Neither actress appeared in the show at the Public last year.

What if some papers decide not to wait but to review the show at the Public?

"I don't see it violating any time and space at the Public," he said.

It was certainly a factor in his ascension at the Public just a few weeks later.

"It could be like a dark thing that they do at the Public, a twisted little musical," he said.

Most of the laughing at the Public these days is done through gritted teeth.

The performers at the Public are unable to keep pace, however.

I mean, people were lining up for tickets at the Public, people being turned away.

But officials at the Public are remaining tight-lipped about his replacement.

He did a similar preview at the Public before going to London.