I try to create some stupid entertainment for really smart people that they don't feel too stupid watching. In 'Xanadu,' the biggest laugh was a reference to Achilles. Douglas Carter Beane achillebigcreate Change image and share on social
I love throwing myself into a place or a period or a point of view. In 'Fledermaus,' I loved throwing myself into the world of Vienna at the turn of the century. It was a lot of fun. Douglas Carter Beane centuryfledermausfun Change image and share on social
If you're raised Methodist, Catholicism is a bit of a workout. It's sort of like you're up, you're down, you're up, you're down. It's a continual hokey-pokey. Douglas Carter Beane bitecatholicismcontinual Change image and share on social
I've seen nearly every Encores! show. I love the second acts so much because you just see desperation and inspiration in equal measure. Douglas Carter Beane actdesperationencore Change image and share on social
I've gone from a kid who was sneaking out of my childhood house and lying to my parents to do shows in a community theatre in Reading, PA, to now having two shows on Broadway opening within two months of each other. That's sort of crazy, that trajectory. Douglas Carter Beane broadwaychildhoodcommunity share on social
