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I’m a fan of musicals from great masters, and I was able to have an opportunity to express myself in musical numbers with Glee Picture Quote #1

I really wanted to do, more than anything else, up until I was around 16, 17, was write musicals Picture Quote #1

I thought that I could do some kind of vehicle involving rock musicals and presenting rock and characters and storyline in a completely different fashion Picture Quote #1

I’m guessing that musicals didn’t make sense anymore because of the changes in the political environment that began in the late Sixties, an era of self-awareness and social revolutions Picture Quote #1

Musicals are finally kind of coming back to a degree, perhaps out of a sense of nostalgia Picture Quote #1

I have a conflicted relationship with musicals, because I think the music itself can be so horrendous. It’s an industry that relies on appealing to a mainstream culture in order to survive Picture Quote #1

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My view is that musicals are love stories with great final scenes. It’s just that simple. Musicals are also conflicts between two worlds. And by those criteria, ‘The Color Purple’ is actually exactly the kind of story that makes for a great musical. Yes, it’s got hard stuff in it, but so does ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Phantom of the Opera.’ Picture Quote #1

Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too Picture Quote #1

I began my career performing in plays and musicals in New York, but by the mid- 80s, opportunities in Hollywood beckoned and I made the move to Los Angeles. It was a good decision. Work took off, but most important, I met my family out there - my husband, Bill, and the children we would adopt: Elijah, Mae-Mae, and Aron Picture Quote #1

I love plays that have musical moments. I’m not a big fan of musicals per se, but I love straight plays that have musical edges to them. I don’t know if I will ever be able to structure a musical, but ‘Finer Noble Gases’ is as close as I’ve gotten Picture Quote #1

What I think is great about Pippin, specifically, and I wouldn’t make this generalization about all musicals, is that it is about how we tell stories and the way stories are very subjective. How we tell some things and leave other things out in the way The Princess Bride is or The Wizard of Oz is, which both have a framing device Picture Quote #1

You want to do things that you watched when you grew up. I grew up on The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins and Singin’ in the Rain. I watched those, over and over again, so of course, I want to do musicals Picture Quote #1

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I’m a pretty big dork. It’s crazy. I’m one of those people who grew up with all kinds of musicals, but I was right at that age where ‘Rent’ was a big deal for me and for my friends Picture Quote #1

People in their early 20s are not often considered the target demographic for new plays; musicals have had much more success in exploring that coming-of-age period of life Picture Quote #1

I made all these great musicals with Judy Garland. It was all about me going into a barn and saying: ‘Let’s put on a show.’ That’s what me and Judy did Picture Quote #1

Musicals don’t get enough credit for being so surreal. It’s like an alternate universe Picture Quote #1

In the 20s and 30s, there were these musicals either set on college campuses or based on classical stories, so any of the Rodgers and Hart musicals certainly influenced me. I was definitely influenced by any of the ‘Porgy’ songs; I was influenced by ‘American Pie.’ Picture Quote #1

I think when you start analyzing trends and start making shows for a particular audience, you are making a fatal move. I think that’s why people are doing too many revivals, that’s why there’s a plethora of rock musicals. There’s room for everything, but not room for too much of anything Picture Quote #1

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I transitioned into theater and acting when I was about 9, community theater and musicals, being, like, chorus-kid-number-78 or whatever. But I just loved it. As a kid you just crave attention, and early on I just felt it was so cool and fun to play around and have people clap for me. But eventually I grew up and fell deeper into it Picture Quote #1

Acting, musicals, bringing out an album - not many people have done that. Anthony Newley, Barbra Streisand? Picture Quote #1

Maybe I’m old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows Picture Quote #1

I don’t see that many plays, and for me, musicals are rarely pleasing. I feel the actors are being put through a kind of nightmarish labor. They’re like animals being forced to pull heavy carts of vegetables at incredible speeds Picture Quote #1

I loved musicals. I loved being in the school play and being lucky enough to get parts in the school play. But they always took place in some other time and place Picture Quote #1

I could make thousands of dollars in Broadway musicals, but among the best experiences I had was doing ‘Hamlet’ in Milwaukee and a version of ‘Cyrano’ that my wife wrote for me on a bus-and-truck tour Picture Quote #1

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I used to go to musicals every birthday - that was my birthday present. We’d go to London, me and my two brothers and mum and dad. I think I saw ‘Mamma Mia’ about five times Picture Quote #1

The only stuff I don’t like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don’t even like to talk about it. I can’t bear musicals Picture Quote #1

I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found wildly impressive Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I was a weird kid. I shouldve been gay because I listened to a lot of Broadway musicals. I don’t know why I’m not gay. I listen to a lot of jazz and world music, like African or Cuban music. Something that has vitality to it. A lot of the American stuff just feeds on itself Picture Quote #1

Broadway musicals, where you sing the whole time, I really don’t like; I like alternating dialogue and music Picture Quote #1

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I’m a fan of musicals from great masters, and I was able to have an opportunity to express myself in musical numbers with Glee (Musicals Quotes) I really wanted to do, more than anything else, up until I was around 16, 17, was write musicals (Musicals Quotes) I thought that I could do some kind of vehicle involving rock musicals and presenting rock and characters and storyline in a completely different fashion (Musicals Quotes) I’m guessing that musicals didn’t make sense anymore because of the changes in the political environment that began in the late Sixties, an era of self-awareness and social revolutions (Musicals Quotes) Musicals are finally kind of coming back to a degree, perhaps out of a sense of nostalgia (Musicals Quotes) I have a conflicted relationship with musicals, because I think the music itself can be so horrendous. It’s an industry that relies on appealing to a mainstream culture in order to survive (Musicals Quotes) My view is that musicals are love stories with great final scenes. It’s just that simple. Musicals are also conflicts between two worlds. And by those criteria, ‘The Color Purple’ is actually exactly the kind of story that makes for a great musical. Yes, it’s got hard stuff in it, but so does ‘Les Miserables’ and ‘Phantom of the Opera.’ (Musicals Quotes) Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too (Musicals Quotes) I began my career performing in plays and musicals in New York, but by the mid- 80s, opportunities in Hollywood beckoned and I made the move to Los Angeles. It was a good decision. Work took off, but most important, I met my family out there - my husband, Bill, and the children we would adopt: Elijah, Mae-Mae, and Aron (Musicals Quotes) I love plays that have musical moments. I’m not a big fan of musicals per se, but I love straight plays that have musical edges to them. I don’t know if I will ever be able to structure a musical, but ‘Finer Noble Gases’ is as close as I’ve gotten (Musicals Quotes) What I think is great about Pippin, specifically, and I wouldn’t make this generalization about all musicals, is that it is about how we tell stories and the way stories are very subjective. How we tell some things and leave other things out in the way The Princess Bride is or The Wizard of Oz is, which both have a framing device (Musicals Quotes) You want to do things that you watched when you grew up. I grew up on The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins and Singin’ in the Rain. I watched those, over and over again, so of course, I want to do musicals (Musicals Quotes) I’m a pretty big dork. It’s crazy. I’m one of those people who grew up with all kinds of musicals, but I was right at that age where ‘Rent’ was a big deal for me and for my friends. (Musicals Quotes) People in their early 20s are not often considered the target demographic for new plays; musicals have had much more success in exploring that coming-of-age period of life. (Musicals Quotes) I made all these great musicals with Judy Garland. It was all about me going into a barn and saying: ‘Let’s put on a show.’ That’s what me and Judy did. (Musicals Quotes) Musicals don’t get enough credit for being so surreal. It’s like an alternate universe. (Musicals Quotes) In the 20s and 30s, there were these musicals either set on college campuses or based on classical stories, so any of the Rodgers and Hart musicals certainly influenced me. I was definitely influenced by any of the ‘Porgy’ songs; I was influenced by ‘American Pie.’ (Musicals Quotes) I think when you start analyzing trends and start making shows for a particular audience, you are making a fatal move. I think that’s why people are doing too many revivals, that’s why there’s a plethora of rock musicals. There’s room for everything, but not room for too much of anything. (Musicals Quotes) I transitioned into theater and acting when I was about 9, community theater and musicals, being, like, chorus-kid-number-78 or whatever. But I just loved it. As a kid you just crave attention, and early on I just felt it was so cool and fun to play around and have people clap for me. But eventually I grew up and fell deeper into it. (Musicals Quotes) Acting, musicals, bringing out an album - not many people have done that. Anthony Newley, Barbra Streisand? (Musicals Quotes) Maybe I’m old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows. (Musicals Quotes) I don’t see that many plays, and for me, musicals are rarely pleasing. I feel the actors are being put through a kind of nightmarish labor. They’re like animals being forced to pull heavy carts of vegetables at incredible speeds. (Musicals Quotes) I loved musicals. I loved being in the school play and being lucky enough to get parts in the school play. But they always took place in some other time and place. (Musicals Quotes) I could make thousands of dollars in Broadway musicals, but among the best experiences I had was doing ‘Hamlet’ in Milwaukee and a version of ‘Cyrano’ that my wife wrote for me on a bus-and-truck tour. (Musicals Quotes) I used to go to musicals every birthday - that was my birthday present. We’d go to London, me and my two brothers and mum and dad. I think I saw ‘Mamma Mia’ about five times. (Musicals Quotes) The only stuff I don’t like are Broadway musicals. I hate them. I don’t even like to talk about it. I can’t bear musicals. (Musicals Quotes) I was always drawn to Broadway musicals, and obviously composers like Gershwin, Rodgers, Berlin and Porter were writing music that I found wildly impressive. (Musicals Quotes) 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. (Musicals Quotes) I was a weird kid. I shouldve been gay because I listened to a lot of Broadway musicals. I don’t know why I’m not gay. I listen to a lot of jazz and world music, like African or Cuban music. Something that has vitality to it. A lot of the American stuff just feeds on itself. (Musicals Quotes) Broadway musicals, where you sing the whole time, I really don’t like; I like alternating dialogue and music. (Musicals Quotes)

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