I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface.

Everyone would like to be on Broadway, cause if a show works, you make a great deal of money and it allows you to write other shows.

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.

Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew: integrally, with them.

For me it's more fun to find an unexpected moment for a character to sing when you don't expect them to.

Ah, but if you have no expectations, You can never have a disappointment.

When you know your cast well and their strengths and weaknesses, you can start writing for them, just the way Shakespeare wrote for his actors.