--- title: "8 Great Musical Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 Great Musical quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Great Musical sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ef/rufus-wainwright-2260_actor_wouldn-t-ponochio-ii-be-a-great-musical_360351.png" --- > [Wouldn't Ponochio II be a great musical, now that he has to face the real world and get a wife... job. Now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rufus-wainwright/wouldn-t-ponochio-ii-be-a-great-musical-now-that-he-has-to-face-the/) [Rufus Wainwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rufus-wainwright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ef/rufus-wainwright-2260_actor_wouldn-t-ponochio-ii-be-a-great-musical_360351.png) > [The fact is that great musical pieces take and hold the stage because they provide great emotional experiences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-caldwell/the-fact-is-that-great-musical-pieces-take-and-hold-the-stage-because/) [Sarah Caldwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-caldwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b9/sarah-caldwell-33024_emotional_the-fact-is-that-great-musical-pieces-ta_992050.jpg) > [I know how to make it a great musical. I've got to. It's like I've got to see it on stage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mel-brooks/i-know-how-to-make-it-a-great-musical-i-ve-got-to-it-s-like-i-ve-got/) [Mel Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mel-brooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/037/mel-brooks-2308_actor_i-know-how-to-make-it-a-great-musical-i_1058961.png) > [Being in a different band always brings great musical experiences to be able to draw on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graham-nash/being-in-a-different-band-always-brings-great-musical-experiences-to/) [Graham Nash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graham-nash/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/947/graham-nash-11106_able_being-in-a-different-band-always-brings_1768316.jpg) > [I think 'Glee' has been great for musical theater and for kids who are interested in musical theater and singing because it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-schwartz/i-think-glee-has-been-great-for-musical-theater-and-for-kids-who-are/) [Stephen Schwartz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-schwartz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/stephen-schwartz-3036_being_i-think-glee-has-been-great-for-musical_2059427.jpg) > [As the book writer for one big smash and one big smelly flop, I always wondered if anyone knows just what goes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-fierstein/as-the-book-writer-for-one-big-smash-and-one-big-smelly-flop-i-always/) [Harvey Fierstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-fierstein/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/harvey-fierstein-7875_actor_as-the-book-writer-for-one-big-smash-and_2706520.jpg) > [It's great when it all comes together in a great musical like 'Sweeney Todd,' when Stephen Sondheim writes songs from heaven, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-deyoung/it-s-great-when-it-all-comes-together-in-a-great-musical-like-sweeney/) [Dennis DeYoung](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-deyoung/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/dennis-deyoung-5112_actor_it-s-great-when-it-all-comes-together-in_2871082.jpg) > [My view is that musicals are love stories with great final scenes. It's just that simple. Musicals are also conflicts between two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsha-norman/my-view-is-that-musicals-are-love-stories-with-great-final-scenes-it/) [Marsha Norman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marsha-norman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82a/marsha-norman-15263_actor_my-view-is-that-musicals-are-love-storie_3195973.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great-musical/#itemlist", "name": "Great Musical Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Wouldn't Ponochio II be a great musical, now that he has to face the real world and get a wife... job. 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