.

[18:51] Thomas Middleditch: Happy holidays to you. Good. And please come see Eureka Day. I hope you will.

[18:56] Bill Irwin: Yes. How exciting is opening night for tonight for this amazing theater group?

[19:00] Bill Irwin: Uh, exciting is still the word that I have to say. I have never stopped saying about an opening night here at the Freedman Theater in a show produced by the Manhattan Theater Club. And it's such a different, I don't want to say different, that's not the right word, but it's exciting, it's timely, this story to tell, and I'm excited to see it. Uh, you know, I think my colleague was very excited when she read it, so she might want to tell you how she felt about it and why she came and said, you know, we have to do this play.

[19:29] Unknown speaker: Oh, so please tell me.

[19:31] Unknown speaker: I think you hit the nail on the head. It's a perfect story for today. It's a story that follows people that are in search of agreement together in uh the most heartfelt, meaningful, smart, intelligent way. And yet it is one of the funniest plays I've ever seen on or off Broadway. So we're thrilled to be bringing that to the Freedman.

[19:52] Bill Irwin: Bill was sharing that with me. He goes, it is a hoot. And when you have Bill Irwin at the center, you know you're in for a good time. So this is really exciting. And Jessica Hecht along with him.

[20:01] Unknown speaker: That's right.

[20:02] Unknown speaker: Jessica's gonna be right.

[20:03] Unknown speaker: Yeah.

[20:04] Unknown speaker: Everyone.

[20:04] Unknown speaker: Actually, everyone.

[20:04] Unknown speaker: Everyone in that company. And the interesting thing is Nikki read it. She didn't see someone doing it to know how funny it was, but it tickled her funny bone. And when that happens, we better listen.

[20:17] Unknown speaker: You better listen.

[20:18] Unknown speaker: Yes. This is so great. Thank you so much for stopping. Congratulations. And everyone, go buy your tickets, Eureka Day.

[20:24] Adrian: I am here. I'm Adrian with the Roundtable. And I'm here with Reeve Carney, and you just look fabulous.

[20:29] Reeve Carney: Thank you so much. Are you excited to come see this new work of art on Broadway?

[20:34] Reeve Carney: Oh, yeah. Well, we're huge Amber Gray fans, so anything she does, we're in.

[20:38] Adrian: Yeah. I mean, Amber, she can't do any wrong.

[20:40] Reeve Carney: Oh, it's really not.

[20:43] Adrian: So now I've been a fan of yours. Penny Dreadful.

[20:46] Reeve Carney: Oh, thank you.

[20:47] Adrian: Yes. I actually rewatch it over uh like October during Halloween.

[20:51] Reeve Carney: Smart woman. That's a good time to watch it.

[20:52] Adrian: Yes. We maybe we'll do that at some point again.

[20:55] Reeve Carney: Yeah, we should.

[20:55] Adrian: Yes. It's fun to do that. So enjoy the evening. Enjoy the show and have fun.

[21:00] Reeve Carney: Yes. Thanks so much.

[21:02] Adrian: Yeah, thank you. Bye-bye.

[21:03] Adrian: You know, come on over. Come on over. I'm Adrian with the Roundtable. How are you?

[21:09] Unknown speaker: I'm good. How are you?

[21:10] Adrian: I'm good. Are you excited to be here for opening night?

[21:12] Unknown speaker: Oh, I'm so excited. I have so many friends who are some of my favorite performers in the show. Bill Irwin, who I did Old Hats with, and Amber Gray, who I did comedy with, and Jessica Hecht, who is just a good friend. My husband used to babysit her kids, and we're good friends.

[21:23] Adrian: I love that. So excited to celebrate friends. When we were downstairs chatting with them, they all said we have so many friends coming tonight that they're excited and a little nervous. It's always special to have an opening and have the community of friends come out to support each other. It's one of the best parts.

[21:36] Unknown speaker: Yeah. It really is. What's new for you? What's next and upcoming that we can look forward to?

[21:39] Unknown speaker: Yeah, well, Stuffs is a few more weeks on Broadway, and then the national tour is gonna go out next year, which I'm so excited about, and then I really can't wait for like schools and community theaters to start doing it. That's always been my dream for SUF, so that'll get to start happening soon.

[21:52] Adrian: That'll be amazing. It's an amazing show, absolutely fantastic. Have fun tonight. Enjoy the show. Thank you for stopping.

[21:58] Unknown speaker: Sure, I'm Martina Majok, I'm a playwright.

[22:00] Bobby Conte Thornton: And I'm Bobby Conte, I'm an actor. Thank you so much for stopping by. Are you so excited to see this new awesome play this evening?

[22:07] Martina Majok: Oh, I can't wait. This is the best. I've uh, I read a few scenes of this many, many years ago, and it was extraordinary and very prescient.

[22:15] Bobby Conte Thornton: Yes.

[22:16] Martina Majok: Well, it's always amazing when something's been in incubation for a long time and sort of society and the zeitgeist get it at the right time.

[22:23] Bobby Conte Thornton: Yes, yeah, it's hilarious too. It's like it's so perfect, it's so exciting. And I was talking to the cast, and what an amazing cast. I mean Bill Irwin, Jessica Hecht, everybody. I mean, it's absolutely amazing.

[22:33] Bobby Conte Thornton: So enjoy tonight. Thank you for stopping and have fun.

[22:36] Martina Majok: Thank you, baby. Happy holidays.

[22:38] Unknown speaker: I'm here with Jeremy Shimosa from Only Murders in the Building.

[22:41] Jeremy Shimosa: Hello.

[22:42] Unknown speaker: So excited. What an exciting, I mean, the last season was so exciting. The new season, I mean it's so amazing.

[22:48] Jeremy Shimosa: Keeps getting better.

[22:52] Unknown speaker: And the surprises. And the, you know, I mean, it's an incredible group. It's just as funny off camera as it is on camera.

[22:59] Jeremy Shimosa: I love that. It's like a very kind, nice, funny group.

[23:07] Unknown speaker: She's the best.

[23:08] Jeremy Shimosa: I know.

[23:08] Unknown speaker: So it's such a, and you know, I love it's you've got young, you've got old, you've got in the middle, and it's really something for everyone. It's just a lot of fun.

[23:15] Jeremy Shimosa: It really does. It appeals to everyone. More people of all generations, you know, stop me and congratulate me.

[23:22] Unknown speaker: Well, we're big fans in our house, so yes, we look forward to more. Thank you so much for stopping. Enjoy the show.

[23:27] Unknown speaker: Hi.

[23:27] Unknown speaker: Hi. I am here. With the fabulous.

[23:31] Unknown speaker: Yes, I'm sorry, there's a camera.

[23:32] Unknown speaker: No, it's okay. I'm here with Michael Cyril Crichton from Only Murders in the Building.

[23:37] Michael Cyril Crichton: Hi.

[23:37] Unknown speaker: It's so nice to meet you.

[23:38] Michael Cyril Crichton: Thanks.

[23:40] Unknown speaker: How exciting is it for another opening night in New York City?

[23:45] Michael Cyril Crichton: Is it nothing else like it? I love it. I'm excited to be here. I love this cast. I don't go to a lot of openings, so I'm very uh, very it's all exciting. I have to say the cast is really amazing. We got to interview them earlier, and it one person I was I was more excited to speak to each person.

[24:01] Unknown speaker: Oh, that's great.

[24:02] Michael Cyril Crichton: And they're really excited about this particular play and the subject matter of it. It should be great.

[24:07] Unknown speaker: Oh, good. Yes.

[24:08] Unknown speaker: So um, any teasers you can give us for the new season?

[24:11] Michael Cyril Crichton: No, I don't know anything. I'm always the last one to know. I know that we will be exploring new facets of the Arconia and uh, you know, seeing I can't say anything. I don't know anything. He's sworn to secret saying he's sworn to secret saying letting on, but I can't say anything.

[24:28] Unknown speaker: But that's a great thank you so much for stopping and enjoying the show.

[24:30] Michael Cyril Crichton: Thanks, having everyone bye.

[24:31] Unknown speaker: Thank you. Bye-bye.

[24:32] Unknown speaker: With the legendary Charlotte Debois.

[24:36] Charlotte Debois: I love that name.

[24:37] Unknown speaker: Oh, it's just a good name.

[24:38] Charlotte Debois: Yes, it is amazing. It's a good name.

[24:40] Unknown speaker: Yeah. Isn't it a fun night in chilly New York City?

[24:43] Charlotte Debois: It is actually nice. It's not that cold.

[24:45] Unknown speaker: No, it's not, it's nice. And it's not raining right now, so it's all a good sign.

[24:48] Charlotte Debois: Yeah. I think.

[24:49] Unknown speaker: Yes. I hear the play's fantastic.

[24:52] Charlotte Debois: It really is. I think the story is appropriate for today's.

[24:55] Unknown speaker: Isn't it about line?

[24:56] Charlotte Debois: Administration. Administration, disagreements, and how they kind of deal with conflict. And I think it's timely. And you know, Jonathan wrote it in 2018, and it comes out now, and the cast is amazing. I mean, yeah, yeah, it's a great cast. I know a lot of them, but I also saw them all on the subway when I was walking over here. I was like, oh yeah, there they are.

[25:17] Unknown speaker: Well, Jessica, she goes, There's so many of my friends coming tonight. I'm nervous, but I'm excited. I was like, isn't that amazing?

[25:23] Charlotte Debois: I know, I bet there are a lot.

[25:24] Unknown speaker: So it's officially opening tonight, right?

[25:28] Charlotte Debois: I hear really great things about it. Literally, I mean the word of mouth is pretty good.

[25:32] Unknown speaker: I know. And really good play. So I'm excited. What anything up and coming for you?

[25:38] Charlotte Debois: No, I'm just doing a play at Westport. Joanne Hunter is directing it, and it's um called um Native Garden. And it's uh, it's been done before, so it's at Westport. I start that rehearsals in about a month, so it's perfect timing with that. Also, you have some time off during the holidays, relax, get holidays off or change. I'm like, I don't do eight shows a week right now. Or actually, it's like 14 shows in a week. I mean, the schedule is so crazy for the winter schedule. So I'm sort of good. I can relax a little bit.

[26:05] Unknown speaker: Well, happy holidays, thanks for stopping by. Enjoy the show.

[26:08] Charlotte Debois: Thank you. You're looking very fashionable this evening. I like the look.

[26:10] Unknown speaker: I'm trying. It's a little warmer out, you know.

[26:12] Charlotte Debois: I don't, yeah, I'm a little overdressed, but it's okay.

[26:14] Unknown speaker: That's all right. We like it. Are we excited for this evening?

[26:16] Charlotte Debois: I'm so excited. It's really, really great subject matter, so I'm excited.

[26:21] Unknown speaker: The cast is amazing.

[26:22] Charlotte Debois: Yeah. I mean, Bill Irwin, Jessica, Thomas, Thomas is a riot, let me tell you.

[26:27] Unknown speaker: A good time.

[26:28] Charlotte Debois: A good time. So you're gonna have some fun.

[26:30] Unknown speaker: Hey, I can't wait. What's up and coming for you? Anything exciting?

[26:32] Charlotte Debois: Yeah, I'm Sam Morrison. Check out Samuel H. Morrison for updates on my solo show, Sugar Daddy. Coming back to New York soon.

[26:41] Unknown speaker: Yay! Very exciting. Thank you for stopping.

[26:43] Charlotte Debois: Thank you.

[26:44] Unknown speaker: Yes. Very fun. Thank you. Have a good time.

[26:49] Unknown speaker: Bye. Well, there you have it. What an opening night red carpet for Eureka Day. Thank you to everyone that stopped. Uh, please go buy tickets and support Broadway and support your local theater because Eureka Day is going to be one of those plays that's going to be around for a long time. And I think it's really fantastic. The cast is amazing, amazing director, amazing playwright, Jonathan Spector. So please go buy your tickets and support your theater out there. Thanks, Roundtablers, for watching. Have a great day. Bye.