Family Is Just Accident.... They Don't Mean

At The Heart Of The Failure Of Most Plays Is The Inability To Carry On A Thoughtful Conversation About Your Work With Yourself.

No. You Can't. And I Can't Do Anything Either, About My Life, To Change It, Make It Better, Make Me Feel Better About It. Like It Better, Make It Work. But I Can Stop It. Shut It Down, Turn It Off Like The Radio When There's Nothing On I Want To Listen To. It's All I Really Have That Belongs To Me And I'm Going To Say What Happens To It. And It's Going To Stop. And I'm Going To Stop It. So. Let's Just Have A Good Time.

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.'

People Listen To Music With Cavemen Ears: Is It A Bird Song Or The Call Of A Lion? The Audience At A Musical Is Dancing In Their Hearts.

When You Fight Something Long Enough, It Becomes A Center Pole Right In Your Life And You Count On It To Be There To Fight With.