I have been influenced by many different artists at many different stages of my life. Starting out, it was people like Elton John, Billy Joel, Ben Folds, and Fiona Apple. As I got older I got deeper into the work of bands like the Beatles, artists like Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Etta James, and Joni Mitchell.

The theater community at large, I have to say, has just been so warm and so welcoming, and that's not something I'm as used to.

If I get frustrated, the first thing I'll do is get up from the piano - completely mindlessly - and walk over to the cupboard and pull out something salty to eat.

The struggle is to stay present enough when you're taking your next step forward that you're really making your most honest choices.

I'm starting to believe in the power of a name. Because it can't be a mistake if I just call it 'change.'

One of the wonderful ways to celebrate women is to hire women.

Compare where you are to where you want to be, and you'll get nowhere