Stephen Sondheim – Quotes Lover

Musicals are plays, but the last collaborator is your audience, so you've got to wait...

#Stephen Sondheim

Musicals are plays, but the last collaborator is your audience, so you've got to wait...

Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audience's imagination and...

#Stephen Sondheim

Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audience's imagination and...

A close-up on screen can say all a song can.

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A close-up on screen can say all a song can.

One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background....

#Stephen Sondheim

One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background....

It ain't just a question of misunderstood, Deep down inside him, he's no good

#Mankind, #Understanding

It ain't just a question of misunderstood, Deep down inside him, he's no good

Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.

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Art, in itself, is an attempt to bring order out of chaos.

Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten.

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Musical comedies aren't written, they are rewritten.

I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface.

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I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface.

I really don't want to write a score until the whole show is cast and...

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I really don't want to write a score until the whole show is cast and...

I was raised to be charming, not sincere.

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I was raised to be charming, not sincere.

I would have been a geologist.

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I would have been a geologist.

If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have...

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If people have split views about your work, I think it's flattering. I'd rather have...

If you're dealing with a musical in which you're trying to tell a story, it's...

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If you're dealing with a musical in which you're trying to tell a story, it's...

In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies.

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In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies.

Lyrics have to be underwritten. That's why poets generally make poor lyric writers because the...

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Lyrics have to be underwritten. That's why poets generally make poor lyric writers because the...

Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure.

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Math and music are intimately related. Not necessarily on a conscious level, but sure.

The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and...

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The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and...

Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew:...

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Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew:...