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

I was nine. I saw Orson Welles in 'Julius Caesar.' It was involving, emotional, imaginative. I've never forgotten it.

It's a terrible shame if you're born the brightest guy in your class. If you're not, then you have to hustle-and that's good.

I don't like abrasion while I'm working. I don't thrive on chaos. I enjoy what I'm doing, and it seems to work better when I am enjoying it.

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

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.