I Was Raised To Be Charming, Not

A Song Is Such A Short Form ... That 'the Slightest Flaw Seems Like A Mountain.' And So Every Song Needs To Be Revised 'til It's Close To Perfection... But Achieving Perfection Takes A Lot Of Energy.

Having Just The Vision's No Solution, Everything Depends On Execution

I Was Raised To Be Charming, Not Sincere.

Lemuel Ayers Had Had A Huge Success Producing And Designing Kiss Me, Kate. He Wanted To Produce This As A Musical. I Got The Job. It Was A Professional Score.

The Last Collaborator Is Your Audience ... When The Audience Comes In, It Changes The Temperature Of What You've Written. Things That Seem To Work Well -- Work In A Sense Of Carry The Story Forward And Be Integral To The Piece -- Suddenly Become A Little Less Relevant Or A Little Less Functional Or A Little Overlong Or A Little Overweight Or A Little Whatever. And So You Start Reshaping From An Audience.