I'm very influenced by the work of George Martin and the string arrangements that he did for the Beatles. — Tom Kitt Arrangements Copy Share Image
I don't think you are ever really done working on something, especially if you can get back into rehearsal. — Tom Kitt Copy Share Image
'American Idiot' is not only one of my favorite albums of all time, it's become an anthem of a generation. — Tom Kitt Copy Share Image
I hope Green Day write more for the theater. They're brilliant at it. — Tom Kitt Brilliant Copy Share Image
Green Day is a band that you always felt had something to say, whether it was about the times or love or… — Tom Kitt Copy Share Image
There's no better feeling as a writer than to see your piece going beyond what you can have ever imagined. And a… — Tom Kitt Copy Share Image
I love musical comedy; I love comedy in general, and I have varied taste in terms of books, film, theatre, and culture. — Tom Kitt Books Copy Share Image
'Cabaret' was one of the first pieces of musical theater I saw that showed the possibilities of what musical theater can do. — Tom Kitt Actor Copy Share Image
I didn't want to box myself into writing just rock music because you can try to force it into moments that don't… — Tom Kitt Moments Copy Share Image
Alice Ripley was someone who had had a huge effect on me when I had gotten out of college and decided that… — Tom Kitt College Copy Share Image
The world of cheerleading is incredibly demanding, incredibly physical, and it has a lot of risk. The way people fly through the… — Tom Kitt Cheerleader Copy Share Image
The thing about 'Next to Normal' is that it really is an ensemble piece for six actors. They are all asked to… — Tom Kitt Actors Copy Share Image
I was very lucky in that I had a happy home life and that I was interested in things my parents wanted… — Tom Kitt Copy Share Image
I was meant to be a composer. I was meant to meet my wife and have our three children. There were a… — Tom Kitt Children Copy Share Image
I've had so many experiences with film or musicals or books where I just walk away changed in some way. One of… — Tom Kitt Books Copy Share Image
It's all about the audience and the people who support your work and respond to it. So, anytime I hear that 'Next… — Tom Kitt Audience Copy Share Image
In the back of my mind, when we were developing 'Next to Normal,' I always heard Alice Ripley. — Tom Kitt Copy Share Image
It's the basic rule of musicals: Characters sing when their emotions become so intense that they can't do anything else. — Tom Kitt Copy Share Image
My love of Green Day is on so many levels. It's their genius for songwriting, the fact that they write about very… — Tom Kitt Copy Share Image
Living involves making bold choices. You can't always know how they're going to turn out, and you can always play that game… — Tom Kitt Copy Share Image
One of the arrangements I'm really proud of is '21 Guns' because the chorus has this descending bass line with a suspended… — Tom Kitt Copy Share Image
Most people have been touched by the battles of mental illness in some way or another. It's either going on in their… — Tom Kitt Battles Copy Share Image
