Classic Musical Quotes

I have always wanted to play Sweeney in 'Sweeney Todd.'

The hope is that in rediscovering 'Chicago,' audiences will rediscover what theater was. It was sophisticated, complicated, adult.

'If I Loved You.' All the way. Totally intimidated by it. From the outside, it has this aura of being one of the greatest musical theater scenes ever written.

I don't feel guilty about the music I love. If you feel guilty about something you dig, then you should stop feeling guilty about it. One of my favorite albums to this day is the 10th anniversary ensemble cast of 'Les Miserables,' the ultimate cast recording, and it is still something I love listening to top to bottom.

I wore out the Broadway 'Tommy' recording. I just loved it.

'West Side Story' is one of the greatest theatrical experiences I've had.

Carol Burnett, who played Miss Hannigan in 'Annie', is as funny as it gets.

'The Rocky Horror Show' was actually my first musical love.

Being compared to 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show' is a huge compliment.

My embarrassing confession is that my father is a 'Camelot: The Musical' obsessive. So as a child, when we were going to visit relatives on the weekend, whenever we were driving back on these three-hour drives, he would be playing the musical soundtrack on repeat, on the cassette in our car, to the extent that we begged him never to play it again.

People come up to me all the time who saw Dad in 'Oklahoma!' or 'Pajama Game,' and they say they'll never forget it.

A lot of people feel that 'Music Man' is a good movie musical.

'Showboat' is the quintessential family show.

'My Fair Lady' will never get old for me.

To me, 'Show Boat' was the first American musical, the first to have the real texture of this country.