I Read To See Myself

When I Was Growing Up, There Was No Such Thing As Off-broadway. You Either Got Your Show On Or You Didn't.

Deciding What Is To Be Sung And What Is Not To Be Sung Is Really What Writing A Musical Is About.

Sometimes I'll Ask The Book Writer To Write A Monologue, Not To Be Performed, Just As If They Were Notes For The Character.

I Fell Into Lyric Writing Because Of Music. I Backed Into It.

White. A Blank Page Or Canvas. The Challenge. Bring Order To The Whole Through Design, Composition, Tension, Balance, Light, And Harmony.