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

I would like to see more new productions of new material by new composers/lyricists/book writers. I would like to see people take more chances. I think because everything costs so much they're not taking the chances they used to.

I wouldn't want to be just pigeonholed as an extravagant director.

What's missing in the musical theater is producers willing to nurture new work, raise the money and put it on.

I don't think there's a defined contemporary American musical, do you?

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

A star may guarantee business, but the tradeoff is a very short run.