Theatre and opera were always the twin kingdoms that I felt I had to conquer, because they were my parents' favorites.

Theatre and opera were always the twin kingdoms that I felt I had to conquer, because they were my parents' favorites.

Opera is the ultimate art form. It has singing and music and drama and dance and emotion and story.

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

Creativity and the world of the imagination - the beauty of what we see as a child and the kind of play that we experience as a child - can be a way for us to survive tough times.

I had this epiphany that I like the interaction with people. I wanted to make things happen at a grassroots level.

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.