It is our intention to specifically notify (patrons) who have tickets to concerts that we think are in real jeopardy, and encourage them to exchange them for another concert.

We were always taking a back seat to him.

I think he's absolutely perfect. He has a proven track record of success in the entertainment business and knows a whole lot about marketing, putting brochures together, development and venues.

We want to try to make it up to our subscribers for the anxiety and the hassle of having to exchange their tickets. Now, if they get the tickets and they don't need them, we hope they'll just give the tickets to one of their friends.

They become the second-largest donor to the orchestra behind the Fund for the Arts. It sure shows their loyalty to the 71 … they were basically willing to put their money where their loyalty was.

Our intention is not to disturb the audience. I live in Manhattan, and we don't want to sit around in subways for too long also. But the appropriate place to experience this is in a movie theater. It is a movie. I hope people don't react hysterically to that.