Character Quote by Trey Anastasio

Writing for the theater is a whole different can of fish. The music now has the responsibility of so many things. The plot could…

— Frank Wildhorn

With musical theatre, although there are rules, they're so different to the ones I feel like I have accidentally been ingrained with writing pop…

— Sara Bareilles

When it comes to writing musicals, you write the best piece you can. Then, its destiny is in the hands of the actors and…

— David Bryan

If you think of dramaturgy in North America, which is so realistic and so literal sometimes, sometimes what theaters - especially dramaturgs - ask…

— Nilo Cruz

Our job is to make manifest the story, to be it. In a sense, the theatre is such a big star itself, bigger than…

— Mark Rylance

In my earlier films, there was lots of song, dance and action. But now, I believe the story and script is more important.

— Nithiin

I think the great thing about theatre, and if you start in theatre, is that it does build a confidence in poetic themes and…

— Abi Morgan

That's the main lesson I've learned from working in the theater: respect the dramaturgy. I don't want to overwhelm everything with music.

— Alexandre Desplat

There's always something more to be accomplished with a character. Theater is a human experience. There's nothing shellacked or finished off about it. I…

— Sada Thompson

I find it difficult to fully enjoy musical theatre songs if I don't know the storyline of the show they are from as well…

— Christian Campbell

Performing in the theater is a very ethereal profession because you do it once and it goes out into the ether and it goes…

— Brian Stokes Mitchell

I love musicals and music driven films, and my first instinct is to tell the story. And when music is a big part of…

— David Raiklen