Barnard with a beautiful smile.

Jeanette Murawski I have a unique story about Mr Hughes. My friend and I went to see him in the Broadway show DA on a particularly hot day. The air conditioning wasn't working and they had to keep the doors closed due to traffic noise. By intermission, there were only a handful of sweltering people left in the audience. Feeling sorry for the actors playing to such an empty house, my friend and I moved up to empty seats in the front row. Big mistake! When the stage lights came back on in act 2, we were hit by them as well. It felt like the inside of a broiler! Then we realized that while we were attired lightly, the poor cast were in coats, hats, and scarves and still gave their all to the performance. At curtain call, we leapt to our feet and gave the dedicated cast a standing ovation. Mr. Hughes spotted us and came forward to the lip of the stage and whispered thanks. He then reached down, lifted our hands in a victory gesture, and had the cast applaud US! It was an incredibly thoughtful and thrilling gesture which I'll never forget.