There was a horrific moment a few years ago when I had to sing at the Oscars with the cast of Les Misérables, and I was given strict instructions that Hannah, my wife, and I had to be on time, because the red carpet opened at a specific time. So we got in the car, and the whole of LA was shut down - it was the most extraordinary experience. As we neared the venue I called the publicist to say we were arriving, and she said, 'What? You're 45 minutes early. No one is here. Stop! Stop!' So we then had the rather surreal experience of standing outside in the middle of Hollywood Boulevard, next to a load of tour buses, waiting to get in.
