Take a play that you like but you think is flawed, and see if you can improve it and turn it into a musical. [...] Then make up your own story.
Stephen SondheimMath was my big interest when I was in prep school. I was considering taking math in college, and majoring in it.
Stephen SondheimSometimes people leave you Halfway through the wood Others may decieve you You decide what's good You decide alone But no one is alone
Stephen SondheimHit songs did not come out of musicals. Pop-rock was creating the hits. There were very few songs that made the charts out of any Broadway musical.
Stephen Sondheim