I Grew Up At The Piano, And

There Are Things That Music Can Do That Language Could Never Do, That Painting Could Never Do, Or Sculpture. Music Is Capable Of Going Directly To The Source Of The Mystery. It Doesn't Have To Explain It. It Can Simply Celebrate It.

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.'

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.

Music Expresses Longing And Love And Joy Better Than Any Piece Of Dialogue You Can Ever Write.

There Are Days When I Think The National Endowment For The Arts Should Issue A Quota System For The Production Of Plays By Women - Especially When You Realize Women Buy 70 Percent Of All Theater Tickets.