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

Criticism is valuable... and self-congratulatory experiences are not.

I'm always glad to see somebody rethink something rather than reproduce something I did.

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.

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

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.

I was there when the quote-unquote golden age of musical theater was flourishing. I met everybody who worked in theater or was famous in theater from the '40s on.