Don't wait for people to tell you who you are. Show them.

For me, Twitter has given me a direct line to the world - it gave me an opportunity to be like, "This is my voice.

Being in front of a live audience again. I get that in my concerts but there's nothing like being on Broadway.

Do I want to write a musical? No. I like to do musicals.

Everything has become so pop-rock oriented that finding a role for a soprano, and finding an audience for a soprano, is tricky. Unless you're dealing with a revival, which is why I do so many revivals - because my specific tone and vocal quality lends itself to that type of writing.

I did a lot of lying. I went through a big lying phase when I was in like third and fourth grade. I told all my friends I was in Les Misérables, and I was not. I also told them I was an Indian princess. Also not an Indian princess.

I finally stopped complaining about 'Why isn't everybody else making me what I want to be?' You can't rely solely on your agent or your managers to educate people as to who you are.