"You can’t help not getting involved," said Tom Wall, 36, who works in finance, lives in Manhattan and attended a preview. That, said Diqui James, the show’s director, is the reaction he is looking for. "The audience knows that they are a part of this celebration," he said. "That’s what makes it so different from the theater that is on the stage. There, you’re outside, watching it, and here you are inside, making it happen."
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