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To be sure, an assassin’s bullets robbed Lennon and McCartney of any hope for establishing a new and abiding friendship in middle age.

“And I think that everybody has biases. I do, everyone does. And I think the best we can hope for in our elected officials is that they recognize the biases, that they set them aside and do their duty. And that’s what I do every day.”

Asked about her ambition for the new production, Jean-Baptiste said: "I hope it's just something that's fresh, leaves the audience thinking or feeling, that would be my only hope for the production, that it tells a new story, of an old story."

"Hope for the future is really kind of a new thing for us. I think Erik would probably agree with that. It's not something we've spent a lot of time on," he added.

She will have no regrets, and given the circumstances, that is the best she can hope for.