[He also enjoys sharing the stage with] American Idol ... You know, she was thrown into a role that most read more

[He also enjoys sharing the stage with] American Idol ... You know, she was thrown into a role that most musical theater actresses wait a lifetime to play because it's such a huge role. She handled it like a gem. I mean, she's got a set of pipes that you won't believe when you hear her. And she's got a real warmth and accessibility to the audience that allows the audience into the show. It's a very difficult thing to have. You either have that or you don't, and she's got it big-time.

We'd like to be second behind New York. Frankly, we lost a lot of our place in the theater scene, read more

We'd like to be second behind New York. Frankly, we lost a lot of our place in the theater scene, and we see 'Lord of the Rings' as a way to bring that back.

Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never read more

Memory is a way of holding on to the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose.

Do we want a nominee who's propped up [by] the process, or a nominee who can beat George Bush? We read more

Do we want a nominee who's propped up [by] the process, or a nominee who can beat George Bush? We realize we're flying into a headwind created by the process. But what makes this such a great story is he's still aloft going into that headwind.

This is the joy of a lifetime, ... I am speaking on behalf of all the people that suffered under read more

This is the joy of a lifetime, ... I am speaking on behalf of all the people that suffered under his rule.

He had a good look. From my angle, it looked like it might fall.

He had a good look. From my angle, it looked like it might fall.

[The late-breaking action in the Houston criminal trial came moments after Harmon ruled that the jurors do not have to read more

[The late-breaking action in the Houston criminal trial came moments after Harmon ruled that the jurors do not have to unanimously agree on one] corrupt persuader ... acted knowingly and with corrupt intent.

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him read more

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him laughing at things I didn't know the references to. There is an intimacy between Chicago writers and the population of this city that I find really wonderful. It's warm and it's welcoming. It's a little like going to a Baptist church. They know when to say 'Amen'.

Today, our greatest public policy concerns know no borders, ... A global network of public policy schools offers the best read more

Today, our greatest public policy concerns know no borders, ... A global network of public policy schools offers the best opportunity for the academic community to work collectively on multiple intertwined challenges -- from sustainable development to trade to terrorism to public health crises to the protection of human rights worldwide -- and to prepare some of the world's most able graduate students to assume global leadership roles in the coming decades.