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

The idea is to work and to experiment. Some things will be creatively successful, some things will succeed at the box office, and some things will only - which is the biggest only - teach you things that see the future. And they're probably as valuable as any of your successes.

You think, 'Musicals, they must always be romantic' - You'd be surprised how few of them historically have ever been romantic.

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

There are wonderful composers and librettists out there. It's the lack of creative producers that is troubling.

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

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