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“And so, to be part of a production like this… Oscar winners, Emmy winners, Tony winners, Grammy winners, just a collective of wonderful people all with a common purpose, that spiritual connection, and to put it out into the universe through the beautiful poetry of Supreme Master Ching Hai. It’s going to be beautiful. I feel very connected to the words. Even I’ve heard songs that I’m not personally performing, I think are very beautiful. And I think that these messages in the poetry are things that people need to hear.” “Although we are from different countries and we have our own cultures and religions, but actually our lives are connected to one another in all of the ways. So, it’s a very good example of how we’re working together so harmoniously. And as an example to show the world, actually, we all can live a harmonious life together.” “When I read the words, like, saw them physically in front of me in a page, it was just so beautiful. It’s so moving. Especially the third and the last verse. So very humbling, and it was just almost like offering ourselves up to the Divine. It was just amazing, and it was very much like the experience that I think artists have when they perform. You just kind of offer yourself up. And so I thought the song ‘Singing Praise’ was just a beautiful little microcosm of what we’re actually going to be doing for the show.” “I also feel as if this musical is a miniature world, because all the languages and cultures of the world are gathered here. And I feel that this is a voice of peace, of love, the love that I have never known. And this is probably an extremely rare thing which has happened in a performing arts program.” “I’m impressed about many things. It’s a huge production, the pedigree of talent. Everyone coming together in the spirit of community and this message. The poetry is beautiful. David Shire, who has written the song that I’m singing for ‘Loving the Silent Tears,’ I’m thrilled to be doing something of his, because I adore him, and he’s an incredible composer. He’s really captured the essence, I think, of Australia. The music is very joyful, and it’s very uplifting and exciting. The dancers are going to be doing free-form things behind me.”
