History Quote by Stephen Schwartz

I mean, musical theater really informed so much of my life. It just so perfectly brings order to chaos, which is why we love…

— Randy Rainbow

Musicals have long given voice to outsiders and speak of experiences in our culture and environment.

— Marc Platt

The great composers I worked with along the way, I always felt they were filmmakers more than composers. They would talk about the story…

— Steven Price

I don't want to denounce musicals because they certainly have a message they want to communicate. But with straight plays, there is a focus…

— Sean Mahon

There are so few directors who are musical who appreciate music.

— Alex North

I've always been totally obsessed with theater - especially musicals.

— Beanie Feldstein

Biggest musical influences would be people like Nina Simone and Tom Waits. A huge amount of writers like Leslie Feist and Paul Simon.

— Hozier

Theater is a very changeable art. It responds to the moment in history the way the newspaper does, and there's no predicting what to…

— Arthur Miller

I actually grew up seeing a lot of classical theater - a lot of Shakespeare - but I have such a passion for music…

— Phillipa Soo

The musical theater is a glorious and distinctly American innovation in the history of theater.

— Diane Paulus

I really didn't know much about theater. After I signed on, I started reading a lot of Sam Shepard plays just to brush up…

— Taissa Farmiga

I'm understanding theatre a bit more. I've learned that you go over and over stuff. There's a big element of back-story: where have the…

— Goldie