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Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning havin

Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audiences imagination and create a suspension of disbelief, by which I mean theres no fourth wall. – Stephen Sondheim

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One difference between poetry and lyrics is that lyrics sort of fade into the background. They fade on the page and live on the stage when set to music. – Stephen Sondheim

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All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. Thats what makes theatre live. Thats why it persists. – Stephen Sondheim

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In my imagination yes, I remember, when I was six years old, I was conducting all this concert in my house. But now its real. – Gustavo Dudamel

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I always believe its better to have 30 imaginations working on a project, rather than one imagination telling the other 29 what to do. – Trevor Nunn

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I always wanted to ride a dragon myself, so I decided to do this for a year in my imagination. – Cornelia Funke

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All the works of man have their origin in creative fantasy. What right have we then to depreciate imagination. – Carl Jung

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