Writing Is A Form Of Mischief.

They All Deserve To Die. Even You, Mrs. Lovett Even I. Because The Lives Of The Wicked Should Be Made Brief For The Rest Of Us Death Would Be Relief.

When You Know Your Cast Well And Their Strengths And Weaknesses, You Can Start Writing For Them, Just The Way Shakespeare Wrote For His Actors.

Nice Is Different Than Good.

You Can't Have Personal Investors Anymore Because It's Too Expensive, So You Have To Have Corporate Investment Or A Lot Of Rich People.

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.