500 times ,” said Moreau . “ He doesn ’ t play the same solo every single night . Generally , it is relatively the same but he will add something in or try something different once in a while . This makes it quite different . I think that ’ s the beauty and the challenge of the show - you strive to make it consistent and do it relatively the same every time but you have so many different factors that are coming at you every night that it ’ s slightly different all of the time . I think it makes it exciting for the audience and it makes it exciting and challenging for us as well .” “ Most directors talk about this but Hunter ( Foster ) certainly talks about it since a lot of us have done the show before ,” continued Moreau . “ If something starts to feel stale or starts to feel like you already see it coming , that ’ s when it doesn ’ t work . Everything always has to be a surprise . When Cash walks into Sun , he doesn ’ t know what ’ s about to happen . And if he does , it looks like I ’ m playing the end of the show and the piece doesn ’ t work . You have to believe this is happening for the first time , right now , at this moment as you are watching it .” It ’ s all about authenticity . That ’ s what actors seek to portray and one of the reasons Moreau believes the music of Johnny Cash is still so relevant . Moreau says that in interviews Cash always sounded like where he was from and never forgot where he was from . There was a sense of authenticity about him . That , and simply being a bad ass , are reasons why his legend continues and why his popularity crossed over from the world of country music to rock and roll and even punk rock . Cash never worried about speaking his mind even when he was going against what