Despite the successes, you remember the failures - rather lovingly.

There are wonderful composers and librettists out there. It's the lack of creative producers that is troubling.

I saw 'On The Town' about nine times. I discovered it. I loved it. I was in college.

I got successful awfully quick, and I wanted it... But I do think there is responsibility to move the musical theater form forward. I think you always have to be aware of the work that came before and build on that.

I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.

I like to do everything you can possibly do before you go into rehearsal, because once we are in rehearsal or on the stage there will be a problem I didn’t anticipate. It’s really good to think we got it all nailed - of course you’ve never got it all nailed.

I'm crazy about Dublin. If you went back 3,000 years in my ancestry you wouldn't find a drop of Irish blood in the veins, but I love the place.