Stephen Sondheim Quotes
Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audience's imaginati...
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A folktale without a moral is merely a whimsy.
Was that me? Yes it was. Was that him? No it wasn't.. Just a trick of the woods! Just a moment, O...
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Over a period of time it's been driven home to me that I'm not going to be the most popular writer i...
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Music blows lyrics up very quickly, and suddenly they become more than art. They become pompous and ...
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Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.
If I cannot fly, let me sing.
I'm interested in the theater because I'm interested in communication with audiences. Otherwise I wo...
Show MoreThe worst thing you can do is censor yourself as the pencil hits the paper. You must not edit until ...
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