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.

Artistic self-indulgence is the mark of an amateur. The temptation to make scenes, to appear late, to call in sick, not to meet deadlines, not to be organized, is at heart a sign of your own insecurity and at worst the sign of an amateur.

I love big, bold, truthful theater - the tradition of Victorian theater.

I don't think there's a defined contemporary American musical, do you?

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

I really don't spend time thinking about the past. I think about the future. I'm not stopping.

We've got to find a way to protect the process of making musical theater.