I'm not saying he can't beat a lot of guys. But I'm worried about Tommy in 10 years, ... As his friend I'm advising him not to fight. As commissioner I will not overrule his return if a doctor says he's fit to box.

I think the play has a real resonance, given where we are right now.

These are the victims that we don't see, or rarely see,

It's about individual women and their personal tragedies, ... The play traces the arc of the grieving process and what the women's lot in life will be. I was telling the cast last night that our focus has to be telling the stories of those women, and letting the audience make the connection: The play's not political propaganda, it's art.

We're in rehearsals and Katrina's hitting, and we're hearing about the National Guard troops and equipment that is not available for disaster relief because they're over fighting in Iraq.

The dialogue about corpses washing up was difficult to get through in rehearsals,