Broadway Quotes · Page 18

My first big show in Denver was 'Ruthless! The Musical.' I played Tina Denmark at the Theatre on Broadway. It was my…

— Annaleigh Ashford

When I was growing up, there was no such thing as Off-Broadway. You either got your show on or you didn't.

— Stephen Sondheim

I thought I would move to New York and be on Broadway; that was my goal. I was very work-focused.

— Kirstin Maldonado

In '75, the year both A Chorus Line and Chicago hit Broadway, my head spun around and I became the ultimate theater…

— Michael Musto

They say the women treat you fine on Broadway but lookin' at them just gives me the blues.

— George Benson

I did 'Fences' off-broadway at the Beacon Theater, so it's amazing that Denzel Washington and Viola Davis brought it to Broadway.

— Omari Hardwick

'One Night Only,' the words I'll be hearing from my agents when I tell them I'm coming back to Broadway.

— Hugh Jackman

It became apparent to me really fast that I wasn't going to be able to make a living and pay my bills…

— Gretchen Wilson

It was during my first trip to America in 1953 - that's when I learned to visit museums. I was then 26…

— John Gokongwei

When I saw my first Broadway show, 'Beauty and the Beast,' I was like, 'Okay, I'm definitely gonna do this.' After that,…

— Lilla Crawford

I believe I've still got lots and lots to do. When I left Herman's Hermits in 1973, I said one day I'm…

— Peter Noone

During 'Bullets Over Broadway,' there was a part where we performed the 'play within the play' facing upstage. It was me, Karen…

— Helene Yorke

I remember when I was doing 'The Crucible' on Broadway with Laura Linney, and Arthur Miller had been in rehearsal with us…

— John Benjamin Hickey

I'm probably going to be ashamed to say this... It was a Sir Mix-a-Lot album. I think I was 12, 13. I…

— Rick Famuyiwa

A lot of my friends were a lot into theatre a lot earlier than I was. A lot of my friends were…

— Erich Bergen

I realized with Broadway everything written for black people is usually written in the past, and I'm kind of a contemporary guy.…

— Chris Rock

I thought that I'd always just do Broadway, my original plan, but that was derailed.

— Toni Trucks

'American Psycho' reminds me of my track in 'Tommy,' my first Broadway show. It's similar conceptually and has that rock n' roll…

— Alice Ripley

I think on a bucket list for a performer is definitely doing a stage show, whether it's in Vegas or on Broadway…

— Lacey Schwimmer

If you're a child, and you're on Broadway, you automatically know every other child in a production.

— Sadie Sink

The movie people would have nothing to do with me until they heard me speak in a Broadway play, then they all…

— W. C. Fields

I was from Broadway, and typically when they make movie musicals in the States, they aren't using theater talent, they're using pop…

— Ariana DeBose

I don't want to miss out on my grandchildren and my daughter, and doing Broadway would do just that.

— Rita Moreno

If I had my druthers, I'd do television movies, a Broadway play or maybe a miniseries like 'Columbo.'

— Mike Connors

I did do Broadway for a little less than a year and realized quickly I don't have a passion for it and,…

— Dominique Dawes

Sometimes it should be the job of Broadway to introduce stars as well as cast them.

— John Tiffany

The only thing I've ever wanted to do in my entire life is to be on Broadway.

— Audra McDonald

Broadway was amazing. I loved it! I feel like it was really good training for what I'm doing now.

— Nick Jonas

I made my Broadway debut in the revival of Hair and followed it up with the bus and truck tour of Grease.

— Peter Gallagher

I'm a broadway girl, so anytime someone would sing my entrance music, that was probably my absolute favorite thing.

— Scarlett Bordeaux

I love dancing; I adore salsa dancing and wish I could be in a Broadway chorus.

— Mary Gordon

There is only one thing I respect in so-called Broadway actors... and that is their competitive sense.

— Elia Kazan

Broadway is not about surprises. It's about rewarding the putrid, formulaic crap that makes Broadway Broadway.

— Hilton Als

After I saw 'Annie' on Broadway, I came out of the show crying, because I wanted to be on that stage.

— Noah Schnapp

All of a sudden, I was a young kid in my early 20s, and I had a couple of Broadway shows to…

— Jon Tenney

My mom was always so supportive; she enabled me to pursue my dreams. I danced on Broadway as a kid, and she…

— Ian Ziering

I'm not going to choose between classical, Broadway or pop. I would love to stay where I am now - a mix…

— Jackie Evancho

We are living in the excesses of freedom. Just take a look at 42nd Street and Broadway.

— Will Durant

I did 'Spring Awakening' on Broadway for about three years, and I did over 500 performances.

— Jonathan Groff

I've taken so many kids out of Pittsburgh and onto the great white way in New York City right into a Broadway…

— Abby Lee Miller