Quotable Quotes: Chatting with Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Players
WHAT: A sneak peek for the press
WHERE: Hilton Theatre
WHEN: April 5, 2005
"It's a dream for all writers to write for Broadway." --Composer/lyricist Richard B. Sherman
"It has been an unbelievably joyful experience. I want to report that I am thoroughly childlike and thrilled every single night when I'm in flight." --Erin Dilly on her experience riding in Chitty's magical flying car
"It's exciting. It feels like an amusement park ride." --Raul Esparza on riding in the flying car
"Well, this is it. It's got just about everything a family would want to see in a theater. It's so bloody colorful." --Philip Bosco
"I feel like I'm giving other people such an opportunity to go and reach for something." --Ellen Marlow on showing other children Broadway
"The cast is marvelous. Just marvelous." --Composer/lyricist Robert B. Sherman
"We have a responsibility not to spoil any of that magic for kids, and we have an extreme responsibility to Broadway to build new audiences." --Raul Esparza on the importance of family-friendly material
"This is kind of why I got into this business--the magic of literally transporting yourself to another dimension--a happier more joyful place. It's pretty incredible." --Erin Dilly
"It's a fascinating show, and it's worth every bit of the money. It's a spectacle, I tell you." --Philip Bosco
"She's a fantastic girl. Woman! Pardon me. She's just spirited, intelligent and witty. Very modern." --Erin Dilly on her character Truly Scrumptious
"It's a show that has a great big heart, and it needs real actors to fill that heart." --Director Adrian Noble
"I watched it and it was a fabulous movie." --Henry Hodges
"The way that they enjoy being on stage with me and the fun we have together and their trust and love." --Raul Esparza on what he enjoys about working with the children in the show
"Audiences come for stories and it's a great story." --Adrian Noble
"It's like we're Siamese twins. Whenever he's on stage it's like there's a string attached." --Ellen Marlow on working with Henry Hodges
"They're so sweet and they're so bright and they're so talented. They really are remarkably good children." --Philip Bosco on Ellen Marlow and Henry Hodges
"I feel a little bit like I'm tapping back into the things that made me really happy when I was a kid." --Raul Esparza
"They're really, really, really sweet dogs, and they're easy to work with. It's not like they go to the bathroom at the wrong time or the wrong place." --Ellen Marlow on her canine co-stars
"I think it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen in my life. I'm very lucky." --Adrian Noble on the set design for the show
"My mom said, 'Wow, Henry. That would be fabulous if you could work with that guy one day.' And here I am!" --Henry Hodges on working with Philip Bosco
"The kids just sit there in absolute wonder." --Raul Esparza on audience reaction
"Basically, what we learned from [Walt Disney] was that in every grownup--every sophisticated, educated adult--there's a little kid just dying to have a good time, and if you appeal to the kid in everyone--the youth in everyone--you'll have a good thing going."-- Richard B. Sherman
"I don't get to be edgy and angry, but the rewards are that I'm generally quite happy with my day. I spend an awful lot of time in a good mood." --Raul Esparza on how this part is different from past roles
"Its unbelievable. It's a thrill to fly in a car." --Henry Hodges
"It's really an amazing feeling because you're flying in a car that's on stage and to be this age also, and in the theater and then with a huge audience of 1,800 people backing you up and cheering you on. It's a really amazing feeling." --Ellen Marlow
"It's quite a thrill to see it coming to life on stage."--Richard B. Sherman
Interviews by Beth Stevens
Compiled by Grace Hernandez