You think, 'Musicals, they must always be romantic' - You'd be surprised how few of them historically have ever been romantic.

I didn't go into the theater to be a producer, I went into the theater to be a director.

Audiences are quite happy to be astonished, and they don't care who does that astonishing.

I love big, bold, truthful theater - the tradition of Victorian theater.

I don't look back. I look forward and plan new shows. That's really feeding the most important part of working in the theater.

It's a terrible shame if you're born the brightest guy in your class. If you're not, then you have to hustle-and that's good.

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.