Sometimes I'll ask the book writer to write a monologue, not to be performed, just as if they were notes for the character.

Deciding what is to be sung and what is not to be sung is really what writing a musical is about.

Having just the vision's no solution, everything depends on execution

You're so nice. You're not good, you're not bad, You're just nice. I'm not good, I'm not nice, I'm just right. I'm the witch. You're the world.

Into the woods you go again You have to every now and then Into the woods, no telling when Be ready for the journey Into the woods, each time you go There's more to learn of what you know.

By the time I get through writing a score, I know the book better than the book writer does, because I've examined every word, and questioned the book writer on every word.

The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution.