ðə tˈuː mˈɛt ðə jˈɪɹ bᵻfˌoːɹ wˌaɪl plˈeɪɪŋ ɐ kˈʌpəl ɪnðə bɹˈɔːdweɪ pɹədˈʌkʃən ʌvðə bˈɔɪz ɪnðə bˈænd.
The two met the year before while playing a couple in the Broadway production of The Boys in the Band.