Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendor.Grasp it; sense it - tremulous and tender.Turn your face away from the garish light of day, turn your thoughts away from cold, unfeeling light - and listen to the music of the night !

No matter what they tell you, no matter what they do, no matter what they teach you, what you believe is true.

Surely, you go to the theater because you want to have a great evening in the theater.

Well we'd just seen Gerry. I think he wanted somebody who had that authority and was handsome. The thing is, he's a big hunk isn't he? All I can say, if you look at his chat line, or the Phantom website, it's quite worrying. Because the girls really seem to love him.

When people ask me if musical theatre should be taught in music colleges, I reply that there is no need. All anyone needs to study is the second act of La Boheme because it is the most tightly constructed piece of musical theatre that there is. It is practically director-proof: you can't stage it badly because it just works too well. If you can write La Boheme, you can write anything. I would also recommend studying Britten's Peter Grimes.

No more memories, no more silent tears. No more gazing across the wasted years. Help me say goodbye.

I often think of random melodies. And I pretty much hear in my head what I want to do with the orchestra as I'm writing on the piano.