Directed "Oklahoma!" musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II based on the play "Green Grow the Lilacs" by Lynn Riggs (Gershwin Theatre, New York City, New York, USA).
[on Michael Jackson's interest in starring as 'Peter Pan'] I described our production, in which all the children's parts had been played by adult actors. He bounded across the room, his eyes full of tears, he knelt down in front of me, his hands on my knees, and he said, 'Could I play Peter, is it too late?'.
