Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's musical charts the turbulent relationship between three friends over three decades, starting in 1980 and travelling backwardsintime.
As the ball sailed 30 yards toward the end zone, Gay didn't have time to look up before it dropped nicely into Royal's hands as he fell backwardsin the promised zone.
The answer is by spending most of its time looking backwards into its glorious history rather than forwards into a future that required a major shift in business strategy.