Stephen Sondheim

After the Rodgers and Hammerstein revolution, songs became part of the story, as opposed to just entertainments in between comedy scenes. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#became #between #comedy #entertainments #hammerstein

Everyone I used to play with has either given up or is dead. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#either #everyone #given #i #play

Generally, the best recording is the original cast, because that's the way the piece grew: integrally, with them. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#best #cast #generally #grew #original

Gotta watch out for directors. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#gotta #out #watch

The nice thing about doing a crossword puzzle is, you know there is a solution. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#crossword #doing #know #nice #puzzle

By the time I was 22, I was a professional. A young and flawed professional, but not an amateur. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#by the time #flawed #i #professional #time

I love the theater as much as music, and the whole idea of getting across to an audience and making them laugh, making them cry - just making them feel - is paramount to me. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#audience #cry #feel #getting #i

I firmly believe lyrics have to breathe and give the audience's ear a chance to understand what's going on. Particularly in the theater, where you have costume, story, acting, orchestra. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#audience #believe #breathe #chance #costume

I really don't want to write a score until the whole show is cast and staged. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#i #really #score #show #staged

The dumbing down of the country reflects itself on Broadway. The shows get dumber, and the public gets used to them. ↗

— Stephen Sondheim

#country #down #dumber #get #gets