JM: Yeah, we had little miracle ears letting you hear the play-back. That was huge, because it made the transition from dialogue to music a lot easier, and that's one of the biggest things because you can't just break into song. In the last scene on the road after I get beat up, it was very quiet and sensitive, and it just started with voice. It really added to the intimacy of the piece. That was pretty cool - they didn't have that back in the day. For the singing, there was just a lot of trust, especially between Louisa and me. We had a nice chemistry going. I think.

THC: Since the musical been around so long, why should people see the movie?

JM: Me! No, I think the people who have seen the film are curious enough and won't be disappointed. I think it's a film for people who haven't been jaded by MTV and blockbusters and can see it for what it is, as a simple story. Nowadays with the dating scene, there's so much pressure to be independent, cool, and not give in to love; we're very sort of self centered and career minded, and sometimes I think it's good to get back to the basics and the romanticism of boy meets girl. I think it would be a romantic thing to do for a guy to do to bring a girl to this movie and if she thinks he's a schmuck for doing it, then it's her loss. I never know - I never have much expectations for art. I'm happy that the movie came out of a show that's forty years old; it's a classic story but the writers tell it in such a beautiful and sensitive way. I think it deserves to be out in the theaters and released that way.

THC: So what about bringing the film to Boston - what's the hometown reception been like?