Audiences Are Quite Happy To Be Astonished,

I Would Like To See More New Productions Of New Material By New Composers/lyricists/book Writers. I Would Like To See People Take More Chances. I Think Because Everything Costs So Much They're Not Taking The Chances They Used To.

A Star May Guarantee Business, But The Tradeoff Is A Very Short Run.

I Got Successful Awfully Quick, And I Wanted It... But I Do Think There Is Responsibility To Move The Musical Theater Form Forward. I Think You Always Have To Be Aware Of The Work That Came Before And Build On That.

When I Was A Producer, The Fun Of The Show Was Waking Up With A Hit And Enjoying The Period After The Show Opens. The Fun Of A Director Stops The Day It Opens. No Matter If It's A Success Or A Failure, It's Not A Whole Lot Of Fun Anymore.

The Idea That I Have To Be On The Same Side Of The Fence As Dan Quayle Is Cruelly Depressing To Me, But The Truth Is, I Believe In Family Values.