It's nice to stay up nights worrying about the material, and not about the investors who gave you $10 million to do your musical.

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

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

Most of the big money people don't know what would interest an audience if you did it. They only know what interested the audience last time.

I really wish people - maybe it's naive - wish people had priorities and were willing to be artistic patrons.

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

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.