The musical theater is a glorious and distinctly American innovation in the history of theater.

Im always interested in working with people who are good team players - that are selfless that way in their interests and dedication to the project.

For me, the reason why people go to a mountaintop or go to the edge of the ocean is to look at something larger than themselves. That feeling of awe, of going to a cathedral, it's all about feeling lost in something bigger than oneself. To me, that's the definition of spectacle.

Creativity is a form of knowledge.

My generation of director has no illusions that we are going to be fed and cared for by subsidized theater in America.

At the core of what I'm doing is a belief in the audience, a belief that populism doesn't mean dumbing down theater, but rather giving the audience a voice and a role in experiencing theater.

Im always interested in looking - historically - at how theater can animate history and how all of that can make us engage with our lives in an enriching way.