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"What did it cost," is a question often asked. Can we price that out in lost sleep and swear words? The swear words all become worth it when you get to build sets with a Hollywood crafting powerhouse. Construction coordinator Mike Diersing assembled an incredible team: Ed "Monster Hands" Nua, Kenny "Foam" Garret, Alex "Plaster Magic" Scutti, painters Tom "Modern Master" Brown and John "Rizzo" Risso, Mark "Metalsmith" Caplan, Tom White, Erin Hennessey, Darrin Smith, Ed "Ed" Wojtecki, Debra Lopez and Chris "Water Ski Expert" Cardenas. Also very integral were Damon "Wizard" Lebowitz with fi xtures, set decorator Gene Sardena, leadman Grant Samson, Kip at Heaven or Las Vegas and the location department's toilet and security vendors. The people. I know it sounds sentimental and super-musical-gay. But let's face it. Strip away the glitter and glue sticks and the collective Art Department becomes a machine of people that stack what appears impossible on the backs of each other to make it possible. The project like many others was at times a full- edged pile on. And I know I'm risking my integrity by listing a small portion of the huge crew that thought, inspired, designed, hauled, lifted, hammered, plastered, stammered, painted, got rained on and jammed to get the street and other sets built in nine weeks. It's worth it to thank them and call out those who connected on a daily basis to make the set possible. A. THE EXTERIOR OF THE MAJESTIC THEATER IN PROCESS. B. 44TH STREET SKETCHUP MODEL LOOKING (NYC) WEST BY SET DESIGNER RYAN GARTON. B A