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

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.

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

Nothing is staged exactly as it was, because I can't remember - and I consider that an advantage.

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 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.