"I never got to see Lea perform the role when she originally did it, but I was able to see her in the final months of the production on Broadway, when she came back to close the show. A true Tony-winning performance. A few years later, in 2002, I'd find myself working side by side with her on Flower Drum Song on Broadway - and we've become friends. Actually, more like family... and now she's playing my sister in Allegiance. Now I get the best seat in the house when she sings: either on stage with her, or in the wings! Full circle moment, indeed."