only used a piano for all the songs, but this cast is made up of actor/musicians. as the music director, i looked at each song and thought about all the instruments we could play, and then i tried to put together what would work best for each song. i also wanted each song to have a feeling as if we are making it up as we go—but, of course, everything was carefully planned out.
since each arrangement of the songs was made especially for this production and for these actor/musicians, my hope was that each arrangement would feel fresh and exciting, because it is something that we built together in the 