At The Heart Of The Failure Of

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

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.'

There Is No Point In Trying To Remember Your Dreams ... There Is Only The Unspeakable Joy Of Eavesdropping On Your Spirit, Catching Tiny Glimpses Of Its Independent Life, Resting For A Moment In Its Wisdom, Puzzling, Laughing Sometimes, Over What It's Up To, What It Makes Of You.

If Someone Wants To Say 'i Love You' In A Straight Play, They Say It, And Then It's The Other Person's Turn To Talk. But In A Song, You Can Sing About It For Another Three Minutes. The Musical Form Has That Unique Opportunity To Express At Length What Joy Really Feels Like.

I'm Just Not Having A Very Good Time And I Don't Have Any Reason To Think It'll Get Anything But Worse. I'm Tired. I'm Hurt. I'm Sad. I Feel Used.