“I think musicals are a lowbrow, populist art form. And I don't mean lowbrow in a condescending way at all - they are designed to create delight, wonder, joy, surprise. And what becomes really interesting is when innovative or challenging or smart people take it and use the easy runway that the form allows to take people to another planet, or another place. Or subvert it in some way.” PeopleThinkingMeanArtJoyEasyChallengesInterestingWonderSmartSurpriseInnovativeReally InterestingSmart PeoplePopulistCondescending Author:George C. Wolfe
“A friend of mine said that when Barack Obama was running for president, there was a whole generation of white kids who are used to looking up to a black person center stage speaking. And that's because of hip-hop. So there was no adjustment. A person of color in authority at times is very startling to people. But as time goes on, it becomes less startling.” PeopleRunningKidsBlackPresidentAuthorityBarack Author:George C. Wolfe
“God created black people and black people created style.” PeopleBlackStyleBlack People Book:The Colored Museum Source: The Colored Museum
“With music, you can create instant trust with an audience. You can hear three notes, and you surrender to it, whereas it takes you about ten minutes of language before people begin to trust you in a play.” PeoplePlayThreeLanguageAudienceMinutesTenNotesSurrenderInstant Author:George C. Wolfe
