Careful the spell you cast, not just on children. Sometimes the spell may last Past what you can see And turn against you... Careful the tale you tell. That is the spell.

One of the hardest things about writing lyrics is to make the lyrics sit on the music in such a way that you're not aware there was a writer there.

On stage, generally speaking, the story is stopped or held back by songs, because that's the convention. Audiences enjoy the song and the singer, that's the point.

The Tonys ignored West Side Story. The Tonys ignored Gypsy. It's a kind of public humiliation.

For anyone approaching any one of the cast albums, if they don't like what they hear, it's not the performer's fault.

I do not hope for what I cannot have! I do not cling to things I cannot keep!

Lemuel Ayers had had a huge success producing and designing Kiss Me, Kate. He wanted to produce this as a musical. I got the job. It was a professional score.