Hit songs did not come out of musicals. Pop-rock was creating the hits. There were very few songs that made the charts out of any Broadway musical.
Stephen SondheimI 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.
Stephen SondheimCareful 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.
Stephen SondheimMusicals are โ particularly musicals โ plays also, but musicals particularly areโฆ the last collaborator is your audience, and so youโve got to wait โtil the last collaborator comes in before you can complete the collaboration.
Stephen SondheimSometimes people leave you halfway through the wood. Others may decieve you - you decide what's good. You decide alone, but no one is alone. People make mistakes. Fathers, mothers, people make mistakes, holding to their own, thinking they're alone. Honor their mistakes. Fight for their mistakes. Witches can be right. Giants can be good. You decide what's right. You decide what's good.
Stephen Sondheim