You move just a finger, say the slightest word, something's bound to linger-be heard.

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.

Everyone tells tiny lies, what's important really is the size.

My parents got divorced and military school gave me a structure. A lot of kids my age were children of divorced parents. They didn't know what to do with the kids.

I don't write songs apart from theatrical pieces. I'm not interested in writing songs qua songs.

I don't listen to recordings of my songs. I don't avoid it, I just don't go out of my way to do it.

Almost all the shows I've been connected with have been extremely well cast. They're playing the show, not just doing the songs.