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.

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.

In not-for-profit theater, you don't worry so much about how the audience is going to react. You want to make them absorb the piece.

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 fell into lyric writing because of music. I backed into it.

The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them.

Just remember, Someone is on your side (our side) Someone else is not While we're seeing our side Maybe we forgot: they are not alone. No one is alone.