I Grew Up At The Piano, And

We Are Not Afraid To Look Under The Bed, Or To Wash The Sheets; We Know That Life Is Messy. We Know That Somebody Has To Clean It Up, And That Only If It Is Cleaned Up Can We Hope To Start Over, And Get Better.

I Have Had An Inordinate And Painful Concern For The Audience In My Writing Career.

If Someone Wants To Say 'i Love You' In A Straight Play, They Say It, And Then It's The Other Person's Turn To Talk. But In A Song, You Can Sing About It For Another Three Minutes. The Musical Form Has That Unique Opportunity To Express At Length What Joy Really Feels Like.

I Grew Up At The Piano, And I Longed To Write Musicals.

The Theater Is A Communal Event, Like Church. The Playwright Constructs A Mass To Be Performed For A Lot Of People. She Writes A Prayer, Which Is Really Just The Longings Of One Heart.