Content dictates form and style.

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

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

White. A blank page or canvas. The challenge. Bring order to the whole Through design, composition, tension, balance, light, and harmony.

Teaching is a sacred profession. And art is a form of teaching.

The worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until you get it all on paper. If you can put everything down, stream-of-consciousness, you'll do yourself a service.

Swing your razor wide! Sweeney, hold it to the skies!