Acts Quote by Ian Williams

A lot of musicians have a tough time hearing what we're doing in a trio format.

— Branford Marsalis

Doing a musical is like having a kid. It's out there alive somewhere. It's not like a movie or a TV show where what…

— Trey Parker

Each musical finds its own way.

— Quiara Alegria Hudes

One thing is certain: We can't go back. The musical will never be the same as it was.

— Harold Prince

With a lot of action scores, you're competing with a lot of noise. Say there's a big explosion: the music would conventionally have a…

— Steven Price

I think you need to be very careful of getting 'stuck' in musical theatre.

— Jamie Parker

It's hard enough to get things to work in a musical way.

— Girl Talk

It's not a bad problem to have because a lot of classic acts are known for one or two songs and in their show…

— Gerry Beckley

In so many musicals today, the story is moved forward by a song. I don't think we're gonna try to do that.

— John Mellencamp

Now, it's almost impossible to go out and do a film about a new form of music.

— Penelope Spheeris

There's a lot of technical issues with a musical whereas with a play it's just the five people onstage in this moment.

— Mike Faist

Opening acts are hard, really hard. There's more politics involved than music, sometimes.

— Kaki King