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