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

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

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.

The musical has always been in jeopardy - until - or was in jeopardy until it was realised that it is probably the safest living theatre art form.

Producers want to put their music behind revivals but I don’t think that’s a good trend for the theater at all.

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.

We've got to find a way to protect the process of making musical theater.