The idea is to have the stage strewn with music from all the major songwriters and to let the members of the audience just pick their favorites.

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Chopin suffered from melancholia -- what today would be diagnosed as bipolar disorder, ... And by the end of their time together Sand was his caretaker, his nursemaid, and she'd had enough. But she was a crucial force in his life -- the person who gave him a home, a family.

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By the time I got to Chicago with 'Gershwin' I knew the stamina required, ... But this show has a whole different set of demands -- it's really a concert -- and I won't know how well I can sustain six performances a week until I perform it for a while.

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