Nobody really knew how this would be received in Israel.

Nobody really knew how this would be received in Israel. We were sure there would be protests, people saying, 'How can you show such a thing in Tel Aviv?

We were afraid that Holocaust survivors would not like the idea of the play, but I think that the Israeli audience is more mature today than it was 30 years ago.

We even incorporated songs which were sung in Israel during World War 2 against Hitler.

There is going to be plenty of good digging.

It is a really classic Northwest way to ring in the New Year, that's for sure. If the weather is good, it's going to be great.