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title: "6 Theater Music Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [Popular music of the last 50 years has failed to keep in step with advances in musical theater, namely Stephen Sondheim. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephin-merritt/popular-music-of-the-last-50-years-has-failed-to-keep-in-step-with/)

[Stephin Merritt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephin-merritt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/stephin-merritt-18370_block_popular-music-of-the-last-50-years-has-f_528320.jpg)

> [Hip-hop gives you so much room to be animated. I'm a theater kid as well, so I like to create characters. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doechii/hip-hop-gives-you-so-much-room-to-be-animated-i-m-a-theater-kid-as/)

[Doechii](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doechii/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f98/doechii-6041_animated_hip-hop-gives-you-so-much-room-to-be-ani_658898.jpg)

> [I love the theater as much as music, and the whole idea of getting across to an audience and making them laugh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-sondheim/i-love-the-theater-as-much-as-music-and-the-whole-idea-of-getting/)

[Stephen Sondheim](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-sondheim/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/756/stephen-sondheim-1556_actor_i-love-the-theater-as-much-as-music-and_743503.jpg)

> [I lost 100 pounds and embraced theater and music as what I was going to make for the rest of my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-young/i-lost-100-pounds-and-embraced-theater-and-music-as-what-i-was-going/)

[Josh Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-young/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/003/josh-young-26554_embraced_i-lost-100-pounds-and-embraced-theater-a_2222912.jpg)

> [I grew up doing theater and music, and in fact, I spent more time doing theater, and I'd do music when I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-hilton/i-grew-up-doing-theater-and-music-and-in-fact-i-spent-more-time-doing/)

[Tyler Hilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-hilton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17a/tyler-hilton-17890_could_i-grew-up-doing-theater-and-music-and-in_2774378.jpg)

> [Theater and music are both collaborative media, and I think they're best when they combine different people's visions and aesthetics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nick-blaemire/theater-and-music-are-both-collaborative-media-and-i-think-they-re/)

[Nick Blaemire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nick-blaemire/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca6/nick-blaemire-36632_actor_theater-and-music-are-both-collaborative_2786001.jpg)

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