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.

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

Audiences are quite happy to be astonished, and they don't care who does that astonishing.

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

I've seen a lot of 'Show Boats,' but I've never seen the one that thoroughly satisfies me.