Profile for Anton Spivack

For me, it's a tossup between 1985, 1989 and 1995. I'm leaning towards 1985, as three categories had been dropped and the ending to the Tonys was underwhelming.

The first show I saw at the Winter Garden was Cats. I was very young at the time, and didn't know what was going on. My favorite Winter Garden show is Beetlejuice.

I would most like to have seen Mame. I did a Jerry Herman tribute when I was younger, playing the young Patrick Dennis. I would also like to have seen Plain and Fancy, maybe that could go into If It Only Ever Runs a Minute. My third choice would be Pacific Overtures.

I would say 1988-1989. Only six new musicals, none of which turned a buck, and the only two to run long and win Tonys were revues.

I saw In the Heights and Side Show at the Rodgers, and would like a revival of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. I'm looking forward to your take on Studio 54. Did you hear the song "Le Freak," which contains the line "Come on down/To the 54/Find a spot/Out on the floor"?