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“If my life is not crazy and complicated, then something's wrong. I'm happiest when it is, and the fact of the matter is, it's what keeps me fresh.”

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Frank Wildhorn

Frank Wildhorn is a renowned composer, best known for his musical theater works. His music blends classical and pop elements, captivating audiences worldwide. His notable works include 'Jekyll & Hyde' and 'Chicago'. more

“When you have so many projects to nurture, one or two get real excited and raise their hands. The reaction from it tells when it's time and where to go. I usually have about a half a dozen titles in development; researchers researching and people doing cover. I'm exploring musical vocabularies I want to explore, different genres, and constantly reading things.”

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Author:Frank Wildhorn

“When the theater is gothic it matches the sensibility of the show. It's also very intimate. The audience is very close to the performers. The show is scary and the scary stuff always works best with an intimacy with the audience. And the show is erotic, and I think erotic always works best when it's close to the audience, as well.”

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Author:Frank Wildhorn

“Playwriting is all about empathy, getting inside the head of someone who is not you, to think like they think without judging them.”

Thinking Judging Empathy Playwriting

Author:Donald Margulies

“People often tell me, "You write such great women." I don't think about it, I just write characters as rigorously and as truthfully as I can and hope, no matter their gender, that their humanity comes through.”

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Author:Donald Margulies

“Choosing a director is like choosing a therapist - you want somebody who is going to be a step or two ahead of you, who can interpret and articulate your intentions better than you can, with the benefit of objectivity. I look for a collaborator who is going to help bring to life, on stage, in three dimensions, what is on the page. I wouldn't want a director who imposes conceits or distrusts the text or who has prejudged the characters.”

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Author:Donald Margulies

“I like to flip through play scripts, not just my own; there is something exciting about seeing printed language on a page that triggers responses in me.”

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Author:Donald Margulies

“I love the students - they are remarkable, inspiring people. I would miss teaching if I stopped doing it. The kind of work I do is pretty diverse: I can cast a play while doing a polish of a screenplay, while thinking about a new play and revising another. In other words, the kind of work that I do during my work day is not just writing, yet it is all part of the job of being a playwright.”

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Author:Donald Margulies

“Home is memory, home is your history, home is where you work. Some people want to abandon it and become truly local. But the questions are all there.”

People Want Home Memories Locals Abandon

Author:Toni Morrison

“My home is such a powerfully imaginative place that the space is almost irrelevant. I think the house I live at on the Hudson is where I belong because it's the only place where I am that I never think about when I'm leaving.”

Thinking Home House Space Leaving Irrelevant Imaginative

Author:Toni Morrison

“For music, I always just played music myself - and, I had rock bands and wrote songs and put bands together that were loud, but not especially good. That was sort of the place music had in my career.”

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Author:Michael Cerveris

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