"We were doing a show with a big budget that had a huge set, fantastic lavish costumes, great choreography and a full orchestra with strings. I would love people to know how brave and unusual that was that we did."
"We live in a capitalist culture and it's easier to measure success in terms of dollars and cents. But I don't feel 'Side Show' is a flop because it's meant so much to so many people."
If I programmed this tribute to Sondheim, this is what I'd want to see and hear.
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"Those three words are primal. Those three words have everything to do with the conflicting desires of when you're ready, when you're not ready."
"New releases in the areas of broadway musicals, cabaret, classical music, jazz and opera."
"Everybody in the audience can identify with...the need to be loved, accepted, to be successful, to be safe, to be appreciated for who you are."
"What's very powerful about this piece is when you hear these words spoken by people that look like you, who were never, everwhat's very powerful about this piece is when you hear these words spoken by people that look like you, who were never, ever represented in the room represented in the room."